Job Title: Laminator (Fitter)
Location: India Mill, Darwen
Salary: £10.24 per hour depending on skills, experience, and relevant qualifications.
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 Company prides itself on its innovative approach to product design and manufacturing and its excellent reputation for high-quality customer service.
We believe that our success is due to our unique blend of technical collaboration, innovation, extraordinary service, and most importantly, our employees’ skills, teamwork, and dedication.
The role:
We are looking for a highly experienced composite Laminator (Fitter) with at least two years of working experience within an aerospace/automotive manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Laminating and tooling across a broad range of products
- Understanding technical drawings and laminate manuals
- Checking information on drawings is clear
- Laminate with good attention to detail
- Vacuum bag parts to a high standard
- Assist as required in all aspects of Production including preparation of moulds and de-moulding
The Candidate:
- Self-motivated and proactive with ability to plan and organise workload
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good knowledge of laminating processes for different materials used in creating a high-quality component
- Ability to follow procedures and work instructions / manuals
- Comfortable working to tight time frames with demanding quality requirements
- Candidates must demonstrate previous experience of using their own initiative
- High attention to detail
Overtime Rates:
Overtime above basic is paid at 1.5 and on Sunday 2.0.
Benefits:
- Holidays start at 28 days per year (including Bank Holidays) (based on 4 day).
- Overtime rates after basic hours are 1.5 of your basic hourly rates, and Fridays and Saturdays
- Overtime rates for Sundays are 2.0 of your basic hourly rates.
- Shift Allowances: Nights 33%, Double day 18% and Blended Rota 21.7%
- On-site – Occupational Health
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Corporate Simplyhealth Cash Plan (Benefit in Kind)
- Life Insurance x 2
- Currently sourcing a subsidised onsite canteen
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
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: Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Technician, Technician, Electrical Fitter, Welding, Electro-Mechanical Systems Engineer, Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Machinery Engineer, Machine Technician, Machinery Technician, Machine Engineer, Fitter. Mechanical fitter, project engineer, project manager, site operative, site technician may also be considered for this role.
