Assembly Operative Sheet Metal

Job title: Assembly Operative Sheet Metal

Location: Denham

Salary: £28,000 - £31,000pa

Join us on this mission as an Assembly Operative in the Manufacturing department at the Denham site. The purpose of the role is 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.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Your benefits in detail

• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
• Personalised training and development plan.
• 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.
• Cycle to work scheme.