Mechanical Fitter
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent benefits package |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | PE4 7AP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Coperion UK |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R-7760 |
Summary
Mechanical Fitter
We are now hiring for our site in Peterborough.
Monday – Friday. No weekends.
Full time – Permanent.
Baker Perkins, a technology brand of Coperion – owned by Hillenbrand, is a trusted technology provider in the food industry, operating from the UK and USA. We offer comprehensive solutions, from design to lifetime support, for leading brands worldwide. Our continuous innovation in equipment and processes, along with services leveraging the latest technology, ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Join us at Baker Perkins, where we push boundaries in the food industry.
Job Purpose: To assemble complete machines and sub-assemblies to customer specifications, test finished equipment, and ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.
Main Duties:
You will be assembling machinery and sub-assemblies to customer specifications using engineering drawings and Bill of Materials (BOMs), while performing testing, pneumatic/hydraulic installations, and hand tool operations to ensure quality and compliance.
Assembly Processes: Assembling kits of parts using engineering drawings and BOMs via the Epicor system; installing pneumatic/hydraulic pipework.
Testing & Quality Assurance: Assisting with setup/testing of equipment; completing test records; operating hand tools (drilling, grinding, sanding).
Machinery Operation: Lifting components/assemblies using slings and pendant cranes (training provided if needed).
Team Collaboration: Working within planned timelines; providing feedback on process/machine improvements; assisting other sections as required.
Customer Support: Occasional on-site work for installation/commissioning or Customer Services teams.
Safety & Compliance: Maintaining a tidy workspace; adhering to Health & Safety policies; registering daily time via ERP.
Candidate Profile:
Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings/specifications.
Methodical approach; attention to quality; experience with hand tools and fine-tolerance fitting.
A strong sense of self-motivation.
Join us in “Shaping What Matters For Tomorrow”!
Who we are: Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperion’s divisions of Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers. Coperion is an Operating Company of Hillenbrand.
We are now hiring for our site in Peterborough.
Monday – Friday. No weekends.
Full time – Permanent.
Baker Perkins, a technology brand of Coperion – owned by Hillenbrand, is a trusted technology provider in the food industry, operating from the UK and USA. We offer comprehensive solutions, from design to lifetime support, for leading brands worldwide. Our continuous innovation in equipment and processes, along with services leveraging the latest technology, ensures efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Join us at Baker Perkins, where we push boundaries in the food industry.
Job Purpose: To assemble complete machines and sub-assemblies to customer specifications, test finished equipment, and ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.
Main Duties:
You will be assembling machinery and sub-assemblies to customer specifications using engineering drawings and Bill of Materials (BOMs), while performing testing, pneumatic/hydraulic installations, and hand tool operations to ensure quality and compliance.
Assembly Processes: Assembling kits of parts using engineering drawings and BOMs via the Epicor system; installing pneumatic/hydraulic pipework.
Testing & Quality Assurance: Assisting with setup/testing of equipment; completing test records; operating hand tools (drilling, grinding, sanding).
Machinery Operation: Lifting components/assemblies using slings and pendant cranes (training provided if needed).
Team Collaboration: Working within planned timelines; providing feedback on process/machine improvements; assisting other sections as required.
Customer Support: Occasional on-site work for installation/commissioning or Customer Services teams.
Safety & Compliance: Maintaining a tidy workspace; adhering to Health & Safety policies; registering daily time via ERP.
Candidate Profile:
Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings/specifications.
Methodical approach; attention to quality; experience with hand tools and fine-tolerance fitting.
A strong sense of self-motivation.
Join us in “Shaping What Matters For Tomorrow”!
Who we are: Coperion is an industry leader in compounding and extrusion, feeding and weighing, bulk material handling and service, bringing a wealth of know-how and experience to the market. Customers benefit from Coperion’s divisions of Polymer, Equipment & Systems, and Service that are optimally networked on a global basis to offer ultimate support in the design, manufacturing and implementation of ideal systems. Staffed by engineers, chemists, technicians and a variety of industry experts, these Divisions form a powerhouse of process solutions for their customers. Coperion is an Operating Company of Hillenbrand.