Put your fitting and fabrication skills to work building lorry loader cranes from the world market leader.
Join Palfinger UK as a Crane Fitter / Fabricator and play an important part in building and fitting our market-leading lorry loader cranes onto commercial vehicles.
Based at our Devizes production facility, you’ll work on specialist vehicle builds, fitting cranes, subframes and associated hydraulic equipment to commercial vehicle chassis. You’ll see each build come together as a complete Palfinger crane-equipped vehicle, ready to go to work for our customers.
Whether you’re already a Mechanical Fitter or Fabricator, this is an opportunity to take your existing skills into a specialised engineering environment.
This role offers specialist training and a secure career with a long-established UK engineering group.
Hours
- 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Monday to Thursday: 8.00am – 4.30pm
- Friday: 8.00am – 3.30pm
- Additional overtime hours paid at time X1.5
Key Duties Will Include
As a Crane Fitter / Fabricator, you’ll play an important part in fitting and assembling Palfinger lorry loader cranes and associated equipment onto commercial vehicle chassis.
You’ll
- Fabricate and MIG weld bespoke subframes
- Fit subframes and cranes to commercial vehicle chassis
- Carry out mechanical fitting and assembly to the required specification
- Complete hydraulic fitting and plumbing as part of the crane installation
- Fit components including pumps, PTOs, valve blocks and to make and fit hydraulic hoses
- Read and work accurately from engineering drawings and build specifications
- Liaise with your Team Leader on the work required and progress of each build
- Support your colleagues on other jobs when required
- Complete work safely, accurately and within required production timescales
The Ideal Applicant
To be considered you’ll need to have:
- Good knowledge of mechanical fitting practices
- MIG welding experience
- Practical fabrication experience
- Knowledge of hydraulic circuits and fittings
- The ability to read and work accurately from engineering drawings
- Basic IT proficiency
- Good practical skills and attention to detail
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a production team
Benefits
- Competitive salary, based on your skills and experience
- Additional overtime paid at TX1.5
- Annual pay reviews
- Company pension with up to 12.5% joint contributions
- Life assurance up to 5X salary
- Perkbox high street retail discounts, wellbeing support and online GP access
- Extensive manufacturer and technical training
- Company share plan and staff discount scheme
- Real career progression within a large, established UK engineering group
PALFINGER UK are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse, positive and inclusive workplace.
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CRANE FITTER/FABRICATOR in Devizes employer: Palfinger UK
Palfinger UK is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at our state-of-the-art service centre in Dartford. With a strong focus on employee development, we provide extensive training opportunities and a competitive benefits package, including a generous pension scheme and life assurance. Join us to lead a skilled team in a modern workshop, where your contributions will directly impact our success and your career progression within a prestigious engineering brand.
