* £32,600 - £39,000 plus overtime!
* 10% Employer Pension Contribution
* 27 days holiday (+ Bank Holidays!!)
* Early finish Friday!
* Lancashire
THE COMPANY
My client specializes in the manufacturing of complex fabrication and precision machined components, including gas turbine engines. They serve customers around the world in commercial and military aviation, power generation, the marine industry, rotary wing, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Due to a significant increase in orders, they need to recruit several Aerospace Fitters.
THE JOB
The Aerospace Fitters will be responsible for fitting, maintaining, and repairing aircraft engine components. Working hands-on, efficiently and to high quality standards, you will be working alongside and supporting other key business areas across the site.
The Aerospace Fitters essential duties and responsibilities under direct supervision will include:
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
* Participate in a positive and proactive EHS culture across the site.
* Manually fit parts to required customer standards and aircraft standards, including inspection of braze joints.
* Ability to understand, interpret and work to Engineering drawings and to work to tight tolerances.
* Checking of components to verify conformity, using tooling and other measuring devices.
* Ability to use measuring equipment and inspection fixtures to ensure component conformity to drawing requirements.
* General maintenance of machinery, jigs and fixtures is required to ensure a clean, safe and healthy working environment.
* Offer improvements to methods of inspection of product whilst developing best practice techniques.
* Check parts for accurate measurements and finish pieces where necessary.
* Sharing knowledge and experience and support coaching and mentoring to new employees and apprentices.
* Support and participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives across Shop Operations. (I.e. Yellow Belt LEAN Manufacturing, 6S initiatives, cost reductions, housekeeping)
* To perform any other duties that may be necessary to meet departmental objectives.
ABOUT YOU
The Aerospace Fitters will have:
* Excellent communication skills
* Team Player with the ability to work alone and use own initiative with minimum supervision.
* Flexible approach to working various shift patterns
* Flexible approach to working across multiple departments
* Willingness to be trained across departments, supporting flexible working requirements
* Pro-active approach to the future success of the business
* Knowledge and experience on high temperature alloys is a distinct advantage
THE OFFER
The client offers the Aerospace Fitters a generous base salary of £32,600 plus shift allowance (£39,000), company pension, benefits, and overtime
Salary description
£32600.00 - £39000.00 per year