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Job Location: Poole, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: up to £14.48 per hour / up to £28,250 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4pm & Friday 7.30am – 1pm

Benefits: 25 days Holiday + Bank Holidays; Health Insurance; Private Medical Insurance; Enhanced pension

A well-known Engineering company based in Poole that builds interesting mechanical products used within mechanical propulsion are recruiting for 2 additional staff to work within a dual role across the Mechanical Fitting & Stores department.

You will be supporting both departments to ensure that customer jobs are built and despatched on time.

Key duties will include;

Stores;

  • Receiving goods and parts, checking them against orders

  • Kitting of parts for the production

  • Picking and checking orders are correct ready for dispatch

  • Keeping the computer system updated of all stock movements in and out

    Mechanical fitting;

  • Working from drawings, build specifications and spec sheets to assemble components to tight tolerances

  • Using presses to fit and remove bearings

  • Undertake inspection of finished builds and repair/replace any defects in assemblies

    The successful applicant will be:

  • Previous experience within Mechanics, Mechanical Fitting, Mechanical Assembly or general engineering undertaking mechanical fitting is essential

  • Experience of working in a stores / warehouse function

  • Good working knowledge of engineering practices and using tools including torque wrenches

  • Ability to pick new things up quickly

  • Be willing to learn and have a 'can do attitude’

  • Knowledge of working to drawings and work instructions

  • PC literate – experience of using MRP / ERP systems

    Hours: 37.5 hours per week, days (Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4pm & Friday 7.30am – 1pm)

    Please apply with a full CV and covering letter by email or call our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed).

    Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

    Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

    By completing our application process, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you in connection with your application by email and / or telephone & SMS under GDPR Article 6(1) (a) and you are also consenting to receiving information via the same means in relation to Resource Recruitment providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed on our website under the Privacy Policy tab on our website. Should you wish, you may opt out at any time.

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