Job Title: Autoclave Operator – (Aerospace/ Manufacturing)
Location: India Mill, Darwen
Salary: £11.00 (£21,164) to £12.00 (£23,088)
Job type: Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week over a 4-day week, Monday to Thursday.
Brookhouse Aerospace is a well-known and respected name in the Aerospace Industry currently in its 71st year, and during this time, the business has seen many positive changes following an MBO in 2021 from Kaman UK.
We offer a range of capabilities, including manufacturing composite components, metallics, sheet metalwork, fabrication, machining and treatments.
We are approved and certified for JOSCAR, AS 9100 and NADCAP certificated and are approved Tier 1 and 2 suppliers to the Aerospace and Defence manufacturers in the UK and internationally, such as Airbus, BAE, MBDA, Rolls Royce, Safran and Spirit.
The role:
We are currently searching for a highly experienced Autoclave Operator with at least three years of working experience within an aerospace/manufacturing environment.
As an approved Autoclave Operator who is able to undertake operations with all Brookhouse Aerospace Limited curing ovens and autoclaves to ensure that all parts/components meet set curing specifications. The operator must have the ability to work within a team as well as individually to meet manufacturing/operational objectives set by the Team Leader.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Frequent communication (several times throughout each day) with the Department’s Team Leader to understand clear production plans so that objectives can be met.
- Undertake manual loading, unloading and curing of all parts/components in accordance with specifications.
- Watch the keeping of industrial machinery to ensure operations are carried out correctly.
- Carry out the inspection of completed cure cycles and confirm that parts have passed or failed in accordance with specifications.
- TPM (General Maintenance) of all Autoclaves.
- Maintenance and testing of all vacuum pipes and thermocouples.
- Maintain compliance to all master processes and associated documents, therefore, ensuring industry standards are upheld in the production of components.
- Undertaking tasks delegated by the Team Leader, Value Stream Leader and/or Senior Management.
- Ensuring performance within the team remains a high standard.
- Monitoring and maintaining health and safety standards.
- To adhere to procedures which include Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and People (SQCDP).
- Regular upkeep of records and documentation.
- Undertaking training and development set by the Team Leader, Value Stream Leader and/or Senior Management. (Lean 101 Training, Code of Conduct and continuous professional development in accordance to any shortfalls within training matrices).
- To contribute and undertake 6S improvements.
- To support cost reduction initiatives by introducing new ideas or removing waste and non-value-added time or operations to increase profitability whilst maintaining compliance.
- To support the Team Leader, Value Stream Leader and/or Senior Management with the maintenance of skills planning and training matrices.
The Candidate:
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Can plan and organise workload
- Can demonstrate continuous professional development
- Machinery operation and/or engineering experience, or a willingness to obtain experience within this environment.
- Has a flexible attitude towards the role. Willingness to work in accordance to shift patterns and overtime when required.
- Ability to work as part of the team whilst using their own initiative to make autonomous decisions to ensure project deadline compliance.
- The ability to maintain attention to detail by providing high levels of accuracy.
- Highly motivated, driven and disciplined with a “can do” attitude.
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
Working pattern:
- 4-day week Monday to Thursday 07:15 am to 5:00 pm totaling 37 hours weekly.
- Overtime is available from Friday to Sunday at premium rates of pay.
Benefits:
- Holidays start at 33 days per year (including Bank Holidays) pro rata for 4 days.
- Overtime rates after basic hours are 1.5 of your basic hourly rate, and Fridays and Saturdays
- Overtime rates for Sundays are 2.0 of your basic hourly rate.
- Shift Allowances: Nights 33%, Double day 18% and Blended Rota 22%
- On-site – Occupational Health
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Corporate Simplyhealth Cash Plan (Benefit in Kind)
- Life Insurance x 2
- Currently sourcing a subsidised onsite canteen
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Quality Development Coordinator, Quality Coordinator, Quality Engineer, Quality Inspector, Junior Product Quality Inspector, Quality Assurance, Junior Quality Assurance Inspector, QA Inspector, Continuous Improvement, Improvement Inspector, Quality Overseer may also be considered for this role.
