Finishing Operative - Masking & Abrasive Clean

Mane Contract Services; Denham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract service provider in Denham is seeking a skilled surface preparation technician focused on masking and bead blasting tasks. This role offers the chance to contribute to high-quality finishing processes that are crucial for safety equipment, like ejector seats. Candidates should have solid experience in surface preparation and a thorough understanding of health and safety regulations. The position comes with competitive benefits, including a pension scheme, life assurance, and generous leave options.

Benefits

Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme

4x salary Life Assurance

Friday Midday Finish

Personalised training and development plan

Cash Healthcare Plan

25-days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Workplace Nursery Benefit

Cycle to work scheme (including e-bikes)

Discounts Platform

Subsidised Canteen

Qualifications

• Solid experience with surface preparation processes, including masking and bead blasting.
• Experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Full understanding of health and safety and COSHH regulations relating to hazardous substances.

Responsibilities

• Accurately interpret engineering drawings and build plans.
• Assist with continuous improvement aspects of masking and painting processes.
• Deliver finishing processes maintaining high quality standards.
• Follow health and safety regulations including risk assessments.

Skills

Solid experience with surface preparation processes, including masking and bead blasting

Experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings

Full understanding of health and safety and COSHH regulations

Experience of working in manufacturing organisations

Job description

Our client has an impressive finishing plant at their Denham site and this role will be focused with masking, bead blasting and surface preparation tasks for painting. You'll have the opportunity to be fully involved with the painting strategy, the team is proud of quality levels involved with their finishing processes which contribute to the success of ejector seats produced onsite, to ultimately save lives.

Responsibilities

• Accurately interpret engineering drawings, instructions and build plans so that part numbers, process specifications and finishes are accurately identified and applied.
• Assist with continuous improvement aspects relating to masking and painting processes.
• Work with various masking materials and glass and plastic bead media.
• Deliver finishing processes with operating procedures and process specifications, ensuring that high quality standards are achieved.
• Follow relevant health and safety regulations, including risk assessments, COSHH assessments and material safety data sheets.
• Complete tasks to required work schedules, working with efficiency.
• Ensure that components and tools are appropriately handled.
• Input with reviewing the effectiveness of equipment and tools.

Characteristics & Skills

• Solid experience with surface preparation processes, including masking and bead blasting.
• Experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Full understanding of health and safety and COSHH regulations relating to hazardous substances.
• Experience of working in manufacturing organisations.
• You'll 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.

Your benefits in detail

• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
• Friday Midday Finish
• Personalised training and development plan
• Cash Healthcare Plan
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Workplace Nursery Benefit
• Cycle to work scheme (including e-bikes)
• Discounts Platform
• Subsidised Canteen