Skilled Assembly Fitter

**Skilled Assembly Fitter**
- 00096118

**Job title**:Skilled** **Mechanical Fitter / Assembler

**Location**:Warton/Samlesbury - (Note: these roles can include shift patterns covering Nights)

**Skilled Mechanical Fitter / Assembler**

Would you like to be conducting mechanical tasks across a wide range of products including F-35, Hawk, Typhoon and Future Combat Air Systems covering the full production lifecycle from detail manufacturing, minor and major assemblies through to Final Assembly?

We currently have several vacancies for Mechanical Fitters/Assemblers at our Samlesbury and Warton sites.

**_These roles will be available to start throughout 2023 and will involve working on a shift pattern which may include days, nights, and weekends. Flexibility is crucial for success in this role._**

**As a Skilled Mechanical Fitter your key responsibilities will include**:
Fitting / removal / inspection of mechanical components in a production / development environment using a variety of fitting techniques including (but not limited to):

- Drilling
- Reaming
- Countersinking
- Filing
- Frazing
- Riveting
- Fastening
- Connecting

**In addition to the above, you will also be expected to**:

- Ensure safe systems of work are carried out in compliance with Health and Safety rules and regulations.
- Read/interpret Engineering drawings.
- Perform fault diagnosis and defect rectification.
- Comply with Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and tool control/calibration policies and procedures.

**Your skills and qualifications**:
Applicants **must** hold** **both** of the following in the field relevant to the role being applied for:

- A time served Advanced Apprenticeship (minimum Level 3) in an Engineering Discipline from a recognised Awarding Organisation

This may take the form of service records for those that carried this out whilst serving in the Armed Forces.

**Essential**:
Applicants must have a deep understanding and experience of mechanical work and should be able to carry out various fitting techniques (including those mentioned above) that are used in an aircraft or closely related industry.

Fully conversant in the use of tooling and measuring equipment in the production of close tolerance components and installation of fasteners to the necessary regulated standards.

**Desirable**:
Experience working with military aircraft / in the aerospace industry

**What we're looking for in you**:
**As part of the interview process you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to install / connect / inspect an assembled part against an Engineering drawing using some of the techniques listed above.**

Job Manufacturing

Primary LocationGB-ENG-LAN-Samlesbury

Closing Date 11/Jan/23, 5:59:00 PM