Job Title: Treatments Operative – (Aerospace/ Manufacturing)
Location: India Mill, Darwen
Salary: £12.00 to £13.00 per hour based on experience, skills, 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.
The role:
We are currently looking for a highly experienced Treatments Operative with at least three years of working experience within an aerospace/manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
The Treatments operative has the responsibility of ensuring workflows through the treatments department and jobs are moved to the next stage of operation in line with production requirements.
- Liaison with the Treatments Team Leader to understand clear production plans (Treatment workload, planning/scheduling).
- Undertaking all departmental tasks delegated by the direct line manager.
- Ensuring their performance within the team is of a high standard.
- Undertaking training and development set by the direct line manager.
- Work with the direct line manager to assist in the Implementation of all lean practices Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives (Kaizen, toolbox talks, and so forth).
- Discussing, resolving, or escalating issues.
- Monitoring and maintaining health and safety standards.
- Supporting the Team Leader in relation to their decisions.
- Daily communication with the Team Leader & Senior Management remains an essential part of the role for production plan compliance.
- Maintain compliance to the Company Code of Conduct.
- Advocate the company policies and procedures through compliance and communications
The Candidate:
- Experience in running automated production lines (Essential)
- Demonstrable experience in Anodising/Alochrome (Desirable)
- Self-motivated and proactive (Essential)
- Can plan and organise workload (Essential)
- Key Focus on Quality and continuous improvement
- Ability to understand and correctly interpret engineering drawings (Desirable)
- Job Stability
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 28 days per year (including Bank Holidays) (Based on 4 days working week).
- 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: Process Operator, Production Operator, Operator, Process Plant Operative, First Line Operations Support, First Line Operations Support and Production Coordinator, Mechanical Assembly Technician, Production Operator, Manufacturing Operative, Process Operator, may also be considered for this role.
