Fitter

Job Description:

Main Purpose of the Job:

The principal role of the Fitter is to assemble mechanical products to ensure on time, on budget delivery to a standard of excellence.

KEY COMPENTENCIES / EXPERIENCE

• Proven track record in mechanical fitting and assembly.
• Strong verbal, written and visual communication skills.
• Excellent problem solver, innovative and creative thinker.
• Self-motivated, self-starting and highly organized with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to work on a variety of projects of varying duration.
• Adaptable to change, resilient, with a dynamic approach and ability to challenge the norm.
• Familiar with quality within projects ideally worked with ISO standards.
• Understanding of Health and Safety at work.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE DESIRED

Fitters with full machine build experience and have used/built/have knowledge of the following:-

• Build new machinery to General Arrangement drawings
• Rolling element bearings, shafts (limits and fits)
• Plain bearings
• Linear bearings, rails, shafts, etc.
• Ball screws, lead screws, etc.
• Chain and sprocket drives
• Belt and pulley drive systems
• Pneumatic components and systems
• Sensors – ultrasonic, reflective, laser, etc (mechanical fitment only)
• Motor and gearbox fitting
• Work to budget assembly hours
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, basic machine shop machinery (e.g. lathe, miller, pedestal drill, grinder)
• Keen eye for quality of finished product (painting, powder coating, anodising, phosphating, zinc plating, etc.)
• Ability to use measuring equipment (verniers, slip gauges, micrometers, etc)
• Work within a QMS maintaining relevant documentation & control (following & signing off build sheets, filling out ECR’s, etc)