Electrical Fitter

The role involves installing complex electrical systems and control panels onto vehicle chassis. You'll be working from engineering drawings to wire, fit, and terminate electrical components and cabling for…

Engineering
Pay rate £16 – £22/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 18 September 2026

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The role involves installing complex electrical systems and control panels onto vehicle chassis. You'll be working from engineering drawings to wire, fit, and terminate electrical components and cabling for industrial-grade scanning and automation equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

Electrical installation of scanning systems and control panels on large vehicles

Wiring complete systems onto truck and van chassis

Point-to-point wiring, loom building, cable crimping, and terminating

Fitting of data and comms cabling including RJ45, Cat5/Cat6

General mechanical fitting: marking out, drilling, tapping, bracket fitting

Reading and interpreting engineering wiring diagrams and schematics

Using hand and power tools for installation tasks

Experience with vehicle conversions is beneficial

Trade Test Includes:

Wiring an SY cable to a circuit breaker

Terminating it with an RJ45 connector

Use of crimping tools

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