Process and General Operator

Thales Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense sector offers an exciting opportunity for a Service Operator in Belfast. You will be responsible for materials handling and production support, ensuring operational effectiveness and contributing to a continuous improvement culture. The role provides career development pathways alongside competitive benefits including flexible working options and annual leave.

Benefits

Pension plan

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee assistance programme

Flexible benefits platform

27 days annual leave

Variable compensation plan bonus

Qualifications

• Ability to perform tasks related to materials handling, kitting, and production control.
• Experience in minor machine maintenance and safe operation of equipment.
• Positive participation in continuous improvement programs.

Responsibilities

• Handle materials, perform kitting and maintain equipment.
• Update computer systems accurately as per operating procedures.
• Ensure housekeeping aligns with Lean principles.

Skills

Flexibility

Mobility

Attention to detail

Job description

Location: Crossgar, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Service Operator

We have an excellent opportunity for a Service Operator to join our Team here at Thales Belfast

Main Purpose of Job

The ideal candidate will have the necessary skills and experience to perform all tasks necessary to enable the production function to achieve programme ie kitting and all duties associated with materials handling, storage and production control in addition to other duties.

Job Content

• Total flexibility and mobility across all stores, production control and material handling duties and across all general duties;
  • Minor machine / equipment maintenance
  • The care and security off all equipment, tools and materials within the operator’s sphere of operation.
• Kitting of materials in support of production programmes and the accurate update of computer systems as per operating procedures
• Receipt of all materials into the company and the accurate update of systems as per operating procedures.
• Packaging and despatch of materials and products to Customers and sites as is required.
• Operation of tool management system to ensure adequate and accurate levels of consumables are available to support production.
• Perform cycle counts to ensure data accuracy and integrity of MRP System.
• Ensure housekeeping of all stores areas in line with Lean and BiT principles.
• Operation of vehicles and material handling equipment as necessary.
• Positive participation in continuous improvement programme.
• Undergo training for various tasks and achieving capability to perform within a reasonable time period.
• Familiarising other operatives in most cost effective ways to perform tasks.

Benefits at Thales

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include a pension plan, healthcare cash plan, life assurance, income protection as well as an employee assistance programme.

In addition, our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefits to suit your needs. You can choose to add a number of optional benefits including: private medical insurance, health assessments, buying/selling annual leave, gym membership discounts + much, much more. You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site!

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus, 27 days annual leave + 1 company day + UK public holidays as well as the opportunity to volunteer up to 3 days to support local charities/communities in which we work.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to our success.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Teamfor graduate and apprentice roles.

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