Job Title:
Skilled Operator Location:
Hamble Working Hours:
Lates:
14:15 - 22:30 (Mon-Thurs) 12:00 - 18:00 (Fri)
Pay:
£25.94 PAYE or £35 UMB Reports to:
Section Flow Leader / Shop Floor Manager
Department:
Military
Role Summary
As a Skilled Operator within the Military department, you will play a crucial role in an established team responsible for the strip, repair, and assembly of aircraft structures, components, and sub-assemblies. This highly skilled position requires collaboration with functional specialists to meet production requirements while adhering to safety standards and customer specifications.
Essential Responsibilities
EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety):
Promote a safe workplace, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, and regulations. Report all accidents and incidents promptly. Clocking and Booking:
Ensure accurate time and attendance records are maintained, alongside precise job costings. Housekeeping:
Maintain a clean and organized workstation, ensuring tools and equipment are stored correctly. Adhere to a clear desk policy. Quality Assurance:
Comply with all quality standards, processes, and procedures, ensuring minimal wastage and high attention to detail in all work. Cost Management:
Support cost reduction efforts by minimizing unnecessary expenditure. Knowledge & Skills:
Continuously update necessary knowledge and training to meet the required specifications and standards. Ensure your Approved Operator (AO) stamp(s) are kept up to date. Team Working:
Actively engage in team meetings, share knowledge, mentor trainees, and be open to training in other areas. Additional Responsibilities:
Carry out any other reasonable duties within the role's scope.
Role-Specific Responsibilities Approved Operator (AO):
Hold and maintain the necessary AO stamp(s) for relevant operations and jobs within the department. Approve your own work, ensuring all requirements and standards are met. Technical Documentation:
Read and interpret engineering data, technical drawings, specifications, repair schemes, Manufacturing Procedures (MPs), and other approved maintenance data. Independent Working:
Operate under minimal supervision, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and correctly. Work Route Cards:
Accurately complete work route cards to ensure component traceability. Military Focused Tasks:
Measure, mark, and perform close tolerance hand fitting processes on materials. Conduct precision drilling, countersinking, reaming, and finishing of holes in aircraft structure assemblies. Apply assembly techniques, including riveting, mechanical fasteners, and bonding processes. Implement sealing and jointing techniques to protect and seal aircraft structures. Assemble pipework for various aircraft types. Conduct alignment, rigging, pressure, and functional testing of aircraft control systems.
Requirements Qualifications:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering or Manufacturing, or a time-served apprenticeship in allied trades. Skills and Experience:
Strong numeracy, literacy, and IT skills, with the ability to understand and apply technical documentation. Good planning and problem-solving capabilities. Working knowledge of 5S and lean principles. Strong work ethic and positive attitude toward success. Excellent communication and teamwork skills. High attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Proven experience of actively participating in a team culture.
Physical Requirements:
Some manual lifting of parts is required. Applicants must be capable of performing physical tasks with appropriate assistance if needed. Shift Work:
Required for this position.
Desirable Qualifications / Experience Previous experience in the manufacture of complex metallic and composite structures.
Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required for this role. If BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, eligibility for the role may be affected, and any employment offer may be withdrawn on national security grounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Skilled Operator Location:
Hamble Working Hours:
Lates:
14:15 - 22:30 (Mon-Thurs) 12:00 - 18:00 (Fri)
Pay:
£25.94 PAYE or £35 UMB Reports to:
Section Flow Leader / Shop Floor Manager
Department:
Military
Role Summary
As a Skilled Operator within the Military department, you will play a crucial role in an established team responsible for the strip, repair, and assembly of aircraft structures, components, and sub-assemblies. This highly skilled position requires collaboration with functional specialists to meet production requirements while adhering to safety standards and customer specifications.
Essential Responsibilities
EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety):
Promote a safe workplace, ensuring adherence to all relevant policies, procedures, and regulations. Report all accidents and incidents promptly. Clocking and Booking:
Ensure accurate time and attendance records are maintained, alongside precise job costings. Housekeeping:
Maintain a clean and organized workstation, ensuring tools and equipment are stored correctly. Adhere to a clear desk policy. Quality Assurance:
Comply with all quality standards, processes, and procedures, ensuring minimal wastage and high attention to detail in all work. Cost Management:
Support cost reduction efforts by minimizing unnecessary expenditure. Knowledge & Skills:
Continuously update necessary knowledge and training to meet the required specifications and standards. Ensure your Approved Operator (AO) stamp(s) are kept up to date. Team Working:
Actively engage in team meetings, share knowledge, mentor trainees, and be open to training in other areas. Additional Responsibilities:
Carry out any other reasonable duties within the role's scope.
Role-Specific Responsibilities Approved Operator (AO):
Hold and maintain the necessary AO stamp(s) for relevant operations and jobs within the department. Approve your own work, ensuring all requirements and standards are met. Technical Documentation:
Read and interpret engineering data, technical drawings, specifications, repair schemes, Manufacturing Procedures (MPs), and other approved maintenance data. Independent Working:
Operate under minimal supervision, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and correctly. Work Route Cards:
Accurately complete work route cards to ensure component traceability. Military Focused Tasks:
Measure, mark, and perform close tolerance hand fitting processes on materials. Conduct precision drilling, countersinking, reaming, and finishing of holes in aircraft structure assemblies. Apply assembly techniques, including riveting, mechanical fasteners, and bonding processes. Implement sealing and jointing techniques to protect and seal aircraft structures. Assemble pipework for various aircraft types. Conduct alignment, rigging, pressure, and functional testing of aircraft control systems.
Requirements Qualifications:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Engineering or Manufacturing, or a time-served apprenticeship in allied trades. Skills and Experience:
Strong numeracy, literacy, and IT skills, with the ability to understand and apply technical documentation. Good planning and problem-solving capabilities. Working knowledge of 5S and lean principles. Strong work ethic and positive attitude toward success. Excellent communication and teamwork skills. High attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Proven experience of actively participating in a team culture.
Physical Requirements:
Some manual lifting of parts is required. Applicants must be capable of performing physical tasks with appropriate assistance if needed. Shift Work:
Required for this position.
Desirable Qualifications / Experience Previous experience in the manufacture of complex metallic and composite structures.
Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required for this role. If BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, eligibility for the role may be affected, and any employment offer may be withdrawn on national security grounds. #J-18808-Ljbffr
