Celeros Flow Technology
Mechanical Fitter (Test Team)
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Test Fitter – Pump Testing (OE & Aftermarket) – Celeros Flow Technology
With over 140 years of experience, Celeros Flow Technology continues a legacy of delivering high-performance, sustainable flow control solutions for businesses worldwide. Today, we seek talented individuals who can drive innovation within our collaborative, multicultural team—where change, diversity, and fresh perspectives are embraced.
About the Role
As a Test Fitter, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the safe, reliable operation of pumps for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Aftermarket (AM) applications. This hands-on position involves full responsibility for the entire testing cycle—from installation and commissioning to testing, anaylsis, dismantling. By participating in continuous improvement initiatives, you’ll help boost efficiency, reduce costs, and uphold safety standards in our test environments.
This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical industry with incentives for skill development and job stability aligned to our core values.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Installation & Setup
- Install pumps and ancillary equipment for testing, including:
- Setting up and securing temporary foundations
- Assembling pipework systems, ensuring proper alignment
- Performing rotor alignment (preferably with laser guidance)
- Connecting lubrication, cooling, and hydraulic services
- Facilitate first-time assembly alignment to ensure optimal performance.
Testing & Maintenance
- Operational testing: Monitor and adjust temperature, pressure, vibration AND other critical test parameters to ensure safe, compliant operation.
- Identify non-conformances: Detect discrepancies (e.g., leakage, alignment issues) and report them through established channels for prompt resolution.
- Maintenance: Maintain test department equipment to guarantee reliability and readiness.
- Assist in dismantling and storing test setups per departmental procedures.
Improvement & Compliance
- Support lean manufacturing initiatives to streamline workflows and reduce operational costs.
- Collaborate on transmission fields and breakdown diagnostics (e.g., root-cause analysis, process optimisation*).
- Adhere strictly to:
- Health & safety (HSE) protocols
- Environmental guidelines
- Company quality policies (e.g., Celeros “Quality” standards, document control*).
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Team & Training Support
- Provide mentorship and training to peers and apprentices in test processes and safety.
- If required, engage with further technical or security training (including internal and externally accredited courses).
Requirements
Experience & Skills
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience as a time-served Mechanical Fitter, preferably in heavy manufacturing or engineering testing.
- Strong preference for candidates with experience in:
- Rotating equipment (pumps, turbines)
- Laser alignment or relative shaft-dyno work
- Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement methodologies
- Acute attention to detail and a proactive safety mindset to identify and mitigate risks.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines, relentless with due diligence, to meet AM/EMI production schedules.
- Strong written and verbal communication (including clear recording of anomalies).
Security & Compliance
- UK right-to-work certification (must be valid at application).
- Must undergo National Security Vetting and obtain Security Clearance up to SC (Secret) Level (Celeros often partners with defence/aerospace industries).
Benefits
Celeros Flow Technology offers a competitive employment package designed to support your professional growth and work-life balance:
- 25-hour workweek with 33 days leave (including bank holidays)**
- Holiday buy and sell options for added flexibility
- Company pension scheme (generous employee contributions available)
- Life cover and access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Bonus plan, structured to reward achievement and loyalty
- Procurement of GDPR-compliant digital benefits including:
- Health & Wellbeing support (e.g., GP consultations, mental health resources)
- Financial Wellbeing (pension guidance, budgeting tools)
- Lifestyle perks (e.g., cyber security awareness training)
Physical & Environmental Demands
Clerical tasks are common, but the role expects the following physical and environmental adaptability:
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- Daily duties:
- Sitting/stationary at a computer (extended periods).
- Standing/walking for long hours.
- Reaching/manipulating hand tools and fixtures.
- Speaking and hearing (communication is core).
- Fitting items/equipment from varied heights.
- Occasional demands:
- Stooping/kneeling to access machinery or workstations.
- Light to moderate lifting (tools, pump components).
- Travel-related ($e.g., intra-UK and sometimes international assignments via road/air).
Working Environment
- Expected workplace conditions include:
- Pilot workshops and test cells: Accommodating moderate noise levels and machinery vibration.
- Front-facing desks: Access to non-classified company systems and documentation for recording data/link documentation.
- Intense peer environments with collaboration-focused office environments.
Core Values & Expectations
At Celeros Flow Technology, our performance is underpinned by five key values. Successful candidates embody and champion:
- Integrity : Lead by example in safety, respect for colleagues, and environmental responsibility.
- Speed : Execute tasks with dynamism and urgency to meet mission-critical delivery deadlines.
- Accountability : Embrace ownership of tasks and deliver on commitments transparently.
- Partnership : Foster collaboration with colleagues and clients for outcomes that benefit all.
- Excellence : Aim for continuous improvement in engineering, manufacturing, and operational standards across every interaction.
Every employee is responsible for quality—whether it's a product defect, a workflow inefficiency, or a procedural lapse. We believe proactive quality assurance, as much as fixing problems, is essential to sustaining success.
Disclaimer
The responsibilities outlined above are intended for clarity of the role and essential functions required, not as an exhaustive checklist. Reasonable accomodations will be made to ensure individuals with disabilities can perform foundational tasks.
Celeros Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage inclusion in our workplace.
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