Role Overview:

Marshall Land Systems are hiring within their production teams and they have opportunities for skilled Mechanical Assembly Technicians to join their site in Cambridge (postcode is CB5 8RX) the role 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

PAYE rates: standard is £19.69 (carries £2.89's worth of holiday pay on top of every hour worked so total hourly pay is £22.58 per hour) overtime (anything over 37 hours & Saturday) £29.54 per hour, Sunday's £39.38 per hour *Umbrella rates available ask for details of deductions/breakdown*

Duration: ongoing, initially for 6-12 months (strong potential for extension and permanent prospects) Core hours are Monday - Thursday (7.15am-3.45pm) half day finish on Friday's (7.15am-12.15pm)

Duties include:

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
Wearing correct PPE for the right job and maintaining safety at all times
Working from engineering drawings, written Instructions and 3D modelling
Assembling and joint different panels and parts to together
Torquing, torque marking and recording, completing a job travellers
Following and abiding to health and safety and company procedures and practices
Maintaining a clean safe working environment
Working in pairs and lone to archive daily targets
Fettling using approved and calibrated settings tools
Recording progress of work and signing in on job using computers
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
To support the Production Managers and Team Leaders, ensuring that all Marshall Land Systems projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest quality standard
Ensure all tasks are carried out within the allocated time
To understand and work to configuration control processes
To ensure production processes and procedures are maintained
To follow and work in line with Health and Safety management systems
Take an active role in continuous improvements, to include lean and 5s procedures
Ensure a clean compliant work area is maintained at all times
Ensure equipment and tooling required is identified to the line manager
Attend and support production meetings if required
Completion of daily timesheets
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
Candidates 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
About Marshall's:

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