Our client, a leading company in the aerospace sector, is seeking a dedicated Fitter to join their team on a permanent basis. The role involves assembling and testing products to agreed engineering methods and processes, while ensuring compliance with quality procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
Task Management
- Assemble and test products to agreed engineering methods and processes
- Complete surveys and repairs according to agreed practices
- Support and conform to quality procedures to maintain compliance by ensuring adherence to defined processes and procedures
Autonomy
- Carry out assembly tasks independently without supervision
Improvements
- Work with the team to identify and drive productivity and performance improvement opportunities to support cost reductions
- Understand lean manufacturing processes and collaborate with the team
- Contribute to the continuous development of the safety, health, and environment within the work area
People Management
- Actively support and progress own development needs to ensure task flexibility via the use of the Skills matrix
- Participate in annual and interim PDRs with Production Supervisor
Communication
- Attend start-of-shift meetings with the team to understand targets, key issues, and other communications (e.g., visits, health & safety issues etc.)
- Attend end-of-shift meetings to review the shift and measure performance against targets
- Escalate issues to the Production Supervisor in a timely manner
Job Requirements:
Core Competencies:
Cobham - Interpersonal & Personal
- Trust & Ethics - Foundation
- Embracing Change - Foundation
- Emotional Intelligence - Intermediate
- Influence & Communication - Foundation
- Initiative & Drive - Intermediate
- Managing Time & Priorities - Intermediate
- Problem Solving & Creativity - Intermediate
- Working in Teams - Intermediate
Functional - Quality
- Quality - Measurement Tools/Techniques - Intermediate
Functional - Supply Chain
- Health & Safety - Continuous Improvement - Foundation
- Health & Safety - Incident & Near Miss Investigation - Foundation
- Production - Manufacturing Process Knowledge - Intermediate
PDR - Core Personal & Interpersonal
- Managing Stress and Pressure - Intermediate
- Self Confidence - Intermediate
Further competencies will be provided via the competency and skills matrix and linked to the relevant job level.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Understand and able to perform a number of tasks within the team
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent experience and able to demonstrate relevant skills within the group
Key Measures and Milestones:
- Attain approved operator stamp with scope approval relevant to the job role
- Understand lean methodology and principles
- Complete tasks on-time and to the required standard
- Minimise job card variances
- Adhere to SHE requirements of the area and cooperate with management to meet employer's legal duties
If you are a skilled fitter with experience in the aerospace industry, we encourage you to apply now to become part of our client's dynamic team.
