Metal Fitter

You take the cut parts from the store, read the assembly drawing and set them in the jig, then check the diagonals and the hole centres before anything is fixed. You drill and ream where the drawing asks, tack the joints, hand the frame to the welder and take it back for straightening and fitting of the brackets. Bolted joints are torqued to the figure on the drawing and recorded. The last step is a dimensional check and a mark with your own stamp. The shift runs 07:00 to 15:30 from Monday to Friday.

Vocational training in metalwork or at least two years in a workshop

Reading an assembly drawing and finding the hole centres on it

Use of a square, a tape, a level and a torque wrench

Drilling, reaming and tacking before the welder takes over

Care with frames that must stay square after welding

Able to lift and turn parts of up to 25 kg with a colleague

Basic English for drawings and material marks

Net salary from 1340 up to 1520 EUR per month

Permanent contract and health insurance from the first day

Paid welding training for fitters who want the second trade

Hot lunch in the canteen and free coffee and tea

28 calendar days of paid annual leave

Sports and health allowance through the Stebby platform

Work clothing, gloves, glasses and safety shoes provided

Fitters who set the jigs for a whole batch take on the preparation of new products with the engineering office. Those who add a welding certificate can work both trades and earn the higher rate.

A heated hall with a concrete floor, overhead cranes above the assembly bays and fume extraction at the tacking stations. Safety shoes, gloves, glasses and ear protection are worn and lifting is done with slings and the crane.