Aerospace Workshop Technician

Duties and Responsibilities
* Organising the materials, components, fastenings, and machine tools as directed by the AWST for company projects
* Occasional quality inspection of incoming parts (goods inwards) to ensure correct quantity received, part number/description
* Quality inspection of outgoing machines (dispatch) both from a visual and functional perspective. Ensuring machines are packaged correctly for delivery to the customer
* Ensure that all current company policy and procedures are understood and followed
* In this potentially dangerous working environment, the AWT is responsible for following all safe working practices
* Required to undertake manufacturing tasks and assist the throughput of work through the workshop under the supervision and direction of the AWST
* Maintain and be accountable for their own tools (Shadow board) ensuring they are fit for purpose and kept in good condition.
* The AWT is to seek advice and guidance from the AWST on best practices and methods of manufacture, for inside and outside of the Aerospace Workshop
* Maintain a clean safe working environment
* Assist the Business Support Team by testing and preparing Mechanical spares for customers
* The post holder will have to work out of hours and overtime occasionally
* The post holder will occasionally be asked to travel within and outside of the UK in support of company projects
Education
* Educated to BTEC Level 3 in an engineering discipline (preferably Marine or Aircraft engineering) or equivalent working experience
Specialized knowledge
* The minimum requirement for the post of AWE would be at least 5-years indentured engineering in mechanical engineering experience. Due to the specialised nature of the work this would have to be supported by 5 years’ experience in a marine/aerospace engineering capacity
Skills
* An understanding of the requirements of assembly, test, fault finding and rectification of complex electromechanical components and machines. A good understanding and experience of using test equipment
* A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a mechanical workshop role
* Good interpersonal communication and organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a team
* Basic refrigeration installation skill of hand such as pipe bending, flaring, swaging, and brazing
* Basic ICT skills (MS Office, Emails etc)
* Be able to effectively communicate in both written and verbal format
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