Job Description

Location:

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Salary:

27.09 - 27.09 per hour + Umbrella

Category

Mechanical Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

Contract type

Contract

Consultant:

Cheryl Parker

Morson are recruiting a number of skilled

Mechanical Assembly Technicians

to work on an initial 6-month contract with our client Marshall Land Systems in Cambridge
The Mechanical Assembly Technician plays a pivotal part in high-profile military projects, dealing with the production of both vehicles and containers, and your ideas and contribution will be valued in a business where people really matter

Rates:

UMBRELLA

27.09 per hour

Overtime (after 37 hours & Saturdays) 40.64/hour, Sundays 54.04/hour

PAYE:

19.69/hour (+3.06/hour holiday pay)

Overtime (after 37 hours & Saturdays) 29.54/hour, Sundays 39.38/hour

Ca

ndidates from the below backgrounds/disciplines would be suitable:

Coach builders Kitchen fitters Sheet metal workers / fabricators Joiners Shop fitters Specialist vehicle builders who have worked on installations of commercial vehicle installations

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

To manufacture, assemble and build specialist projects using engineering drawings and associated design data to meet the business and customer expectations Installing rivets with pneumatic rivet guns Use of silicone and sealants with different preparation methods Using battery and electric powered drill guns Assembling and jointing different panels and parts to together Torquing, torque marking and recording, completing a job travellers Fettling using approved and calibrated settings tools Inspecting and recording before passing on to the next stage Treating aluminium or steel panels and components with various chemicals such as sicoseal Drilling, reaming, counter sinking aluminium, steel, wood and PVC plastic assemblies and components

Qualifications

Essential:

Mechanical, fitting or joining experience Previous experience within automotive or heavy industry highly desirable Any prior experience in Vehicle Body Building, Mechanical Fitting or equivalent trade highly beneficial Understanding and experience in Assembly processes and techniques Competent skills gained through training and experience and ability to communicate within team Familiar with a workshop environment Understanding of Production methods and processes Competent understanding and ability to read engineering drawings and associated design data Understand planning methods and skills Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable:

Ideally completed a City and Guilds Apprenticeship or equivalent in Vehicle Body Building, Mechanical Fitting, Manufacturing and Assembly Qualification or comprehensive on the job experience Understanding of Appraisals/PDR's Semi-Skilled candidates with manufacturing/production experience will be considered

About Marshall Land Systems:

Based in the UK, with operations in Canada, Marshall Land Systems specialises in the design and production of deployable operational infrastructure and mission support for humanitarian, defence and security operations across the globe. Other core services include the integration of complex systems into a range of vehicles for use by the military and security services including explosive ordnance disposal and battlefield ambulances all underpinned by a full in-life managed service provision to ensure customers' equipment is available where and when they need it