Role: Assembly Operative
Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 3:00pm
Salary: £27,000 – £29,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Assembly Operative to join a well-established and growing engineering business in Hitchin.
This is a great opportunity for a practical, hands‑on engineer who enjoys building and assembling machinery and wants to develop their skills within a specialist engineering environment.
Who are they?
Our client is a well-established specialist engineering business with over 40 years of experience. Working from a modern and well-equipped manufacturing facility, the business delivers tailored engineering solutions to customers across a variety of sectors. With a strong reputation for quality, reliability and technical expertise, this is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced team and develop your engineering career.
Benefits:
- Monday to Friday working hours, 7:00am – 3:00pm
- On-site parking
- Medical insurance
- Performance bonus scheme
- In-house training programme
- Clear progression pathway
- Opportunity to develop specialist engineering skills
Duties of an Assembly Operative:
- Assemble and fit mechanical components used within industrial water treatment systems.
- Build, position and align pumps, valves, brackets, gauges and other mechanical components.
- Use a range of hand tools and power tools to complete mechanical assembly and fitting work.
- Read and work from engineering drawings and technical information to ensure accurate assembly.
- Assist with the installation and preparation of mechanical systems and equipment.
- Work closely with the wider engineering team within a busy workshop environment.
- Ensure all work is completed accurately, safely and to the required quality standards.
- Identify and resolve basic mechanical issues during the assembly process.
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment.
What we would like from you:
- Previous experience in mechanical fitting, mechanical assembly, engineering or a similar hands‑on role.
- Confident using a range of hand tools and power tools.
- The ability to read and understand engineering drawings would be highly beneficial.
- Experience building, assembling, installing or working on machinery or mechanical systems.
- Candidates with experience fixing, building or assembling machines are encouraged to apply, as this experience can be highly transferable.
- Experience within industrial machinery, manufacturing, engineering or water treatment would be beneficial but is not essential.
- Familiarity with ABS/PVC-U assemblies would be an advantage.
- A practical and hands‑on approach with good attention to detail.
- A strong focus on quality and safety.
- Comfortable working as part of a team within a busy workshop environment.
- Keen to learn, develop and build a long‑term career within engineering.
If you are a hands‑on Mechanical Fitter, Mechanical Assembler or Engineer looking for a new opportunity with a well-established business that offers training and progression, we would love to hear from you.
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