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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.
