Primary Operative (Skilled)

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in aerospace innovation is seeking a Primary Operative to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work on complex structural wing assemblies, ensuring quality and compliance in a collaborative environment. With a commitment to sustainability and excellence, the company provides extensive training and development opportunities, making it a great place for career progression. Join a team where your contributions truly matter, and help shape the future of air travel while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

25% shift premium

Industry Leading Pension Scheme

Life Assurance 8 x salary

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Income protection

Free onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle To Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of self-certification A Stamp experience.
• Quality inspection experience and IT literacy required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with processes and conduct inspections.
• Support Team Leader in managing workload and quality issues.

Skills

Quality / inspection experience

Self-certification A Stamp

IT Literate

Train the trainer qualified

Education

Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification

NVQ Level 3

Tools

MS Excel

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Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn. in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

GKN Aerospace Filton specialises in the design and manufacture of large complex structural wing assemblies, detailed metallic components and wing systems for a combination of both civil and military aircraft.

We are seeking a Primary Operative to join us on a 6-month secondment in our growing ribs value stream. The Primary Operative will operate as a multi-skilled, flexible worker to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency. You will be responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of your assigned tasks, in full compliance with the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to your own and peers' safety.

The Primary Operative will be fully supported by their Team Leader, who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard / quality issues.

As a Primary Operative you will be an integral part of the team performing a variety of fitting tasks within the Ribs value stream bench area.
You will also provide support to the Team Leader regarding technical expertise within the process for your zone(s) to resolve Quality concerns within your Zone along with assisting the Team Leader in managing workload.

How You'll Contribute

• Ensure team are aware of the process and procedures, communicate and retrain where changes impact the original requirements.
• Conduct the evaluation and endorsement of operator’s initial category application.
• Complete the inspection of team worked activities where the conformity inspection cannot be completed through individual certification.
• Ensure all phases/operations are fully confirmed, prior to release of parts from area/zone.
• Ensure First Article Inspection processes are carried out where applicable by the appropriate person with the relevant authorisation.
• Ensure customer protection is in place for all customer (internal or external) reported non-conformance and customer protection boards are updated.
• Responsible for final inspections and reporting where there is a product or process deviation.
• Supporting the dispositioning of process and product deviations with the required information through the non-conformance management procedure, raising and amending the Quality Notification in the ERP system with all the relevant information.
• Confirmation all physical work content and records are completed in accordance with the disposition decision.
• When required and as part of an agreed development plan, the Primary Operator will deputise for the Team Leader.

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

• Have held a self-certification A Stamp for a minimum of 6 months.
• Have successfully completed an apprenticeship, equivalent qualification or NVQ Level 3.
• Train the trainer qualified.
• Quality / inspection experience.
• IT Literate with experience using MS packages including Excel.

You will be a self-motivated team player with the ability to work on your own initiative whilst having a keen eye for detail.

What We'll Offer

• The salary will be £35,828 plus 25% shift premium.
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis.
• Life Assurance 8 x salary.
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays.
• Income protection.
• Free onsite parking, shop, canteen, bike racks and Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment.

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where your career journey may take you!

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.