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Looking for work as a mechanical fitter? At Trinamics, you’ll find mechanical fitter vacancies in the engineering sector. You’ll work in a workshop or factory, building, assembling and testing machines and systems.
You’ll work on fixed-term projects, usually at a single site. You’ll build machines from drawings and see the immediate results of your work. With a good salary, clear working hours and a job close to home.
A mechanical fitter builds and assembles machines and technical installations. You work with parts, modules and complete systems, and ensure that everything functions correctly from a mechanical point of view.
These are your main duties:
Assembling machines and modules from technical drawings
Fitting, adjusting and aligning components
Building and testing mechanical installations
Carrying out maintenance and repairs
Troubleshooting and resolving mechanical problems
Working with hand tools, measuring equipment and machines
You will mainly be involved in building and improving machines. Unlike service engineers, you will usually not work on site, but in a permanent workshop.
As a mechanical fitter, you will usually work at a single permanent location. This could be a workshop, factory or production environment.
Common working environments:
Machine-building companies
Assembly departments
Production environments
High-tech companies
You spend little time travelling and often work in a stable environment with regular colleagues.
A mechanical fitter and a service engineer both work with technology, but their roles differ in terms of the nature of the work and the environment.
The main difference:
A mechanical fitter works at a single fixed location
A service engineer works at various customer sites
In addition:
Mechanical fitter → construction and assembly of machines
Service engineer → maintenance and troubleshooting
Mechanical fitter → structured work
Service engineer → variety and independence
Do you enjoy building machines? Then a role as a mechanical fitter is a better fit. If you prefer to work independently on site, then a role as a service engineer is a better fit.
A mechanical fitter’s salary depends on experience, sector and type of work.
Average salaries:
Junior: €2,500 to €3,000
Mid-level: €3,000 to €4,200
Senior: €4,000 to €5,000 or more
Additional benefits may include:
Shift allowances
Overtime pay
Training and qualifications
Career progression opportunities
If you work in high-tech or complex mechanical engineering, the salary is often higher.
As you’ll usually be working at a fixed location, travel time is limited. We look for workshops and manufacturing companies in your region.
We have plenty of mechanical fitter vacancies in:
Rotterdam and the surrounding area
Breda and the surrounding area
Eindhoven and the surrounding area
Nijmegen and the surrounding area
View all mechanical fitter vacancies and choose a workplace close to home.
A working day as a mechanical fitter involves building and assembling machines according to schedule.
Your day usually goes like this:
Start in the workshop with your team
Review technical drawings
Fit and assemble components
Build and test machines
Coordinate with colleagues and engineers
Check and finalise your work
You work in a structured manner and often know in advance what you’ll be doing. This ensures a calm and organised approach to your work.
A job as a mechanical fitter is right for you if you enjoy hands-on work and like assembling and improving machinery.
This role is a good fit for you if you:
enjoy working with your hands and building technical systems
prefer to work at a single, fixed location
appreciate structure and clearly defined tasks
can read technical drawings or are keen to learn
enjoy seeing the results of what you build
Do you prefer working at different locations and enjoy troubleshooting? Then a role as a service engineer might be a better fit.
As a mechanical fitter, you’ll work on various types of machinery and installations.
Examples:
Production machinery
Industrial installations
High-tech systems
Modules and sub-assemblies
Complete production lines
You’ll often work with mechanical engineering and sometimes in combination with electrical engineering.
As a mechanical fitter, you want stable work, a fixed workplace and clear working hours. Trinamics ensures that this is all properly organised.
That’s why mechanical fitters choose Trinamics:
Assignments with machine builders and manufacturing companies
Often day shifts and fixed working hours
Work at a single location with minimal travel time
Good pay and clear terms and conditions
Modern workshops and professional tools
Quick start on ongoing projects
Opportunity for a permanent contract
Personal support and short lines of communication
You know exactly where you stand and can get started straight away.
“Through Trinamics, I now work in a permanent workshop with clear working hours and a team I can rely on.” – Mechanical fitter, Eindhoven region
For 20 years, we’ve been helping mechanical fitters find work in engineering and industry.
As a mechanical fitter, you usually work in a workshop or factory. In some roles, you may occasionally work on site, but most of the work takes place at a single fixed location.
Yes, as a mechanical fitter, you often work from technical drawings. You use these to assemble and build machines and components correctly.
As a mechanical fitter, you usually work as part of a team. You work alongside other fitters, engineers and, on occasion, production planners.
Whether you work shifts or day shifts as a mechanical fitter depends on the role. In many workshops, you work day shifts, but shift work is also common in production environments.
As a mechanical fitter, you work with technologies such as mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics. You use tools, measuring equipment and machines to assemble parts.
For some mechanical fitter vacancies, experience in welding or machining is an advantage, but this is not always a requirement. It depends on the type of work and the employer.
Yes, as a mechanical fitter, you can progress to become a specialist, a senior fitter or take on a managerial role. You can also further your development through technical training courses.
Would you like to find out which mechanical engineer vacancies are right for you? Please get in touch with us. We’ll help you find a role that matches your experience and preferences.
