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Mechanical Assembly Technician

Job Description

Applicate Date: 28th January 2026

McAuley FL Lifts, Ballymoney

 McAuley FL Lifts, part of McAuley Engineering, manufactures high-quality tail lifts for emergency vehicles. Our products help healthcare teams move patients safely and efficiently. We are looking for a skilled assembly technician to build sub-assemblies, platforms and mechanical assemblies for our tail lift systems. This role involves precise assembly of pre-made components — no welding or fabrication is required.

The Role

You will be responsible for assembling the aluminium platforms and mechanical parts that form our tail lift systems. The work is hands-on, detailed, and requires following engineering drawings and build instructions.

Key responsibilities:

  • Assembling aluminium platforms and frames
  • General mechanical assembly functions such as drilling, tapping, cutting, riveting and bolting
  • Fitting hydraulic and mechanical components during final assembly
  • Checking build quality, fit, and functionality
  • Maintaining a clean and organised workspace

Who We’re Looking For

This role is ideal for someone with a practical, hands-on approach and attention to detail.

Ideal background:

  • Vehicle mechanics or fitters
  • Vehicle conversions or body building
  • Mechanical fitting or assembly
  • Coachbuilding
  • Skilled tradespeople with good mechanical ability

Skills and attributes:

  • Comfortable working from drawings and instructions
  • Good workshop skills and tool experience
  • Reliable, accurate, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Willingness to learn and develop new skills

Desirable:

  • Basic hydraulic or electrical experience, but not essential.

What We Offer

  • Competitive pay (based on experience)
  • 4-day working week – Monday to Thursday, 7am–5pm

Pay Range:

Based on experience  £13.50–£14.85 per hour.

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We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on grounds of age, perceived religious or political affiliation, sex, marital status, disability, colour, sexual orientation, race or ethnic origin. We practice equality of opportunity in employment and select the best person for the job. To demonstrate our commitment to equality of opportunity in employment we need to monitor the community of our employees, and applicants, as required by the Fair Employment (N.I.) Order 1998. We are therefore asking you to give us extra information which will be treated in the strictest confidence and used for monitoring purposes only. This extra form will not be filed with other details, as given on your application form. If you do not complete this questionnaire, we are encouraged to use the ‘residuary’ method, which means that we can make a determination on the basis of personal information on file / application form. Whether or not you are from Northern Ireland, you should answer the question below by indicating which community or religious background you might be perceived to come from. Even if you no longer practice any religion, the aforementioned legislation still obliges us to classify your perceived community background/religious affiliation, in order to monitor the effectiveness of our policy on equality of opportunity. We are therefore asking you to indicate your community background by ticking the appropriate box.





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