Parachute Packer

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd; Denham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering British engineering firm dedicated to saving lives in aerospace as a Parachute Packer. In this vital role, you'll be responsible for packing and repacking parachutes and drogues, ensuring the highest quality standards are met. Collaborate with a skilled team and gain invaluable experience in a supportive environment. Enjoy competitive benefits, including a generous pension scheme and personalized training. This is your chance to contribute to a mission that protects aircrew in advanced military aircraft while developing your skills in a respected industry.

Benefits

9% Non-Contributory Pension Scheme

4x Salary Life Assurance

Personalized Training and Development Plan

Healthcare Cash Plan

25 Days Annual Leave

Workplace Nursery Benefit

Cycle to Work Scheme

Midday Finish on Friday

Qualifications

• Experience in parachute packing is a distinct advantage.
• Ability to work from technical drawings and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Pack parachutes and drogues according to technical specifications.
• Check parachutes for flaws and note them on history sheets.

Skills

Parachute Packing

Technical Drawings

Attention to Detail

Engineering Background

Job description

Why work for Martin-Baker

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you’re providing pilots with their last form of defence.

Martin-Baker is the world’s leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world’s most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

What You’ll Be Doing

Join us on this mission as a Parachute Packer where you’ll pack new build parachutes and drogues and repack parachutes. The team is proud of quality levels involved with their processes which contribute to the success of ejector seats produced onsite, to ultimately save lives.

Aspects Of The Role Include To

• Pack parachutes and drogues in accordance with technical specifications.
• Drawing of parts from satellite stores
• Recording of batch numbers and completion of history sheets
• Checking parachutes for flaws and noting minor flaws on the history sheet
• Preparing parachutes for loading into the press
• Efficient utilisation of operating presses to ensure parachutes and drogues are compressed in accordance with the drawings
• Work with development programmes on working methods and specifications of head boxes, parachutes and drogues including prototypes and test pieces.
  
  

Characteristics & Skills

• Experience of parachute packing a distinct advantage
• Experience of working from Technical Drawings and specifications
• Engineering/manufacturing background
• Meticulous good attention to detail
• Responsible and conscientious
• Team player
  
  

At Martin-Baker 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 (18+)
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
• Personalised training and development plan.
• Healthcare Cash Plan.
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Workplace Nursery Benefit.
• Cycle to work scheme (including e-bikes)
• Midday finish on Friday.
  
  

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role.

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