Sheet Metal Worker / Fitter

Sheet Metal Workers / Fitters

• £35,500 plus overtime!

• 10% Employer Pension Contribution

• 27 days holiday (+ Bank Holidays!!)

• Early finish Friday!

• Lancashire

The Company

My client specializes in the manufacturing of complex fabrication and precision machined components, including gas turbine engines. They serve customers around the world in commercial and military aviation, power generation, the marine industry, rotary wing, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Due to a significant increase in orders, they need to recruit several Sheet Metal Workers / Fitters.

The Job

The Sheet Metal Workers / Fitters will be responsible for fitting, maintaining, and repairing aircraft engine components. Working hands-on, efficiently and to high quality standards, you will be working alongside and supporting other key business areas across the site. (This is a day’s role 07:30 – 16:00).

The Sheet Metal Workers / Fitters essential duties and responsibilities under direct supervision will include:

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Participate in a positive and proactive EHS culture across the site.

• Carry out fabrication work to prescripted aircraft standards to fall in line with sheet metal processes.

• Ability to understand, interpret and work to Engineering drawings and to work to tight tolerances.

• Ability to use measuring equipment and inspection fixtures to ensure component conformity to drawing requirements.

• General maintenance of machinery, jigs and fixtures is required to ensure a clean, safe, and healthy working environment.

• Setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend and straighten sheet metal.

• Check parts for accurate measurements and finish pieces where necessary.

• Sharing knowledge and experience and support coaching and mentoring to new employees and apprentices.

• Support and participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives across Shop Operations. (I.e. Lean Manufacturing, 6S initiatives, cost reductions, housekeeping).

• To carry out any other duties that may be necessary to meet departmental objectives.

About You

The Sheet Metal Workers / Fitters will be time-served with a professional qualification and have:

• Excellent communication skills

• Team Player with the ability to work alone and use own initiative with minimum supervision.

• Flexible approach to working various shift patterns

• Flexible approach to working across multiple departments

• Willingness to be trained across departments, supporting flexible working requirements

• Pro-active approach to the future success of the business

• Knowledge and experience on high temperature alloys is a distinct advantage

• TIG welding experience would be a distinct advantage.

The Offer

The client offers the Sheet Metal Workers / Fitters a generous base salary of £35,500, 10% company pension contribution, 27 days holiday, life assurance cover, benefits, and potential overtime