Job Description:

Bowl Tool Technician / Mechanical Technician / Automation Technician / Machine Build Engineer

📍 West Midlands
💰 Up to £40,000 + Overtime + Excellent Benefits

A well-established engineering business specialising in automation, feeding systems and special purpose machinery is looking to recruit a Bowl Tool Technician / Mechanical Technician to join their expanding engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer or technician who enjoys building, developing and optimising automated machinery used within advanced manufacturing environments.

You will play a key role in the build, development and optimisation of vibratory bowl feeder systems used within automated production equipment.

The Role - As a Bowl Tool Technician / Mechanical Build Engineer, you will:

• Build vibratory bowl feeders and feeding systems to engineering specifications
• Work from engineering drawings and pneumatic schematics
• Install and integrate pneumatic components within machinery
• Develop systems from initial power-on through to full production performance
• Identify improvements to bowl design and system performance
• Support machine installation and commissioning when required

You will work closely with Design Engineers, Machine Build Technicians and Project Engineers within a collaborative engineering environment.

What We’re Looking For

• Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Experience within mechanical build, machine assembly or automation environments
• Ability to read engineering drawings and mechanical assemblies
• Strong hands-on workshop skills (lathe, milling machine, general tooling)
• Experience within automation, feeding & handling systems, or special purpose machinery would be highly beneficial.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary
• Overtime available
• Modern workshop and engineering facilities
• Opportunity to work on high-spec automation equipment
• Long-term career stability within a growing engineering company

Do you have the courage to take on this challenge?