Date posted: 29 October 2025
Pay: From £12.45 per hour
CRONITE CASTINGS LIMITED
JOB TITLE: Fettler
SALARY: £12.45 per hour
DEPARTMENT: Finishing
39 HOURS A WEEK
MON – WED 07:30 – 16:30
THURS – 07:30 – 16:00
FRIDAY – 07:30 – 13:00
REPORTS TO:
Finishing Team Leader
JOB PURPOSE:
You will need to be physically fit as manual handling is part of your daily role.
Grind, sand, clean, or polish metal objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools. The candidate will uphold an excellent standard of work whilst maintaining a safe working environment.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary responsibilities of the role will include but not limited to:
* Fettle metal castings, according to materials, sizes and shapes of workpieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes.
* Measure and mark equipment, objects, or parts to ensure grinding and polishing standards are met.
* Verify quality of finished workpieces by inspecting them, comparing them to templates, measuring their dimensions, or testing them in working machinery.
* Trim, scrape, or deburr objects or parts, using chisels, scrapers, and other hand tools and equipment, including grinders and meggitt belts/grinders.
* Maintain equipment, objects, or parts, using hand tools.
* Sharpen abrasive grinding tools, using machines and hand tools.
* File grooved, contoured, and irregular surfaces of metal objects, such as metalworking dies and machine parts, to conform to templates, other parts, layouts, or blueprint specifications.
* Maintaining and improving housekeeping in the working area.
You should be:
* An enthusiastic individual with a can do attitude
* Hands-on with a flexible approach
* Have a good understanding and follow all aspects of health and safety
* Able to work independently and as part of a team
Previous experience/Key requirements:
* Must be able to work in an environment subject to extreme heat
* Prior experience in a heavy manufacturing environment desired
* Ability to compute percentages, proportions, perform basic mathematics calculations
* Will maintain a neat and organized work area
* Working with safety in mind at all times and comply with EHS policies
Special Skills/ Aptitudes
* Ability to foresee the possibility of a risk occurring
* Hardworking and detail-oriented individual.
* Ability to work in a team and independently as and when required.
* Ability to effectively and efficiently handle pressure and still keep working schedules.
* Ability to take instruction
* Demonstrate the ability to lift heavy objects.
Job Types:
· Permanent, Full-time
Additional pay:
* Quarterly profit related bonus
Benefits:
* Company clothing provided
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
* Annual holiday entitlement of 25 days
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
* Overtime potential
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Crewkerne
Reference ID: Fettler 2025
Application method
* Email
Require CV
* Yes
Application updates
* ccl.-
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Application deadline
* 12th September 2025
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.45 per hour
Expected hours: 39 per week
Benefits:
* Bereavement leave
* Company pension
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Profit sharing
* Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Somerset TA18 7YA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Location:
* Somerset TA18 7YA (required)
Work Location: In person