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Shot Peen and Plater
Salary is 30,028-34,925
This role is working shifts, including nights.
Shift Type
Premium Detail
Day Shift
The first 45 minutes of the shift, 6.00am-6.45am will qualify for an unsociable hour's payment of 20% (i.e. 1.2 time).
Late Shift
This shift is eligible for a premium of 25%. (1.25)
Winter Period - Night Shift
Working this shift entitles employees to a 42% premium. (1.42)
Weekend Shift 1
These shifts attract a 45% premium. (1.45)
Job Description
We are a leading company in the field of aircraft landing and braking systems, committed to contributing to safer, more sustainable aviation for current and future generations.
Our Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organization partners with a range of global customers, working closely with major airlines such as British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air, Iberia, Vueling, Air Canada, Etihad, and Qatar.
What will I be doing?
The role of a Shot Peen / Plater involves preparing parts by shot peening to ensure surfaces are ready for electroplating. This role also supports the plating department in the preparation, pre-treatment, and plating of aircraft components according to CMM repairs and specifications.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Masking parts for Peening
- Preparing parts for the plating process
- Using planning tools to prioritize work lists
- Reporting issues to the engineering team effectively
- Electrical circuitry and surface finishing: Chromium, Nickel, and Cadmium
- Preparing and masking components during the pre-plating process
- Setting up tooling, fixtures, and assisting in new tooling design
- Using a wide and varied range of precision measuring equipment
- Reading component maintenance manuals, complex drawings, and engineering layouts to determine the methods and sequences of operations needed for part repairs
- Diagnosing vat, electrical, or tooling malfunctions to determine the need for adjustments or repairs
- Adhering to COSHH and safe chemical usage guidelines
- Operating de-embrittlement and stress relief processes
- Delivering components to the next stage in the process
- Working on priorities from PAC 1
- Operating cranes
- Working from SOPs
- Understanding and mapping of CMM
- Cleaning, masking, heating, and waxing components
- Calculating plating thickness and plating times
- Measuring components using internal/external micrometers, comparators, bore micrometers, verniers, and elcrometers
- Monitoring the line to check that vats are at the correct temperature and rectifiers at the correct amperage
- Performing 5S checks
- Part marking
- Passivation and Passivation 124
- Completing weekly maintenance tasks
- Grit blasting, chrome stripping, shot peening, cad stripping, and sermetel stripping
Complementary Description
Our site is a center of excellence dedicated to the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of landing gears and associated components for civil, military, and helicopter aircraft. Our team supports the overhaul of over 350 landing gear legs per year, with a dedicated group of engineers available for on-wing support when issues arise.
We prioritize our employees' development and success. We adhere to four core values:
- Promoting diversity and inclusion across our business.
- Developing colleagues' skills and creating opportunities to shape the future.
- Creating a trustworthy workplace to support innovative and decisive actions.
- Encouraging collaboration and mutual support among colleagues.
Job Requirements
- An Engineering/Plating Apprenticeship or equivalent, ideally from the aerospace or automotive sectors
- IMF Foundation / Technician Qualification or equivalent
- High attention to detail with a strong quality focus
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong computer and mathematical skills
- Team-oriented work ethics
- Self-management and reliability
- Good problem-solving skills
- Flexibility and willingness to learn new skills
- Understanding of Lean Sigma disciplines and 5S principles
- Involvement in continuous improvement activities to reduce shop processing times and manufacturing hours
- Willingness to work shift rotations, including days, evenings, nights, and occasional weekends
