Tooling Engineer

Safran Nacelles
Burnley
2 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 28rd 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)


What will I be doing?
A requirement for a Tooling Manufacturing Engineer has arisen to assist the existing Tooling function with its current capacity shortfall. This role will be required to support the following activities:
- Create industrialised tooling solutions in accordance with the Safran standards and specifications for the various needs of the Composites, Assembly and Sheet Metal manufacturing activities.
- Design and then refine tooling concepts to enable manufacture through the external supplier network.
- Liaise with and advise external tooling manufacturers on all technical requirements to facilitate effective production which meets cost, quality and function requirements.
- Provide technical support to the internal toolmakers when maintaining existing hardware.
- Work with various stakeholders (including Manufacturing Engineering and Production) to ensure that all requirements are understood and fulfilled.
- Support requests for internal investment via the creation of capital expenditure justification.

Complementary Description

- 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?
- Educated to degree-level within an appropriate engineering subject or equivalent experience.
- Existing tooling design and manufacturing experience, preferably with a Composites, Assembly and/or Sheet Metal bias.
- Understanding of typical aerospace application requirements (preferable).
- Thorough working knowledge of GD&T and general engineering principles.
- Working knowledge of typical manufacturing process capabilities.
- Strong working experience in a CAD/CAM environment (preferably Catia v5).
- Strong communication skills - both verbal and written.
- Experience of working with external suppliers.

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.

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