A&P Tyne – Mechanical Fitters – 10-month temporary contract

We are looking for Mechanical Fitters to work on a full turn-key equipment project that includes fabrication, outfitting, coating and commissioning.

You’ll be assembling mechanical systems and structures like walkways and staircases, bolting, fitting, drilling, tapping, torquing things like handrails and posts.

A project that is new to both A&P Tyne and our customer so your involvement in the role will be both challenging and visible. Could this be you?

Who are we?

A&P Group has a clear vision – to build customer success.

We have earned an enviable reputation for delivering engineering strength across the commercial, marine, major fabrication and defence sectors.

This latest endeavour at A&P Tyne is a key large scale newly designed customer project that will be worked for a number of years to come. It’s an exciting first for the facility and the project is progressing at a pace.

So, what will you do?

Working within the Project Team that we have created for our latest endeavour you’ll be bolting, fitting, drilling, tapping, torquing things like handrails and posts.
You will be looking at mechanical systems and structures like walkways and staircases
Throughout all phases you’ll be working closely with the other skilled trades team members including welders, electrical fitters, project engineers and project managers to make sure that all activities are coordinated and effectively and efficiently completed on time

And what are we looking for?

Time served mechanical fitters with hands on experience working in different environments like construction, shipyards or manufacturing plants
Excellent communication skills
Safety training including working at Height and in confined spaces would be great!
The ability to follow technical drawings, and a strong understanding of mechanical systems, tools and safety procedures with heavy machinery and industrial equipment

Why join us?

Personal Growth - This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries. The chance to be part of a team making a real impact on the future of the business
Financial Security - with important benefits like your Pension which includes a monthly employer contribution by A&P Tyne up to 4% and Life cover at 7 x your basic salary is part of your package.
Healthy Living - At APCL we support healthy living and provide help when its needed. To ensure that you are able to take time off when you need it, we offer sick pay and to cover everyday health we have a health cash plan, which gives you access to money back on everyday healthcare costs. Your dental, optical and physiotherapy as well as wellness services including counselling sessions, digital mental health support, 24/7 virtual GP, and an EAP are included.

Work-life Balance - We offer 25 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays. Maternity, Paternity and Parental leave support you during those significant life changes, helping you to

balance your family responsibilities with work.

Due to the nature of what we do for some of the customers that we work with, some roles working for A&P are subject to security control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform with us.

You must also undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before your employment starts, which will include a basic DBS check.