Mechanical Operator

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

**Job Title**: Mechanical Operative

**Location**:Templecombe

**Hours**: Monday to Thursday, 4 day working week - 9.25 hours a day on our back shift, starting at 14:30pm - 12:00am

**The Role**

Due to the growing demand of workload within the Towed Array Autonomous Production and Repair (APRU) Facility, a requirement has arisen for a full time manufacturing operator to join the manufacturing team.

This role is vital to the success of the department and in its supply of products to other parts of Thales and its customers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for the next step up in their career or someone interested in working in a manufacturing environment that has the key fundamental skills to carry out the role.

**Responsibilities**:

- Perform Mechanical assembly operations, as defined by: - routings, manufacturing instructions, wiring schedules and drawings
- Identify and log faults
- Escalating Health and safety issues to the Team Leader
- Operating Machinery

**About you**:

- Genuine interest in working in a technical manufacturing role
- Able to grasp and develop technical skills
- Can follow instructions and work to tight deadlines
- Willingness to learn
- Currently hold or able to obtain SC level clearance at UK eyes only

**What we can offer**
- 4 day working week
- Pension Scheme
- 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)
- Life Cover
- Paid Overtime
- Progression and Development Opportunities
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

**Flexibility**

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

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At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,** **if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.