Metal Finishing Operative

Mane Energy; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled individual to manage surface preparation and painting tasks. The role focuses on high quality standards in finishing processes crucial for safety products. The ideal candidate has experience in manufacturing and a thorough understanding of health and safety regulations. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme, life assurance, personalized training, and more.

Benefits

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

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.
• Experience of working in manufacturing organisations.

Responsibilities

• Accurately interpret engineering drawings and process specifications.
• Assist with continuous improvement in masking and painting processes.
• Work with various masking materials and bead media.
• Deliver finishing processes following high quality standards.
• Follow health and safety regulations and complete tasks efficiently.
• Ensure components and tools are appropriately handled.

Skills

Surface preparation processes

Reading engineering drawings

Understanding health and safety regulations

Experience in manufacturing

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.

Aspects of the role include to:

• 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