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Mechanical Fitter
Job Posted: 5 days ago
Salary: £ 33,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Expire in: 22 days
Job Description
Job Title: Mechanical Fitter
Salary: £17.16 per hour (£33,015.84 per annum) going up to £23.39ph (£45,002 per annum) once trained in relevant NDT.
Working Pattern: 37 hours a week. Monday – Thursday 06:30 – 16:15. Flexibility will be required for offsite/offshore deployments.
Deployment Premiums: Deployment in the UK on a day you are required to work, you will be paid a 12-hour day Monday to Thursday at your usual hourly rate. On a Friday you will be paid a 12-hour day + 33% premium, on Saturday or Sunday you will be paid a 12-hour day plus a 50% premium. If you are working abroad, you will be paid a 12-hour day plus a 75% premium.
The Role
Deliver high-quality inspection, testing, and validation of safety-critical products and systems using visual and non-destructive methods, test procedures, and mechanical skills. Work is carried out at customer facilities, onboard vessels, and within workshop environments.
Responsibilities:
* Demonstrate high-level skills and capabilities in the testing, fault finding and repair of operational equipment, including high-pressure pneumatic and hydraulic systems, vacuum and pump assemblies etc.
* Maintain up to date knowledge of pressure system operational procedures and best practice, with support from the company’s training and development resources.
* Use of calibrated torque equipment to correctly tighten flange and other connections.
* Building and connecting temporary pipe manifolds and vent lines on high-pressure gas systems.
* Fabricating pipework assemblies using tube bending techniques with nut and ferrule connections.
* Calibration of pressure relief valves.
* Knowledge and use of P&ID/GA drawings and implementation of two-valve isolation / LOTO.
* Knowledge and use of Safe Systems of Work, SOPs, RAMS, POWRAs.
* Submitting daily site progress reports and recording down time.
* To be prepared on standby for deployment to customer sites in the UK and worldwide.
* To be prepared to work away from home for four weeks at a time.
* To work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve project completion within a given timescale.
Experience:
* Mechanical Engineering Level 3 (minimum)
* Basic machining experience (desirable)
* Read and understand technical drawings (essential)
* Identifying and using various thread and connection types of differing material Tapered/Parallel (essential)
Role Specific Compliance Requirements:
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
* Pass the BPSS security check
* Maintain an up to date and valid passport with the necessary time remaining to enter various countries around the world
* Do not have restrictions preventing you from entering any countries or being able to get a visa.
* Certified as fit to work off-shore following off-shore medical arranged by the CompanyBefore You Apply
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