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Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a specialist engineering and manufacturing organisation, for an experienced Hydraulic Fitter to join their production team.
Job Title: Hydraulic Fitter
Location: Dungannon
Pay Rate: £15.00 - £17.00 per hour (Depending on experience)
Hours of Work: Full-time
Job Type: Permanent
Our client is seeking an experienced Hydraulic Fitter with a background in fitting hydraulic systems to vehicles. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a solid understanding of hydraulic components and systems to join a busy manufacturing environment, working as part of a team to assemble, test and improve a range of ground support equipment.
What's in it for you?
- 30 days annual leave
- Flexi-time
- Early finish on Fridays
- Bonus scheme
- Annual salary review
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Health cash plan
- Death in service benefit
- Gym membership discount
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- High street discounts
- Branded clothing allowance
- Free will-writing service
- Fully funded summer and Christmas events
- Fundraising events
- Bereavement and parental leave
The Role
Working as part of the production team, you will be responsible for assembling and building ground support equipment using mechanical and hydraulic disciplines. You will also be involved in testing hydraulic systems, fault finding and supporting the product development and design teams with continuous improvement activities.
Duties will include:
- Assembling and building a range of ground support equipment using mechanical and hydraulic skills
- Installing and fitting hydraulic systems and components to vehicles
- Rigorously testing completed products, including setting and testing hydraulic flows and pressures
- Working to established production targets and schedules
- Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Identifying, diagnosing and resolving hydraulic and mechanical faults
- Working closely with the product development and design team to implement improvements
- Supporting continuous improvement activities across the production process
- Safely moving production parts and materials as required
- Working effectively as part of a wider production team
- Ensuring all work is completed in accordance with the company's ISO 9001 Quality Management System
- Maintaining high standards of quality and attention to detail
- Following all company Health & Safety procedures, site rules and policies
- Maintaining a clean, tidy and safe working environment
- Carrying out any other reasonable duties as required by management to meet business needs
Essential Criteria
- Previous experience working as a Hydraulic Fitter, preferably with experience fitting hydraulic systems to vehicles
- Sound knowledge and understanding of hydraulic systems
- Knowledge of hydraulic cylinders, valves, pumps and motors
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
- Proven literacy and numeracy skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate problems and issues effectively to team members
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Adaptable and able to respond positively to changes in jobs, machinery and processes
- Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills
- Good attention to detail with a strong focus on quality and accuracy
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of Health & Safety
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to work as part of a busy production team, contributing to the assembly, testing and continuous improvement of the company's ground support equipment.
Candidates should have a strong practical understanding of hydraulics, with the ability to fault find, troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively while maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
If you are an experienced Hydraulic Fitter looking for a permanent opportunity with a growing engineering and manufacturing organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Ashton Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of our client.
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Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a specialist engineering and manufacturing organisation, for an experienced Hydraulic Fitter to join their production team. J...
Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of ground support equipment.
Job Title: Electrical Engineering Manager
Location: Northern Ireland
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent
Due to continued growth, our client is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager to lead their electrical engineering function. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior electrical engineer with strong leadership experience to oversee projects from initial design through to validation and production.
What's in it for you?
- 30 days' annual leave
- Flexi-time and early finish on Fridays
- Bonus scheme and annual salary review
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Health cash plan and death in service
- Gym membership and high street discounts
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Branded clothing allowance
- Free will-writing service
- Fully funded summer and Christmas events
- Excellent long-term career development opportunities
The Role
As Electrical Engineering Manager, you will lead the electrical engineering team responsible for the design and development of ground support equipment. You will provide technical leadership across multiple projects, ensuring designs meet customer requirements, relevant standards and company quality expectations.
Duties will include:
- Leading and developing the electrical engineering team
- Managing engineering projects from concept and detailed design through to production release
- Allocating engineering resources across multiple projects
- Providing technical guidance and approving electrical design outputs
- Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, regulations and customer specifications
- Leading design reviews and overseeing verification and validation activities
- Working closely with Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering teams to resolve technical and production issues
- Supporting value engineering, component standardisation and design improvements
- Overseeing the Engineering Change Order process
- Driving improvements in engineering processes, workflows and design standards
- Developing and monitoring KPIs relating to delivery, quality, efficiency and cost
- Supporting recruitment, performance management and career development within the engineering team
Essential Criteria
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- 7+ years' leadership experience within an engineering environment
- Significant electrical engineering design experience within a heavy equipment, vehicle, mobile machinery, manufacturing or OEM environment
- Strong experience with 2D/3D CAD platforms, such as EPlan, SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, DraftSight or similar
- Experience managing projects across the full product development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of electrical integration, machine operation and control
- Knowledge of regulated engineering environments and relevant safety standards
- Experience implementing engineering process improvements or design standardisation
- Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills
Additional Information
The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across the electrical engineering function, ensuring projects are delivered to the required standards of quality, safety, cost and timescale.
If you are an experienced Electrical Engineering Manager looking for a senior opportunity within an established engineering and manufacturing organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Ashton Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of our client.
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Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation specialising in the design and manufacture of ground support equipment. ...
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