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Location: Chester
Salary: Negotiable Depending on Experience
Job Type: Permanent
Overview
We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Technician to join our client's specialist engineering and manufacturing environment focused on the assembly and integration of advanced automated and process systems. This is a hands-on role suited to a mechanically skilled technician who has experience working with precision mechanical assemblies, engineering drawings, high-accuracy measurement equipment, and complex machinery including breakdown, repairs, and troubleshooting. You will be involved in the mechanical activities including adjustment, alignment, and integration of advanced equipment, ensuring assemblies are completed safely, accurately, and to the required quality standards. The role would suit candidates with backgrounds such as Mechanical Fitter, Mechanical Assembly Technician, Precision Mechanical Fitter, Mechanical Technician, Machine Assembly Technician, Mechanical Integration Technician, or Metrology Technician.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out mechanical assembly and integration activities on complex automated and process equipment.
- Interpret engineering drawings, mechanical blueprints, and assembly documentation.
- Prepare the required materials, components, tools, and equipment before commencing assembly activities.
- Assemble, adjust, align, and position mechanical components to required specifications and tolerances.
- Use precision measurement and metrology equipment to verify dimensions, alignment, and positional accuracy.
- Use equipment such as laser trackers, interferometry systems, or similar high-precision measurement technology.
- Measure and assess characteristics including straightness, positioning, angularity, and alignment.
- Carry out mechanical adjustments to achieve the required accuracy and performance.
- Assemble and tighten bolted joints in accordance with the relevant technical procedures and specifications.
- Work with mechanical, pneumatic, and, where required, electrical systems as part of the wider equipment integration process.
- Identify and report technical issues that may affect the assembly, quality, or delivery of the equipment.
- Record assembly progress, issues, and measurements accurately and clearly.
- Work in accordance with company quality, health and safety, and environmental procedures.
- Apply 5S and continuous improvement principles within the assembly environment.
- Care for and correctly use all tools, equipment, and measurement systems.
- Contribute ideas to improve assembly methods, processes, and equipment.
- Support the sharing of technical knowledge and best practice across the wider engineering and assembly teams.
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The ideal candidate will have experience in a precision mechanical assembly, mechanical fitting, machine building, equipment installation, or mechanical integration environment.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience in mechanical assembly, mechanical fitting, or the integration of complex machinery.
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical documentation.
- Experience using precision measurement and metrology equipment.
- Proven experience with laser trackers, interferometry, or comparable high-accuracy measurement systems.
- Experience measuring and assessing straightness, positioning, angularity, and alignment.
- Experience carrying out mechanical adjustment and precision alignment activities.
- Mechanical vocational training, apprenticeship, HNC or HND in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of pneumatic systems.
- Basic knowledge of electrical systems.
- Experience working with automated machinery, process systems, special-purpose machinery, or advanced manufacturing equipment.
- Experience with torque-controlled assembly and the tightening of bolted joints.
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