Blade operator - 18 Month Fixed Term

IF1200 GE Aviation Systems Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexChoice benefits

Non-contributory Pension

Life Assurance

Group income protection

Private medical cover

26 days holiday

Job summary

GE Aerospace at Brockworth (Gloucestershire) is seeking a Blade Operator to perform manual processes within a rotating shift production environment.

You will handle composite processes, contribute to safety, quality, and efficiency, and work across cells. The role requires flexibility for night shifts and teamwork with colleagues at the Dowty Brockworth site.

Qualifications

• Must work well in a team and take accountability for quality and EHS standards.
• Flexible to gain new skills and work across cells at the Brockworth site.
• Demonstrates drive to identify and implement process improvements.
• Experience in flow line production and materials processing.
• Good manual dexterity.

Responsibilities

• Blade composite processes including layup, Preform & Foam, blade build, resin injection, deflash.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Ensure Quality & Environment, Health & Safety issues are addressed.
• Repairing.
• Ability to work night shift.

Skills

Blade processing

Teamwork

Flexibility

Manual dexterity

Job description

Job Description Summary Job Description

We have an opportunity for a Blade Operator at our Dowty Propellers Brockworth site The role involves the execution of manual processes either on a rotating shift pattern in a production environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Blade composite processes to include but not limited to (Composite layup, Preform & Foam, Blade build, resin injection and deflash)
• Identifying and Implementing process improvements.
• Identify and hold responsibility for Quality & Environment, Health & Safety issues.
• Repairing.
• Ability to work night shift.

Essential Qualifications:

• Demonstrate their ability to work as an effective team player, taking ownership accountability for quality and EHS standards.
• Adopt a flexible approach to gaining new skills and working across cells within the Dowty Brockworth site.
• Demonstrate personal drive and motivation to identify and implement process improvements.
• Demonstrate experience of working in a flow line production environment and be familiar with materials processing.
• Demonstrate good manual dexterity.

Flexible Working GE Aerospace supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

Total Reward

At GE Aerospace we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible. As a new joiner to GE Aerospace we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;

• Non-contributory Pension
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection
• Private medical cover
• Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: No

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.