Fitter

Matchtech; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the UK is seeking a skilled Fitter to join their team permanently. The Fitter will assemble and test products while ensuring compliance with quality procedures. This role requires understanding lean manufacturing principles and involves a variety of responsibilities including productivity improvements and adhering to safety requirements. If you have experience in the aerospace sector and are looking for a dynamic team environment, we encourage you to apply now.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform multiple tasks within the team.
• Experience in demonstrating relevant skills for the group.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and test products to engineering methods.
• Support quality procedures for compliance.
• Maintain lean manufacturing processes.

Skills

Interpersonal & Personal

Problem Solving & Creativity

Time Management

Emotional Intelligence

Production Process Knowledge

Education

Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Our client, a leading company in the aerospace sector, is seeking a dedicated Fitter to join their team on a permanent basis. The role involves assembling and testing products to agreed engineering methods and processes, while ensuring compliance with quality procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Assemble and test products to agreed engineering methods and processes
• Complete surveys and repairs according to agreed practices
• Support and conform to quality procedures to maintain compliance by ensuring adherence to defined processes and procedures
• Autonomy: Carry out assembly tasks independently without supervision
• Improvements: Work with the team to identify and drive productivity and performance improvement opportunities to support cost reductions
• Understand lean manufacturing processes and collaborate with the team
• Contribute to the continuous development of the safety, health, and environment within the work area
• People Management: Actively support and progress own development needs to ensure task flexibility via the use of the Skills matrix
• Participate in annual and interim PDRs with Production Supervisor
• Communication: Attend start-of-shift meetings with the team to understand targets, key issues, and other communications (e.g., visits, health & safety issues etc.)
• Attend end-of-shift meetings to review the shift and measure performance against targets
• Escalate issues to the Production Supervisor in a timely manner

Job Requirements

• Core Competencies:
  • Cobham - Interpersonal & Personal
  • Trust & Ethics - Foundation
  • Embracing Change - Foundation
  • Emotional Intelligence - Intermediate
  • Influence & Communication - Foundation
  • Initiative & Drive - Intermediate
  • Managing Time & Priorities - Intermediate
  • Problem Solving & Creativity - Intermediate
  • Working in Teams - Intermediate
• Functional - Quality
  • Quality - Measurement Tools/Techniques - Intermediate
• Functional - Supply Chain
• Health & Safety - Continuous Improvement - Foundation
• Health & Safety - Incident & Near Miss Investigation - Foundation
• Production - Manufacturing Process Knowledge - Intermediate
• PDR - Core Personal & Interpersonal
• Managing Stress and Pressure - Intermediate
• Self Confidence - Intermediate
• Further competencies will be provided via the competency and skills matrix and linked to the relevant job level.

Qualifications and Experience

• Understand and able to perform a number of tasks within the team
• Completed a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent experience and able to demonstrate relevant skills within the group

Key Measures and Milestones

• Attain approved operator stamp with scope approval relevant to the job role
• Understand lean methodology and principles
• Complete tasks on-time and to the required standard
• Minimise job card variances
• Adhere to SHE requirements of the area and cooperate with management to meet employer's legal duties

If you are a skilled fitter with experience in the aerospace industry, we encourage you to apply now to become part of our client's dynamic team