Van Lining Fitter - Day and Back Shifts
Location: Blackburn, BB1
Pay: £13.00-£17.28 per hour
Hours: Monday to Thursday - four-day working week
Job type: Full-time
Aspired Talent is recruiting Van Lining Fitters for a leading manufacturer of temperature-controlled and refrigerated commercial vehicles in Blackburn.
Full-time opportunities are available on back shift.
Back shift
Monday to Thursday, 4:30pm-2:30am
Pay schedule:
- 4:30pm-10:00pm: £13.00-£14.40 per hour
- 10:00pm-2:30am: £15.60-£17.28 per hour, including the back-shift premium
The back-shift premium is paid only for hours worked between 10:00pm and 2:30am. Hours worked before 10:00pm are paid at the applicable standard rate.
Starting pay and progression to the higher fully trained rates will depend on previous experience, successful completion of training and passing the required competency assessments.
Overtime
- Up to six hours of overtime is paid at time and a half
- Overtime exceeding six hours is paid at double time
About the role
As a Van Lining Fitter, you will install lining and insulation systems into commercial vehicles, ensuring a high standard of workmanship, safety and quality.
You will work with materials including plywood and insulation, completing standard and bespoke vehicle conversions to meet individual customer specifications.
Key responsibilities
- Installing lining and insulation systems into commercial vehicles
- Measuring, cutting and fitting plywood, insulation and other materials
- Using hand and power tools safely
- Working from technical drawings and fitting instructions
- Completing bespoke fitting work to customer specifications
- Checking completed work against the required quality standards
- Identifying and reporting faults or defects
- Maintaining a clean and safe working environment
- Following all health and safety procedures
- Supporting continuous improvement across the production department
Candidate requirements
- Previous experience in van fitting, vehicle conversions, joinery, carpentry, assembly or a similar practical role is desirable
- An NVQ Level 2 in Joinery or Carpentry would be beneficial but is not essential
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
- Experience using hand and power tools
- Good practical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- A quality-focused approach to work
- Physically capable of manual handling, including lifting and moving materials weighing 20kg or more
- Comfortable standing for extended periods
Full training will be provided. Applicants with transferable skills from joinery, carpentry, kitchen fitting, vehicle assembly, coachbuilding or general manufacturing are encouraged to apply.
A short practical skills assessment will form part of the interview process.
Pay progression
- Relevant experience and qualifications
- Existing practical and technical ability
- Successful completion of training
- Passing the required competency assessments
- Successful completion of probation
- Ability to work independently to the required quality and productivity standards
The highest rates apply to experienced, fully trained fitters who have successfully completed the required training and assessments.
Benefits
- Four-day working week
- Pay increase following successful completion of probation and training
- Enhanced overtime rates
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Critical illness cover
- Profit-sharing scheme
- EV salary-exchange scheme
- Salary-exchange childcare
- Workplace savings scheme
- Health and wellbeing support
- Training and development opportunities
- Additional leave
- Paid volunteering policy
- Sabbatical opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- On-site canteen
Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.
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