Location: Templecombe, United KingdomThales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Machinist – (R0260917)

Location – Templecombe

Hours - 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week

Thales is a technology company that is part of the of the global Thales organisation. Thales worldwide has 88000 employees in 50 countries.

Thales teams deliver cutting-edge solutions to armed forces all over the world. We are Europe’s number one supplier of defence electronics.

The Role

Thales Underwater Systems delivers a state of the art Sonar capability for UK and International Navies. Our systems are developed for a wide range of significant defence projects, including the Astute and Dreadnought class submarines, Merlin helicopters, Type 23 frigates and the Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel.

As a Machinist within Thales, you will become a key member of the manufacturing team based at our site in Templecombe where we are producing the next-generation of Sonar technologies, for which we are world-renowned.

Having already gained experience working with mills, lathes, turn-mill centres and CNC programming in a previous role this is an excellent opportunity for you to further your skills and really start to build a successful career with a leader in their field.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

The successful candidates main purpose will be too manufacture and inspect components, sub-assemblies, tooling and fixtures in a team environment in order to meet production requirements

Programming, setting and operation of CNC mills and Lathes Operation of manual mills and lathes Operation of band saws (vertical and horizontal) Inspection of components Use of CAM software to program components Ensuring measuring equipment is calibrated Performing TPM on equipment Processing finished components though the ERP system Accountable for own productivity and quality Assistance with training of other employees and apprentices in the most effective and safest methods of performing activities

Your Skills and Experience

You have experience of working on mills, lathes or turn-mill centres previously You have some experience in online and offline CNC programming You will ideally have served an apprenticeship as a turner or miller and have at least 2 years post apprenticeship experience (desirable though it is not a pre-requisite) You are motivated and work well on your own as well as part of a team You can follow instructions and are able to work well under deadline pressure You understand technical drawings and can apply that to machining techniques You show initiative in areas like problem solving and working unsupervised

Thales Benefits

4 day working week 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays) Pension contributions up to 7% Healthcare Cash Plan Life insurance Stock options (SharingThales) every 2 years Enhanced maternity and parental leave. Generous training budget and allowance to attend conferences/workshops. Gym and well-being memberships, Cycle to Work Discounts on major retail outlets 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

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