Location
Denham
Salary
Competitive with benefits
Application Deadline
Friday, October 24, 2025
Job Summary
Why work for Martin-Baker
A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.
Martin-Baker is 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 Finishing Operative at our Denham site. We have an impressive finishing plant at our Denham site and this role will be undertaking a variety of finishing and inspection operations to vibration deburr to the required quality standards. The team is proud of quality levels involved with their finishing processes which contribute to the success of ejector seats produced onsite, to ultimately save lives.
Aspects of the role to include:
* To operate barrel tumbling and vibratory finishing equipment.
* To prepare the metallic surface for further processing.
* To suitably mask components to ensure bores, holes, slots, etc are free from abrasive media before entering machinery.
* To undertake inspection of parts.
* Packing of parts for internal transport and storage.
* Interpreting part numbers, drawing issue number, relevant ADRs, process specs and finishes.
Characteristics & Skills
* Basic understanding of measuring equipment.
* Experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
* Understanding of health and safety and COSHH regulations relating to hazardous substances.
* Basic manufacturing / engineering background.
At Martin-Baker you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.
Your benefits in detail
* Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
* 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
* Personalised training and development plan.
* Healthcare Cash Plan.
* 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
* Workplace Nursery Benefit.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Martin-Baker + discount platform.
We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.
Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.
All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-