Mechanical Fitter

Jacobs; Warrington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Fitter to support our Materials Science & Structural Integrity (MSSI) laboratories in Warrington, which feature corrosion test equipment operating at high temperatures and pressures. These facilities deliver a diverse range of services, mostly in support of the nuclear industry and associated markets. The key focus of this role is to provide vital support to maintaining, modifying, and building new test facilities to support our testing teams and enable us to undertake corrosion testing for our clients. The testing work undertaken supports long-term operations of nuclear plants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing a wide range of practical mechanical support services and pipefitting, including high pressure smallbore pipework.
• Working safely, in accordance with risk assessments, method statements and permit to work systems.
• Providing service to project and laboratory managers, ranging from maintaining, fault finding and repairing existing plant and equipment, to manufacturing components and specimens, and building new test rigs.
• Ensuring all work complies with project documentation and technical specifications.
• Completion of tasks to time, cost, quality to meet both internal and external customer requirements.
• Provide advice on technical, safety and operational aspects based on knowledge of plant and equipment, including pressure systems and test rigs with moving parts.

Minimum Requirements:

• Time-served apprenticeship to NVQ level 3 or equivalent as a minimum, completed in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.
• Experience of hands-on mechanical fitting is essential, and applicants must have excellent practical skills and experience.
• Ability to work well in a team as well as individually on tasks.
• Experience in fabricating, installing, and modifying high pressure smallbore pipework. Swagelok training and experience would be highly beneficial but is not essential.
• Competence in the use of a wide range of tools, which may periodically involve use of hydraulic torque equipment and other specialist equipment (training will be given if required).
• Possession of current lifting, rigging and forklift truck driving certificates is not essential but is desirable.

Our Culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.