Alternating Shift Mechanical Assemblers

Mechanical Assemblers required for large manufacturer based in Plymouth. The successful candidate will be required to carry out detailed mechanical assembly, quality control and have an excellent eye for detail. This is an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to further their manufacturing career within an engineering company that puts quality and innovation at the heart of it’s ethos.

Key Responsibilities

• Assemble hydraulic pumps and/or motors in accordance with Company wide Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).

• Ensure all products are assembled in accordance with the Company’s quality and health and safety specifications.

• Test hydraulic units to customer specific specifications (further to specific training.

• Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner.

• Responsible for achieving hourly production targets.

• Ensure production controls are adhered to.

• Understand KPI’s and achieve production targets.

• Communicate breakdowns or machine abnormalities to supervision and maintenance, log breakdowns on the main database.

• Maintain good 5’s standards within your area of work and look for methods for continuous improvements.

• Exhibit flexibility to support production.

• Perform daily checks in accordance with the Company’s production engineering and quality procedures.

Essential Experience & Candidate Attributes Required:

• Proven Assembly experience within a fast paced manufacturing or engineering environment.

• Ability to work to set production targets.

• Ability to follow written instructions coupled with the ability to complete production related paperwork in a timely manner.

• A proactive, flexible and adaptable attitude.

• The ability to work well as part of a team and under own initiative.

• A problem solving mindset.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• An Engineering based qualification would be highly beneficial.

• Expeirence using analogue and digital measuring equipment such as verniers, micrometers, drop / height gauges would also be highly beneficial.

Additional Information / Benefits:

• 20% shift premium for working static night shift (please note the salary advertised above is inclusive of this shift premium).

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

• Christmas & Summer Shutdown.

• Company pension after 3 months service.

• Performance related reviews at Month 6 and 12.

The successful candidate will be working a weekly alternating shift of Monday to Friday 06:00 to 14:00 and Monday to Friday 14:00 to 22:00.

If you have relevant Engineering or Manufacturing Assembly experience, and are currently looking for a new challenge then please submit an up to date CV by using the ‘apply’ button below.

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