Assembly Operator (Twilight Shift)

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP; Fareham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Competitive pay package

Pension up to 10% company contribution

25+ holidays

Subsidised canteen with Starbucks

Life Assurance

Job summary

Parker Meggitt in Fareham is seeking two Assembly Operators for the Twilight Shift to join a precision aerospace manufacturing team. You will braze and assemble specialised components, operate furnaces, perform leak tests, and contribute to quality assurance in a regulated environment.

Working on a desk-based but hands-on role, you will follow detailed work instructions, maintain process documentation, and ensure high standards of accuracy and safety across production stages.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/production setting.
• Ability to assemble precision components accurately.
• Familiarity with brazing processes (vacuum brazing preferred).
• Ability to follow documented procedures and work instructions.
• Strong attention to detail in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assemble aerospace components per specifications and work instructions.
• Mix and apply braze paste and materials before brazing.
• Operate vacuum furnaces: load/unload, program settings, monitor runs.
• Carry out leak testing and inspection to verify quality.
• Maintain process documentation and ensure aerospace quality standards.

Skills

Manufacturing environment

Mechanical assembly

Brazing processes

Follow detailed work instructions

Quality standards adherence

Job description

Org Marketing Statement

Job Title: Assembly Operator

Location: Fareham

Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week, Twilight Shift

Duration: Permanent

About us: Parker Meggitt is an international leader in the aerospace, defence and energy markets, employing more than 60,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities, and regional offices worldwide.

Working closely with our customers, Parker Meggitt delivers technologically differentiated systems and products for the most demanding environments, with high certification requirements for applications across its core end markets. Through focusing on engineering and operational excellence, Parker Meggitt builds broad installed bases of equipment and provides services and support across a fleet of approximately 73,000 aircraft.

Business Core Values: Winning culture, valued customers, passionate people, and engaged leadership are what have allowed us to become the company we are today.

Position Summary

The Role: We are seeking two Assembly Operators to join our Fareham manufacturing team on the Twilight Shift. These positions are focused on the brazing and assembly of specialised aerospace components within a precision manufacturing environment.

Working as part of a skilled production team, you will be responsible for preparing and processing components through various manufacturing stages, including brazing, furnace operation, assembly and leak testing. This role is predominantly desk based but combines hands-on manufacturing activities with process-driven tasks and requires a high level of attention to detail, accuracy, and adherence to quality standards.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Prepare and assemble aerospace components in accordance with manufacturing specifications and work instructions


• Mix and apply braze paste and materials to components prior to the brazing process


• Operate vacuum furnaces, including loading and unloading parts, setting programmes and monitoring production runs


• Carry out leak testing and inspection activities using specialised testing equipment to verify product quality and compliance


• Prepare new jobs for production and maintain accurate process documentation while working to aerospace quality standards

Qualifications

Skills Required:

• Previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering or production environment


• Mechanical assembly experience with the ability to work accurately on precision components


• Experience of brazing processes, ideally vacuum brazing, or transferable experience working with brazing materials and processes


• Ability to follow detailed work instructions, documented procedures and quality standards


• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work in a regulated manufacturing environment

Closing Statement

• Free car parking


• Competitive pay package


• Career progression opportunities


• Pension up to 10% company contribution


• Holiday 25 plus stats


• Subsidised canteen with Starbucks


• Life Assurance


• ACIP (Annual Cash Incentive)


• Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing


• Employee Perks offering discounts on a huge variety of goods and services


• Income Protection


• Business Resource Groups and Volunteering Day off.

Equal Opportunities Disclaimer: Parker Meggitt promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.