Production Operative - Aerospace Manufacturing

UK Space Jobs; Oxford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

25 days holiday

Life Assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Training and development

Shift uplift 22.6%

4 on / 4 off pattern

Job summary

Syntech Recruitment is seeking a Production Operative for a leading aerospace manufacturer near Oxford. You will work in a specialist environment packing and palletising safety-critical cartridge sets and rocket motors, following strict quality procedures.

Initially on a 37-hour training plan with a salary of £28,500, you’ll shift to a 4 on/4 off pattern with enhanced pay around £34,941 per year, plus pension and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Structured training on a 37-hour day shift.
• Manufacturing environment for safety-critical aerospace products.
• Packing and palletising in line with engineering instructions.
• Receive and check materials, goods and stock entering the department.
• Maintain accurate stock and production records using SAP.
• Follow Health & Safety procedures and Safe Systems of Work.

Responsibilities

• Pack and palletise specialist aerospace products in line with engineering instructions.
• Prepare, package and label products accurately for dispatch.
• Receive and check materials, goods and stock entering the department.
• Ensure products are correctly identified using part and batch numbers.
• Maintain accurate stock and production records using SAP.
• Operate packing and palletising equipment safely.
• Follow engineering documentation, specifications and work instructions.
• Ensure products meet required quality and inspection standards.
• Support 5S and continuous improvement activities within the department.

Skills

Packing & palletising

Attention to detail

Health & Safety

Following engineering instructions

SAP experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Production Operative – Aerospace Manufacturing

Location: Chalgrove, Oxfordshire – 20 minutes from Oxford

Salary: £28,500 basic | £34,941 after training

Shift: Days initially, moving to 4 on / 4 off

Hours: 37 hours per week during training

Job Type: Permanent

Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for a Production Operative to join a leading aerospace and defence manufacturer at their Chalgrove facility near Oxford.

This is not a standard warehouse packing position. You’ll work within a specialist manufacturing environment, packing and palletising safety-critical cartridge sets and rocket motors in accordance with engineering instructions and strict quality procedures.

For the first six months, you’ll complete structured training on a 37-hour day shift with a salary of £28,500. Once successfully trained, you’ll move onto a 4 on / 4 off shift pattern, 07:00–16:30, receiving a 22.6% shift uplift which increases your salary to approximately £34,941 per annum.

Benefits

• £28,500 starting salary
• £34,941 salary following training and move onto shift
• 22.6% shift uplift
• 4 on / 4 off working pattern after six months
• Excellent pension – 9% employer contribution with no employee contribution required
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Training and development

Production Operative Responsibilities

• Pack and palletise specialist aerospace products in line with engineering instructions
• Prepare, package and label products accurately for dispatch
• Receive and check materials, goods and stock entering the department
• Ensure products are correctly identified using part and batch numbers
• Maintain accurate stock and production records using SAP
• Operate packing and palletising equipment safely
• Follow engineering documentation, specifications and work instructions
• Ensure products meet required quality and inspection standards
• Work in accordance with Health & Safety procedures and Safe Systems of Work
• Support 5S and continuous improvement activities within the department

The manufacturer's job profile places particular emphasis on product quality, Health & Safety and effective collaboration across the wider manufacturing operation.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous manufacturing, production, engineering or stores experience
• Experience with packing, palletising or preparing manufactured products for dispatch
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach
• Ability to follow engineering instructions and procedures
• Good understanding of Health & Safety within a manufacturing environment
• SAP experience would be advantageous
• Dangerous Goods – Air, Sea and Road training would be advantageous

The formal person specification includes palletisation, raising deliveries and printing labels as relevant experience, with SAP listed as desirable.

This would suit a Production Operative, Manufacturing Operative, Aerospace Operative, Stores Operative, Dispatch Operative or Manufacturing Technician looking for a secure, permanent position within a specialist aerospace manufacturing environment.