Hydraulic Fitter

Hydraulic Fitter

Salary: 31,000 - 35,000 p/a DoE

Location: Heckmondwike

Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 2:30pm Friday - 38 hours per week

Travel required to customer sites as part of the role 10% - occasionally overseas

Benefits: Ongoing training/professional development, 25 days holiday +8 bank holidays, Holiday purchase scheme, Private healthcare scheme and more.

Job Type: Permanent

Stafflex are proudly working with a specialist engineering and manufacturing business with a long-established reputation for delivering bespoke solutions where precision, reliability and performance are critical.

Working across demanding and highly regulated sectors, they design and manufacture hydraulic and fluid power solutions to a range of highly regulated and technically demanding industries. Known for delivering high-quality engineered products and bespoke solutions to customers across the UK and internationally, they seek to reinforce their team with a skilled Hydraulic Fitter.

As a Hydraulic Fitter, you will play a key role in the in-house assembly & testing, on-site installation & commissioning, and service & maintenance.

Key Requirements

• Assembling hydraulic systems.
• Carrying out testing to ensure equipment meets design specification and quality standards.
• Complete quality inspections and checks during assembly and testing phases.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing and prepare equipment for shipment.
• Install systems at customer sites in accordance with technical drawings and procedures.
• Fit and align mechanical components including motors, gearboxes, bearings and associated mechanical assemblies.
• Carry out flushing, testing, commissioning and verification of systems.
• Support customer handovers and provide technical assistance during commissioning.
• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on hydraulic systems.
• Diagnose faults and undertake troubleshooting on related assemblies.
• Perform replacements, repairs and system modifications as required.
• Accurately record assembly, testing, commissioning and servicing.
• Produce reports detailing findings, work completed and recommendations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement.
• Represent the company professionally away from site.

Skills and Experience

• Mechanical apprenticeship, Level 3 qualification in Mechanical Engineering , or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working with hydraulic systems in assembly, maintenance, installation or commissioning.
• Good understanding of hydraulic principles and mechanical engineering.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to interpret hydraulic schematics, engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements within engineering/industrial environments.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective communication skill with a proactive and professional approach.
• Experience commissioning hydraulic systems is desirable.
• Experience working within sectors such as defence, renewable energy, infrastructure, heavy engineering or industrial manufacturing is highly desired

If you have experience working with hydraulic systems and are looking to join a growing engineering organisation delivering bespoke solutions to critical industries, we would love to hear from you. Please apply now!