Trainee Aerospace Assembler

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-job training

Holiday allowance

Career progression

Early finish Fridays

Free parking

Overtime pay

Supportive team

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Agency in Cambridge is seeking a Trainee Aerospace Assembler. This entry‑level role offers hands‑on training, development of aerospace skills, and a clear progression path within a supportive workshop environment.

The position features a night shift (4pm–2am, Monday–Thursday) with Fridays-Sundays off, and on‑the‑job mentoring to help you read drawings and assemble components to exacting standards.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience or college course in carpentry, joinery, kitchen fitting, general assembly, mechanical or electrical engineering, general assembly or the automotive industry
• Willingness to use drills, saws and hand power tools; comfortable with milling, drilling or cutting

Responsibilities

• Using hand and power tools to cut, shape, and assemble components
• Following technical drawings and assembly instructions
• Preparing materials and checking component fit
• Ensuring quality standards are met, adjusting parts where required

Skills

Hands-on experience

Reading technical drawings

Proactive attitude

Reliable work ethic

Shift flexibility

Education

College course in carpentry/joinery/mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

Drills

Saws

Power tools

Job description

Trainee Aerospace Assembler Rubicon Recruitment Agency•Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Trainee Aerospace Assembler | Cambridge | £15.85

Join a company where your hands-on skills become the foundation for a rewarding aerospace career.

Day 1: Your own tools, your own bench, and an experienced assembler showing you the ropes.

Day 30: Reading technical drawings like second nature, building your first components under supervision.

Day 90: Working with real independence, and the team already trusting you with the harder jobs.

If you've just come off a hands-on course in carpentry, joinery, electronics or similar trade, this is where those skills turn into a career. No Trainee Aerospace Assembler experience is needed. Just the right attitude and a willingness to learn.

Night Shift Hours: 4pm - 2am, Monday - Thursday. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night off.

What's in it for you as a Trainee Aerospace Assembler:

• On-the-job training with full support to develop specialist aerospace skills
• Enhanced holiday allowance
• A clear path to progress as your capability grows
• Day shifts only, Monday to Friday, with an early finish at 1pm on Fridays
• Off-road free parking
• Overtime paid at x1.5
• A supportive workshop environment working alongside skilled professionals who'll actually teach you

What you'll be doing day-to-day as a Trainee Aerospace Assembler:

• Using hand and power tools to cut, shape, and assemble components
• Following technical drawings and assembly instructions
• Preparing materials and checking component fit
• Ensuring quality standards are met, adjusting parts where required

What you'll bring as a Trainee Aerospace Assembler:

• Hands-on experience or college course in carpentry, joinery, kitchen fitting, general assembly, mechanical or electrical engineering, general assembly or the automotive industry
• Confident use of drills, saws and hand power tools
• Some knowledge of milling, drilling or cutting
• Reliable and a strong work ethic with a proactive attitude
• Must be able to work a 4pm to 2am shift, Monday to Thursday

Full-time