Machinery Assembly Technician required. The role is to build, assemble and test special purpose automation machinery and work stations.
The role requires an engineer with recent experience in a machinery assembly role.
Applicants must be apprentice trained in mechanical engineering or tool making and therefore able to machine parts on a lathe. The ideal background for this role is assembly technician, R&D Engineer, or machine tool fitter.
Applicants must already live in Birmingham. Sponsorship is not possible.
The Role
To assemble and build special purpose machines.
* Build and assemble machines working to written specifications, CAD drawings, build manual, and supplied kits
* Review designs with Project Leaders and Designers
* Manufacture machine supports and guard frames
* Fabricate and machine items such as brackets or tooling using a lathe
* Build pneumatic assemblies
* Run up and commission machines, verify that the machine works correctly
* Demonstrate machine to the customer
* Feedback modifications made during the build and machine commissioning phase
* Help to solve mechanical problems
8 hours per day - (07:30 - 16:00) Monday to Thursday
5.5 hours (07:30 - 13:00) Friday
Requirements
* Apprentice trained mechanical engineer; assembly technician, mechanical fitter, toolmaker, mechanical assembler, tooling engineer
* Likely to have worked for a similar company e.g. packaging machinery, machine tools, food processing machinery, materials handling, conveyors, special purpose machines, CNC machines building etc
* City & Guilds level 3 or HNC/HND level
* Possess machining skills (lathe, milling machine, grinding machine)
* Experience to marking up, drilling, tapping, machining, measuring, cutting, and assembling
Salary
* 30K - 40K depending on experience
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* 25 days holiday plus statutory days
* Overtime may be available as required weekdays and weekends
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