Mechanical Fitter / Site Installation & Commissioning Engineer

Mechanical Fitter / Site Installation & Commissioning Engineer - Bespoke Conveyor & Special Purpose Machinery

Job Type: Permanent | Full-time

Location: Harlow, Essex (workshop base) + Overseas travel; approx. 6 trips/year

Salary: Up to £45,000 PA basic + travel allowance + paid overtime (realistic earnings £65,000 PA+)

Key points:

Hands-on mechanical build, installation and commissioning on bespoke conveyor systems and special purpose machinery
Varied customer site work (UK and overseas) with strong technical support from the engineering team
Long-term opportunity for a skilled fitter who enjoys seeing machinery through from build to handover and enjoys worldwide travel

The role:

This is a mechanically biased role combining workshop assembly with on-site installation and commissioning at customer facilities in the UK and overseas. You'll be building and fitting bespoke conveyor systems and special purpose machinery to a high standard, then supporting installation, alignment and commissioning on site.

Key responsibilities:

Mechanical build/assembly of bespoke conveyors and special purpose machinery from drawings/specifications
On-site installation: positioning, levelling, squaring and final mechanical set-up
Fitting and alignment of motors, gearboxes, bearings, drive shafts and rollers
Install/route/connect pipework (where applicable)
Mechanical checks, snagging, fault-finding and remedial works through to handover
Work safely to RAMS/method statements and customer site procedures
Maintain good workmanship, housekeeping and job documentation
Professional customer-facing communication during site works

Essential requirements:

Proven experience as a skilled Mechanical Fitter / Tool Fitter within industrial machinery
Strong experience with bespoke conveyor systems and special purpose machinery
Hands-on fitting: motors, gearboxes, bearings, drive shafts, rollers and pipework
Confident levelling, squaring and aligning machinery during installation
Happy to travel overseas approx. 6 times per year (passport-ready)
Comfortable working on customer sites and representing the business professionally
Right to work in the UK (and full UK driving licence preferred)

Desirable:

Exposure to installation/commissioning and SAT/FAT support
Pneumatics/hydraulics familiarity
Laser alignment experience
Apprenticeship / NVQ / City & Guilds or similar trade qualification

HRGO Recruitment offers permanent and temporary jobs across the UK. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. We aim to respond to all applications. HRGO is an equal opportunities employer
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed