Assembly Technician - Fitting Annex

Mane Contract Services; Denham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading assembly and manufacturing company in Denham seeks an Assembly Operative to join their team focusing on ejection seat production. The role includes inspecting and assembling complex sub-assemblies, requiring manufacturing experience and a good knowledge of engineering drawings. Competitive benefits include a pension scheme and healthcare cash plan.

Benefits

Highly competitive pension scheme

4x salary Life Assurance

Personalised training and development

Healthcare Cash Plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of engineering drawings.
• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Inspect complex sub-assemblies for quality.
• Build products using technical drawings and plans.
• Use hand tools for assembly to specifications.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Engineering drawings

Health & Safety knowledge

Hand tools usage

Manual dexterity

Job description

Overview

Join us on this mission as an Assembly Operative in our Fitting Annex at our Denham site. You'll work as part of an assembly production team to assemble and inspect a range of complex sub-assemblies. The team is proud of quality levels involved with their processes which contribute to the success of ejector seats produced onsite, to ultimately save lives.

Responsibilities

• Inspect a range of complex sub-assemblies such as Powered Retraction Units, Snubbers and Auto Deployment Units, as part of the manufacture of ejection seats
• Use technical drawings, build plans, and acceptance test procedures to build and inspect products
• Assemble kits of components to the required standards and specifications using hand tools and other assembly equipment.
• Inspect and test products to the required tolerances and technical specifications using a variety of gauges and automated inspection equipment.
• Inspection of finished articles, and first offs using relevant company standards and procedures.

Characteristics & Skills

• Worked within a manufacturing environment.
• Good working knowledge in the use of engineering drawings.
• Basic working knowledge of Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Can demonstrate the use of hand tools and gauges.
• A distinct advantage would be experience of assembly, fitting and inspection.
• Manual dexterity.

Opportunities

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.

Benefits

• 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