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Assembly Operative - Sheet Metal

Carbon 60
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 7AZ

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • The Assembly Operative position involves fabricating and assembling various components for ejection seats in a leading military aircraft manufacturer.
  • Candidates should have experience in riveting techniques, the use of adhesives, and operating vertical milling machines.
  • The role requires attention to detail, manual dexterity, and the ability to conduct self-inspection and quality checks.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is preferred, and the position offers a salary of £25,000 per year.
  • The company provides a competitive benefits package, including a 9% non-contributory pension scheme, life assurance, and 25 days of annual leave.

Assembly Operative - Sheet Metal

Our client is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

They are looking to hire an Assembly Operative in the Manufacturing department, to undertake a variety of processes including:
* Fabricating and assembling seat pan chassis and parachute container assemblies,
* Conducting bench fitting and build of detailed assemblies.
* Conduct heat treatment, (annealing and age hardening) of components to strictly defined specifications.
* Conduct Injection Moulding.
* Packing, bonding and room temperature vulcanising, sealing of box bridle line assemblies.
* Vertical Mill - Milling expanded foam inserts for heat pad assemblies.
* Producing seat backrest and sitting platform assemblies.
* Fitting hardware and furniture using a range of aerospace fasteners, adhesives and Velcro.
* Utilise Royalite plastic sheet and vacuum forming techniques to produce head pad assemblies.
* To undertake fine detailed, small scale gluing work to various plastic skins i.e. bond memory foam, carbon fibre wafers, webbing and various types of material.

Characteristics & Skills
* Experience in riveting techniques.
* Experience in the use of adhesives.
* Operating vertical milling machines
* Experience in using a variety of assembly/fitting tools and equipment.
* Knowledge of engineering drawings.
* Undertaking self-inspection and quality checks.

Person Specification:
* Attention to detail.
* Familiar with engineering hand tools.
* Manual Dexterity.
* High degree of concentration skills.
* Basic administration routines.

They offer a highly competitive benefits package which includes:
* 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
* 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
* Healthcare Cash Plan.
* 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* The ability to purchase additional leave maximum 1 week.
* Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
* Friday midday finish (non-shift)
* Cycle to work scheme.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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