Assembly Operative Sheet Metal

Denham
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Job title: Assembly Operative Sheet Metal

Location: Denham

Salary: £28,000 - £31,000pa

Join us on this mission as an Assembly Operative in the Manufacturing department at the Denham site. The purpose of the role is to undertake a variety of processes including.

Fabricating and assembling seat pan chassis and parachute container assemblies,
Conducting bench fitting and build of detailed assemblies.
Conduct heat treatment, (annealing and age hardening) of components to strictly defined specifications.
Conduct Injection Moulding.
Packing, bonding and room temperature vulcanising, sealing of box bridle line assemblies.
Vertical Mill - Milling expanded foam inserts for heat pad assemblies.
Producing seat backrest and sitting platform assemblies.
Fitting hardware and furniture using a range of aerospace fasteners, adhesives and Velcro.
Utilise Royalite plastic sheet and vacuum forming techniques to produce head pad assemblies.
To undertake fine detailed, small scale gluing work to various plastic skins i.e. bond memory foam, carbon fibre wafers, webbing and various types of material.Characteristics & Skills

Experience in riveting techniques.
Experience in the use of adhesives.
Operating vertical milling machines
Experience in using a variety of assembly/fitting tools and equipment.
Knowledge of engineering drawings.
Undertaking self-inspection and quality checks.Person Specification:

Attention to detail.
Familiar with engineering hand tools.
Manual Dexterity.
High degree of concentration skills.
Basic administration routines.You will have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Your benefits in detail

Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
Personalised training and development plan.
Healthcare Cash Plan.
25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
The ability to purchase additional leave maximum 1 week.
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
Cycle to work scheme

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