Assembly Fitter - Semi-Skilled

Location: Holbeck

Semi-skilled Assembly Fitters – Fixed-Term Stability | Immediate Start I Multiple Roles available

Wortley, Leeds | £28,744 per annum (£14.74/hour)
Fixed-Term Contract (12 Months) | Full-Time, Day Shifts
Secure Work | Global Engineering Leader | High-Spec Projects

“Are you experienced with assembling machinery, equipment, or complex parts and tired of jumping between short-term roles?”

“Do you have extensive hand tool experience within a manufacturing/engineering or assembly environment?”

We’re urgently recruiting experienced Semi-skilled Assembly fitters for a world-renowned engineering business with a proud legacy dating back to the 1930s based in Wortley.

About the Business

Our client is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of cutting-edge machinery used in food and beverage can production. With facilities in the UK, US, and China, and more than 3,000 machines operating worldwide, this business combines heritage, innovation, and excellence. Their equipment powers some of the world’s most recognisable brands—and you can be part of it.

The Role:

You’ll be assembling and testing complex, high-precision OEM machinery in a fast-paced and supportive environment.

Key responsibilities include:

* Building Sub assembly’s using standard sop’s and fixtures.

* Preparing components for painting (washing and masking)

* Preparing painted components before assembly, such as re-tapping, reaming, and preparing machine surfaces.

* Marking off, drilling, and tapping.

* Fitting exterior equipment: examples include nameplates, labels, guard switches, guarding, hydraulic hoses, and auxiliary pumps.

* Routing steel and nylon pipework as directed.

* Fitting of non-electrical machine services before testing.

* Non-electrical stripping of machines before despatch.

What You’ll Get:

* Salary: £28,744 per annum (£14.74/hour)

* Contract:

Fixed-Term - 12 months with the potential for extension

* Holiday: 33 inclusive of bank holidays

* Hours:

Full-time, days (no nights!)

* Enhanced Pension and health cash plan

What We’re Looking For:

* Extensive hand tool experience

* Ideally, assembling mechanical equipment and components

* Flexible, safety-first mindset

* Can-do attitude,

* The ability to work as part of a team

* The ability to work to standard operating procedures and assembly instructions

Successful applicants' experience has ranged from motor mechanics, machine building, mechanical assembly, whether in a previous role or within hobbies/personal projects

If you're a Semi-skilled Assembly Fitter looking for consistency, structure, and the chance to build something that lasts, this is your opportunity.

This is more than just another contract—it’s a foot in the door with a world-class employer, and a role you can take real pride in