Bench Hand

Parker Hannifin; Coventry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Employee Perks - discounts

Income Protection

Volunteering Day off

Job summary

Parker Meggitt at Ansty Park, Coventry, is seeking a quality-focused Bench Hand to deburr and hand-finish precision components for aerospace braking systems. You will work from engineering drawings, use hand tools, and maintain cleanliness and safety to meet stringent quality standards.

The role is a permanent day-shift position with opportunities for career progression and a strong benefits package including pension, parking, and staff perks.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or precision bench-work.
• Ability to use hand-finishing tools such as scrapers, files, abrasive stones and brushes.
• Ability to read and follow engineering drawings and work instructions.
• Excellent manual dexterity and attention to detail on small components.
• Aerospace experience is preferred, automotive or precision manufacturing also considered.

Responsibilities

• Deburr and hand-finish precision-machined components using approved hand tools.
• Inspect components to ensure removal of burrs and sharp edges.
• Work to drawings, work instructions, route cards and QA requirements.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and FOD control.
• Ensure components meet aerospace quality standards for downstream assembly.

Skills

Manufacturing

Deburring tools

Engineering drawings

Manual dexterity

Aerospace experience

Job description

Job Title: Bench Hand

Location: Ansty Park, Coventry

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, predominately day 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 looking for a quality-focused Bench Hand to join our aerospace manufacturing team. Working in a bench-based environment, you will support the production of precision-machined components used in hydraulic valve assemblies for aircraft braking systems. This role involves manually removing burrs, sharp edges and loose material from small, intricate components using specialist hand tools while ensuring the highest standards of quality, cleanliness and safety. Attention to detail is essential, as even the smallest defect may impact the performance of safety-critical aerospace products.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Role

• Deburr and hand-finish precision-machined components using a range of approved hand tools.
• Inspect components to ensure all burrs, sharp edges and loose material have been removed.
• Work to engineering drawings, work instructions, route cards and quality requirements.
• Maintain high standards of component cleanliness and FOD (Foreign Object Debris) control.
• Ensure components meet aerospace quality standards and are suitable for downstream assembly.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• Experience working within a manufacturing, engineering, machining, assembly or precision bench-work environment.
• Previous deburring experience and the ability to use hand-finishing tools such as scrapers, files, abrasive stones, brushes and countersink tools.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and follow detailed work instructions.
• Excellent manual dexterity and attention to detail when working on small, intricate components.
• Aerospace experience is preferred, although candidates from automotive or other precision manufacturing environments will be considered.

Benefits

• 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 our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services
• Income Protection
• Business Resource Groups and Volunteering Day off.