Fitter, Manufacturing Production

Job Title: Fitter
Salary: 35,000 - 40,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Location: Ashford
Job Type: Full time/permanent

HRGO are pleased to supporting one of our Ashford based clients in their search for a Fitter, this is a great opportunity to join a well established business that has a fantastic reputation for what they do.

Duties:

• Build and prepare filling and capping machines from a mix of finished and semi-finished parts.

• Carry out precision mechanical fitting tasks, including marking out, cutting, drilling, tapping and final finishing, working mainly with stainless steel and other engineering materials.

• Assemble and commission pneumatic systems on the machinery, including functional testing and fault diagnosis.

• Run thorough tests on completed machines to ensure they meet internal performance, safety and quality standards.

• Provide mechanical support to service engineers and end customers, both on-site and via remote assistance when required.

Experience required:

• Proven background in mechanical fitting within a machinery manufacturing or production environment.

• Strong practical hand skills with a meticulous approach to accuracy, finish and overall build quality.

• Confident in reading and working from assembly drawings, schematics and written build instructions.

• Hands-on experience with pneumatic control systems, including assembly, testing, commissioning and troubleshooting.

• Previous work with industrial machinery, ideally within food, pharmaceutical or other high-volume production settings.

• Some exposure to electrical control systems is an advantage, but not a strict requirement.