How much do aircraft fitters in Portsmouth get paid?

Aircraft fitters in Portsmouth earn

£8.01-18.49 per hour

Based on 22 employee reviews

Aircraft fitter salaries can range between £8.01-18.49 per hour in the Portsmouth area. This data is based on quiz results from 22 employees who live in and around Portsmouth.

What do top employers pay aircraft fitters?

Who are the top aircraft fitter employers?

  1. BAE Systems
    8.9
  2. Airbus
    8.9
  3. Rolls-Royce
    8.8

Who are the worst aircraft fitter employers?

  1. Protyre
    3.7
  2. National Tyres and Autocare
    4.4
  3. Halfords
    5.2

Recent aircraft fitter Jobs in Portsmouth

  1. Mechanical Fitter at BAE Systems posted 17 days ago
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How are people paid?

59%
by the hour
41%
an annual salary

Based on 22 employees

What contracts are people on?

8% report having zero hours contracts.
8% report having low hours contracts. (less than 16 hours)
8% report having part time contracts. (16-35 hours)
77% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 13 employees

What do aircraft fitters do?

Mechanical fitters have the job of putting together large machines.

Some mechanical fitters specialise in particular things, like factory machines, planes or cars.

Other names for mechanical fitters are:

  • Fitters
  • Plant fitters
  • Auto fitters
  • Pipe fitters
  • Mobile fitters

This type of job might involve:

  • Getting raw materials ready
  • Following plans
  • Using specialist tools to make parts for the machines
  • Assembling machine parts together
  • Inspecting and repairing machines
  • Following health and safety procedures

You may work in a workshop.

If you want to apply for a mechanical fitters job, you might need the following:

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