About this role
🔧 Assembly Technician 📍 Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK | 🕒 Full-time (39 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
🚀 Your Role We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assembly Technician to join our team in Adlington, Macclesfield.
🔍 What You’ll Be Doing
• Ensure assembly and build quality is of the highest possible standard.
• Ensure machinery is fully PDI’d and tested prior to delivery.
• Attending site for machine commissioning and breakdowns.
• Being self-disciplined, proactive, and hard working.
• High degree of interpersonal skills and communication skills.
• Working to deadlines and delivery dates.
• Ensure production instructions and quality standards are met/exceeded.
• Escalate any build anomalies to relevant persons.
• On-site commissioning and customer training.
✅ What You’ll Bring
• Principally be responsible for the mechanical assembly of all sub and main assemblies.
• Be able to read and understand engineering drawings and pneumatic circuits.
• Manage and keep your electronic parts lists accurate.
• Can carry out mechanical surveys, repairs, and servicing of Proseal equipment.
• General engineering, marking out, drilling, and tapping.
• Carry out work on-site, or off-site as requested and agreed.
Qualifications:
• Time served with C&G or modern apprenticeship.
🌟 Why Join Us?
At JBT Marel, this is more than just an Assembly Technician role. It's an opportunity to be part of a business that is shaping the future of food production through innovation and engineering excellence. You'll benefit from: ✅ Working for a global leader in food technology ✅ A supportive and collaborative team environment ✅ Opportunities to develop your skills and career ✅ Exposure to innovative machinery and leading-edge technology ✅ The chance to see the direct impact of your work with customers across the UK and beyond
📣 Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you're a skilled and motivated Assembly Technician looking to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced engineering environment, we'd love to hear from you.
🌍 About JBT Marel – Shape the Future of Food
At JBT Marel, we’re not just supporting the food industry — we’re helping to transform it. As a global leader in food technology, we design and deliver innovative solutions that enable food producers worldwide to operate more efficiently, maintain the highest quality standards, and move towards a more sustainable future.
Our Adlington site is a key part of that global impact. Here, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team where ideas are valued, ownership is encouraged, and contributions truly matter. We combine technical excellence with a practical, hands-on approach, creating an environment where people can thrive and make a real difference.
Everything we do is guided by our core values: Create with Collaboration. Serve with Integrity. Grow with Excellence. Advance with Innovation.