Aerospace Fitters

ADE Recruitment Limited; Burnley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK recruitment firm is looking for Aerospace Fitters in Burnley to fit and maintain aircraft engine components. The role requires excellent communication skills, teamwork, and flexibility in shift patterns. Candidates with knowledge of high-temperature alloys are preferred. The position offers a competitive salary of £32,600 - £39,000 plus benefits and overtime.

Benefits

10% Employer Pension Contribution

27 days holiday (+ Bank Holidays)

Early finish on Friday

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and work to engineering drawings.
• Experience in fitting aircraft engine components.
• Willingness to be trained across departments.

Responsibilities

• Fit, maintain, and repair aircraft engine components.
• Inspect braze joints and ensure component conformity.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Flexible approach to shift patterns

Knowledge of high-temperature alloys

Job description

Aerospace Fitters

£32,600 - £39,000 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 Aerospace Fitters.

THE JOB

The Aerospace 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.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

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


• Manually fit parts to required customer standards and aircraft standards, including inspection of braze joints.


• Be able to understand, interpret and work to engineering drawings and to work to tight tolerances.


• Check components to verify conformity, using tooling and other measuring devices.


• 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.


• Offer improvements to methods of inspection of product whilst developing best practice techniques.


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


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


• Support and participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives across Shop Operations (e.g. Yellow Belt LEAN Manufacturing, 6S initiatives, cost reductions, housekeeping).


• Perform any other duties that may be necessary to meet departmental objectives.

ABOUT YOU

• 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

THE OFFER

The client offers the Aerospace Fitters a generous base salary of £32,600 plus shift allowance (£39,000), company pension, benefits, and overtime.