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Trainee Workshop Fitter Job Overview
A specialist engineering firm, focused on bespoke environmental testing solutions, is offering an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Workshop Fitter to join a close-knit, multi-skilled team. This role is ideal for someone looking to build a hands-on engineering career with long-term development opportunities.
About the Role:
Working in a small, collaborative workshop environment, you'll assist in the assembly and installation of custom-built equipment used across industries such as aerospace, automotive, military, and general engineering. Over time, you'll gain the skills needed to work independently on both in-house and site-based projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Assemble refrigeration pipework systems (copper to copper/brass/steel) using techniques such as oxy-acetylene brazing, silver soldering, flaring, swaging, and nitrogen purging
Interpret and work from schematic drawings
Fit mechanical components including sheet metal panels, doors, hinges, seals, windows, and light fixtures using a variety of hand and power tools
Assist with the safe movement of heavy machinery using hoists, skates, slings, and related equipment
Support senior engineers on site, helping with pipework installation, panel structure assembly, cabling, drainage installation, and general site prep
Develop toward working independently on installation and commissioning work, both in-house and at client locations
Progression paths available into areas such as refrigeration service, electrical wiring, commissioning, or workshop management
Trainee Workshop Fitter Job Requirements
Basic experience with tools in a workshop setting is preferred but not essential
Looking to begin a career within a workshop / engineering environment
Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and eagerness to learn
Full UK driving licence preferred
Trainee Workshop Fitter Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary: £24,000-£26,000 depending on experience
Overtime opportunities
25 days holiday
Workplace pension scheme
Employee Ownership benefits, contributing to a supportive and invested team culture
Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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