Contractor vacancies: Electrical Fitter / Installation Engineer
AND: Mechanical Fitter / Installation Engineer
West Yorkshire (with UK wide & Int. travel)
Rate: £16.00 - £20.00p/h
3 MONTH contract, likely extension/on-going – OUTSIDE IR35!
I am working with a key client in West Yorkshire who are looking for an experienced Electrical and Mechanical Fitters / Installation Engineers, to work on capital automated equipment in the workshop conducting overhaul and repair to like new and install at customer premises. You will be responsible for stripping, fault finding, fitting, assembly and site install.
For this position, you will require to conduct the following duties:
v Ability to read engineering drawings (electrical and/or mechanical) to tight tolerances in some instances and use hand tools
v Mechanical - changing parts and modifications, weld a bonus (press fit) bearings, cylinders, bushes, fitting motors, pneumatics, and hydraulics. Quite varied.
v Electrical - building of machinery and overhaul from an electrical perspective. Power up – deal with any issues – fault find. Set up inverter drives – program auxiliary equipment, go online to see what’s going on. Read schematics etc.
v Travel to customer site as part of a team, to ensure smooth installation dealing with any issues
v Working on special purpose automated machinery into the pharmaceutical and FMCG industries
The successful person will need to have the following attributes:
v Electrical / Mechanical fitter/Install experience
v Automated special purpose machinery experience
v A strong team player, professional and at times customer facing
v Ability to read complex engineering drawings / schematics etc
v Strong communication skills, with a keen eye for Health, Safety and Quality.
v You will ideally be apprentice trained with a mechanical or electrical engineering/apprentice trained background.
v Ability to travel UK and worldwide when required
The benefits of this position:
- Possibility of on-going work and extensions
- Growing company, good positive working environment and team
- Generally, day shift working Monday to Friday 8am-4:30pm.
- Travel internationally with a lot of hours available
- Outside IR35
I am looking to speak to talented Mechanical and Electrical Fitters/Install Engineers who are looking for a rewarding and challenging contract position. For more information please contact Luke Corr, Principal Contracts Consultant at ATA Recruitment.
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