Speed Assembly Operator
Posted 1 week ago by Experis
£18 Per hour
Inside
Undetermined
Fareham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Speed Assembly Operator role involves manufacturing components and assemblies to aerospace standards, ensuring quality and efficiency without supervision. The successful candidate will be responsible for self-inspection, teamwork, and maintaining a tidy work environment while actively participating in process improvements. Expertise in specific assembly processes and the ability to train others are essential. The position requires adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manufacture various components and assemblies using recognized processes/skills.
- Produce quality finished components in accordance with drawings and specifications.
- Work efficiently within agreed standards without supervision.
- Maintain operator self-inspection capability.
- Collaborate as a team member with a flexible attitude.
- Ensure housekeeping and tidiness on the shop floor.
- Assist the Team Leader/management in improving operational efficiency.
- Set up jigs and fixtures for assembly and test purposes.
- Train others in at least one of the processes.
- Participate in root cause analysis investigations.
- Support engineering with new product introduction.
- Familiarize with Health and Safety and Fire policies.
- Apply Environmental procedures (ISO 14001).
Key Skills:
- Proven relevant experience in assembly processes.
- Expertise in Vacuum Brazing, General Assembly, or Soldering (J-STD 001).
- Manual dexterity for performing assembly operations.
- Skilled in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
- Basic oral and written communication skills.
- Good eyesight including depth perception and normal color vision.
- Self-motivated and committed to quality.
- Ability to learn new skills and work to deadlines.
- Team player with an understanding of Lean tools (desirable).
Salary (Rate): £17.79/hr
City: Fareham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Speed Assembly Operator
Location: Fareham
Rate: £17.79 per our via PAYE
Length: 6 months
The role Speed Assembly Operator; the successful applicant will manufacture various components and assemblies using recognized processes / skills. You will produce quality finished components and assemblies in accordance with drawings and MBS routings / manufacturing build specifications to aerospace standards.
Responsibility
- To work efficiently within agreed standards, without supervision.
- To work accurately and pay attention to detail.
- To obtain and maintain operator self-inspection capability.
- To work as a team member with a flexible attitude towards work.
- To be responsible for housekeeping and tidiness on the shop floor.
- To be pro-active in aiding the Team Leader / management team in improving the efficiency of the operation in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery.
- To be able to set up jigs and fixtures for assembly and test purposes for themselves and Manufacturing Technicians.
- To be an expert in at least one of the processes with the ability to train others / prepare them for external training and subsequent approval.
- The ability to actively participate in root cause analysis investigations.
- The ability to support / advise engineering with regards new product introduction.
- To be familiar with the Health and Safety and Fire policies for the company and to attend mandatory updates when required.
- Good awareness of Environmental procedures (ISO 14001) and their application.
Requirements
- Proven relevant experience
- Expert in at least one of the following processes; Vacuum Brazing General Assembly Soldering (J-STD 001)
- Experience of performing manual assembly operations – manual dexterity
- Skilled in the reading and interpretation of engineering drawings
- Basic oral and written communications skills
- Good eye sight including depth perception / Normal colour vision
- Experience in any of the following processes: (Desirable) Encapsulation / Potting
- Self-motivated
- Committed to Quality
- Ability to learn new skills and procedures
- Ability to work to deadlines and tight timescales
- Team player
- Understanding of Lean tools - 6S / Poke Yoke / Kan Bans / VSMs (Desirable)