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Facilities Engineer - Trainee

Safran Nacelles
Burnley
3 months ago
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Job Description

About Safran Nacelles Ltd
Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long range commercial aircraft.

Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. We were voted the 28th best worldwide employer in 2022 by Forbes. Our site in Burnley provides employment to almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employer in Burnley.

Our Four People Fundamentals underpin life at Safran, and our culture is built on the following principles;

•Promoting diversity and inclusion
•Developing skills and building opportunities
•Creating a trustworthy work place
•Promoting collaboration and mutual support

Why not visit our website for more information on careers at Safran
Careers At a glance | Safran (safran-group.com)

The Trainee Facilities Engineer will work as part of the Facilities team to support the sites footprint project, involving detailed surveys of existing aerospace assembly and process equipment. Developing the new layout configuration working with the manufacturing engineering and the tooling team to optimise the layout and manage the procurement, installation and commissioning of the infrastructure facility ready to move, commission and handover the project in its new location.

This role would ideally suit an Engineer experienced in the Aerospace Industry looking to progress into Facilities Management / Project Management Role.

What will I be doing?
Key Duties & Responsibilities;
•Analysis of the industrial need, feasibility studies and initial proposals
•Detail 3d & 2d designs and layout drawings using CATIA and AUTOCAD
•Building services lighting, compressed air, electrical infrastructure and Vacuum services
•Point of use services to assembly line, vac, electricity, air, data
•Working with surveyors and professional bodies to ensure we are compliant to current
•legislation
•Working with suppliers to develop a technical and commercial solution to the above need
•Working collaboratively with various stakeholders, (manufacturing engineers, tooling, HSE )
•Strategic planning of new facilities to ensure we are aligned with future needs
•Facility specifications for RFQ tenders and buy-off criteria
•Ensure critical geometry is recorded prior to fixture moves
•Planning and supervising the safe lifting and movement of assembly fixtures
•Full control of contractors to Safran and site SHE standards Inc. UK CDM legislation
•Production of technical data to train and handover the asset to the operations team
Support on training and fault finding on installed facility post commissioning
•Working closely with suppliers during installation and commissioning

Complementary Description

Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm finish on Friday
- Flexi-time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month
- 33 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays]
- Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
- 10% employer pension contribution
- 5% employee contribution with the option to increase this voluntarily through tax efficient salary exchange
- 4 x life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
- Non-contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan
- Group income protection scheme paying 50% of your salary in the event that you are too ill to work
- Support for your continuous professional development and career development
- Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave
- Excellent on-site catering facilities offering subsidised hot and cold breakfast and lunch
- Option to purchase Safran shares with additional free shares from the Company
- Corporate membership at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa to use the fitness suite, classes, pool and sauna, offering 54% discount as a gold member
- Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme offering mental health support through a confidential 24/7 helpline, access to remote GP appointments, medical second opinions and physiotherapy
- Cycles to work scheme
- Discounts on your high street purchases through our benefits platform

Job Requirements

(Benefits Continued):
- Long Service awards providing you with a monetary award and additional annual leave
- Relaxed dress code on Fridays
- Support for flexible working
- Safran referral scheme – refer someone for a job and you may qualify for a £1,000 reward
- Hybrid working option
- Electric car charging points on site
- Enter a draw to win a Burnley Football Club hospitality match day experience
- Line manager leadership conference every 6 months
- Fully funded quarterly site team-building events

What you need from me?
Knowledge
- Working knowledge of building services
- Working knowledge of Aerospace Production Processes

Skills & Qualities
- Time served Engineer Preferably Aerospace
- Knowledge CAD operator 2D & 3D CATIA
- Qualified to HNC Mech Engineering
- Experienced user of MS Office package
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good analytical skills

What's my next step?
Please apply by uploading a CV, and if your experience matches what we're looking for, one of our recruitment team will give you a call

Diversity & Inclusion
We want Safran Nacelles to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential.

We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Nacelles an inclusive place to work.

Specificity of the job

Travel specificity There is no regular travel required with this role.

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