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Howden are a global engineering business who focus on providing clients with industrial products that help multiple sectors improve their everyday processes. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

As a Skilled Fitter, you will assemble Turbo and Screw Compressor packages to GA, PID and Engineering Specification. You will set up, align & fit large engineered components to bespoke designed engineered packages and assist in test set up of Turbo Compressors/Screw compressor Packages. Hydro test machined components as well as flushing complete pipework systems in accordance with all Inspection & Test Plans.

What Needs To Be Done?

• Assemble blowers and Screw Compressors to Engineering Drawings and Specifications

• Adhere to relevant instructions contained within WSI’s on the assembly of blowers and Screw Compressors to ensure that each compressor is built to specific standards

• Conform to all aspects of HCO Quality Management system including the fulfilment of all relevant procedures, including all WSIs to ensure conformance to international standards

• Deliver Quality product in a timely manner whilst contributing to efficient and effective manufacturing principles to ensure compliance with cost forecasts

• Contribute & comply with accurate collation of Shop Floor documentation information. To ensure compliance to internal and external requirements

• Provide training support for Apprentices and work colleagues to ensure appropriate skill transfer

• Interact & respond to all aspects of HBE supporting cost reduction, efficiency, delivery and Quality improvements

• Ensure adherence to company environmental, health and safety standards in compliance with company policies to ensure a safe working environmental and the minimisation of environmental impact

• Dispose of all waste in accordance with site waste segregation requirements

What Do You Need To Bring?

Essential skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Recognised Engineering apprenticeship and relevant qualifications

• Engineering Drawing interpretation ability

• P&ID Drawing Interpretation ability

• Previous experience in shaft to shaft alignment

• Previous experience of precision manufacturing & assembly

• Rotating Equipment experience, including balancing and high speed gearbox assemblies.

• Good communication skills

Desirable skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Flexibility

• Lean Manufacturing skills

• Lifting & Slinging and forklift certification

• Previous experience in rotating equipment

• General Environmental Health & Safety awareness

In Return, we offer a range of fantastic benefits:

• A supportive work environment.

• A competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement package.

• Howden Pension Plan with Scottish Widows.

• Healthcare cash plan with Healthshield.

• Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal – Cycle2Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers, wealth of information to support health & wellbeing.

• Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary.

• Group Income Protection plan.

• Opportunity to be involved in our ESG ‘Bright Future’ initiatives – STEM ambassador & volunteering.

• Dedicated Help@Hand Service – Free Counselling, Physiotherapy, financial support etc.

• Training & Development Opportunities.

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay.

Interested? We would love to hear from you! Please follow the link to our website to apply.