CNC Maintenance Engineer

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Why Work With Us

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work with us, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.

We are the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft.

Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

What You'll Be Doing

Join us on this mission as a Maintenance Engineer within the friendly and supportive Machine Shop Department, based in Denham Buckinghamshire.

The purpose of the role is to carry out maintenance and repair of all CNC machines and equipment within the Machine Shop so that downtime is minimised, and production targets are met.

Aspects of the Role Will Include:

Follow Total Preventative Maintenance schedule for machines and equipment. Replace worn parts and wiring in accordance with machine manuals and specifications.
Repair machines and equipment as needed, bringing in external suppliers as required.
Transport materials and finished parts and components to the required locations using the forklift truck and lifting equipment.
The future of engineering and manufacturing is changing. To future-proof your career, we will always keep investing in your development. That's a long-term promise because we want to learn from you, so keeping your skills up to date is important to us, and important for our future. We're after people who are curious and enjoy solving problems.
The role will enable you to collaborate and work with other teams across our organisation. We're a company that saves lives. Join us.

Characteristics & Skills:

Certified IEE 18 Edition Wiring Regulations
Forklift Licence
Use of hand tools and testers
Experience of working within manufacturing and with CNC machine tools, typically 5 & 4 axis machining centres and CNC turning machines
Grade Pass in GCSE Maths/English (or equivalent)
Manual dexterity

Your Benefits in Detail:

Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
Lunchtime finishes every Friday
Personalised training and development plan
Healthcare Cash Plan
25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Workplace Nursery Benefit scheme
Cycle to work scheme

If you posess the skillset and experience above and are interested in working for a market leader then please feel free to call Gary Gittings at Time Recruitment Solutions for a private and confidential chat or simply click 'APPLY

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