Sheet Metal Technician

StandardAero; Gosport; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

StandardAero in Gosport is seeking a skilled fabricator to use hand skills and forming techniques to manufacture and fabricate aircraft structural parts from aluminium. You will interpret technical drawings and collaborate with aircraft technicians to ensure precise fitment.

The role requires coordination with the heat treatments team, participation in continuous improvement, and strict adherence to QMS/SMS/EMS and all manuals.

Qualifications

• Recognised indentured apprenticeship or military equivalent.
• Human Factors.
• Experience of working with forming parts from raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Use hand skill with multiple forming techniques to manufacture and fabricate aircraft structural parts from aluminium.
• Interpret technical documentation.
• Work with aircraft technicians for fine adjustment of parts to ensure fitment.
• Coordinate with the heat treatments team as needed.
• Contribute to team delivery of targets and goals.
• Comply with Tool Control procedures; attend and contribute to team meetings.
• Support continuous improvement to assist productivity, quality and lean methods.
• Undertake training and train other team members for maximum flexibility.
• Adhere to Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Advice sharing

Education

Registered apprenticeship or military equivalent

Human Factors

Tools

Forming parts experience

Job description

• Use hand skill as appropriate using multiple forming techniques to manufacture & fabricate aircraft structural parts from metallic raw materials (predominantly aluminium) using hand skills and tooling in combination with machinery techniques where needed
• To be able to interpret technical documentation
• To be able to work with aircraft technicians for fine adjustment of manufactured parts to ensure aircraft fitment
• Co-ordinate with the heat treatments team where needed
• Contribute to team delivery of agreed targets and goals
• Comply with current Tool Control procedure;
• Attend and contribute to team meetings;
• Support a climate of continuous improvement to assist productivity, quality and lean methodology;
• To achieve a maximum flexibility, team members will undertake training and train other team members
• Undertake work to highest level of competence;
• Agree to do other duties within the team to support team output;
• Work within and promote the Behavioural Competencies;
• Adherence to our Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and all associated Business Manuals.

Competencies

• Team worker that has the ability to fully interact with other team members;
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to provide advice as a subject matter expert.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key responsibilities and duties

• Use hand skill as appropriate using multiple forming techniques to manufacture & fabricate aircraft structural parts from metallic raw materials (predominantly aluminium) using hand skills and tooling in combination with machinery techniques where needed
• To be able to interpret technical documentation
• To be able to work with aircraft technicians for fine adjustment of manufactured parts to ensure aircraft fitment
• Co-ordinate with the heat treatments team where needed
• Contribute to team delivery of agreed targets and goals
• Comply with current Tool Control procedure;
• Attend and contribute to team meetings;
• Support a climate of continuous improvement to assist productivity, quality and lean methodology;
• To achieve a maximum flexibility, team members will undertake training and train other team members
• Undertake work to highest level of competence;
• Agree to do other duties within the team to support team output;
• Work within and promote the Behavioural Competencies;
• Adherence to our Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and all associated Business Manuals.

Competencies

Core

Essential

• Team worker that has the ability to fully interact with other team members;
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable

• Ability to provide advice as a subject matter expert.

Functional

Essential

• Full compliance and understanding of Quality Management System;
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities.

Organisational Relationships

• Reports directly to the Front Line Manager.

Essential

Professional Qualifications/Education and Training

• Recognised indentured apprenticeship or military equivalent.
• Human Factors.
• Experience of working with forming parts from raw materials

Desirable

• Suitable engineering qualification, preferably in an aviation area but not essential
• Familiar with Military MRP 145 and associated Regulatory Articles (RA’s).

Experience

• Previous experience within would be an advantage