Production Operative / Kitting Technician

UK Burnley

Accountable to: Team Leader, Burnley

Base Location: Site based – Burnley

Salary: From £11.44 per hour rising to £11.90 after successful completion of 6 month probationary.

Main Responsibilities

Responsible for cutting and preparing aerospace industry kitted components from a wide range of textiles and materials in accordance with customer specifications.

Key Tasks

  • Operate necessary equipment for the packaging of parts and kits.
  • Handling and preparing a wide range of differing textiles and materials to produce kit components in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures
    (SOP) and detailed work instructions.
  • Ensure parts and installation kits are properly identified and labelled.
  • Ensure correct certification paperwork is maintained with parts throughout
    kitting process.
  • Perform work in a neat and organised manner within estimated or budgeted
    hours while maintaining high standards of quality.
  • Interpretation of detailed diagrams and drawings to prepare materials for
    precision cutting and inclusion in finished kits.
  • Work with problem solving teams across own and other functions such as
    Planning, Engineering and Quality Assurance assisting team leaders and
    managers to identify areas requiring corrective action.
  • Complete all required paperwork for kitting and certification.
  • Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicating
    actions, irregularities, and continuing needs in job turnovers.
  • Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities (offsite / off-
    shift training) and continuous self-improvement.
  • Accomplish organisation goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new
    and different requests (cross training), exploring opportunities to add value to
    job accomplishments.
  • Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
  • Attendance at and contribution to team and departmental meetings and
    company updates.
  • Perform all other reasonable duties assigned by Team Leader or Site Leader.

Key Skills and Requirements

  • Experience in performing Kitting in a manufacturing type of environment preferred.
  • Self-starter requiring minimum supervision and able to perform job assignments with a very high degree of accuracy.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to interact with a wide variety or people.
  • Must be able to work flexible shifts to include overtime and weekends (as needed) in order to meet customer schedules and needs of other departments.
  • High level of manual dexterity and detail orientation.
  • Proven experience of working in a busy and fast-moving manufacturing
    operation including CNC machine operation preferred.
  • Aerospace sector cleanroom experience is desirable but not essential.
  • Ability to work accurately in accordance with safety and quality standards and
    production processes.
  • A keen eye for detail and a quality focussed approach to producing accurate
    work are essential.
  • Experience of working to strict quality assurance standards and with lean and
    continuous improvement working methods would be a distinct advantage
  • A full, clean current driving licence is desirable.

Benefits

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking

Working Hours

Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4.00pm / Friday 7.30am – 1.00pm, Backshift also
available 2.00pm – 12.00am Mon – Thurs.

NB. This job description is intended for use as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities.

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