Role Profile
This role will primarily be responsible for fabricating, fitting, maintaining, and repairing aircraft engine components. Sheet Metal workers need to be hands‐on, efficient, and work to high quality standards, working alongside and supporting other key business areas across the Site.
Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities
- Participate in a positive and proactive EHS culture across the site.
- Carry out fabrication work to prescripted aircraft standards in line with sheet metal processes.
- Understand, interpret and work to Engineering drawings and meet tight tolerances.
- Use measuring equipment and inspection fixtures to ensure component conformity to drawing requirements.
- Maintain machinery, jigs and fixtures to ensure a clean, safe, and healthy working environment.
- Set up and operate fabricating machines to cut, bend and straighten sheet metal.
- Check parts for accurate measurements and finish pieces where necessary.
- Share knowledge and experience, and support coaching and mentoring of new employees and apprentices.
- Support and participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives across Shop Operations (e.g., Lean Manufacturing, 6S initiatives, cost reductions, housekeeping).
- Carry out any other duties that may be necessary to meet departmental objectives.
Person Specification
- Time served with professional qualification.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Team player able to work alone and use own initiative with minimum supervision.
- Flexible approach to working various shift patterns.
- Flexible approach to working across multiple departments.
- Willingness to be trained across departments, supporting flexible working requirements.
- Pro‑active approach to the future success of the business.
- Knowledge and experience with high temperature alloys is a distinct advantage.
- TIG welding experience would be a distinct advantage.
