Aerospace Machinist

Build a Career in Aviation with Standard Aero

At Standard Aero, we're committed to providing a safe and supportive work environment where you can grow and develop your skills. As a Machinist, you'll play a critical role in maintaining the integrity of our aircraft and ensuring the highest level of quality and precision in every repair and maintenance task.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out precision machining of gas turbine engine components to meet repair scheme specifications, quality, and production schedule requirements;
• Inspect your own work to ensure it meets the highest standards;
• Manufacture and modify fixtures and tooling for the Machine Shop and other departments as needed;
• Assist production engineering with tool, fixture, and jig designs and implement these into repair and overhaul procedures;
• Conduct all work in accordance with company policies, health and safety procedures, quality procedures, manufacturer specifications, and industry regulations;
• Complete all necessary documentation related to the work being performed;
• Set up, machine, check, and carry out final inspection of work (or production tooling) in accordance with approved documentation/data;
• Ensure machine tools, production tooling, holding devices, and equipment are safe and satisfactory to use, rectifying any unsafe conditions within your capability;
• Manufacture small component details (sleeves) in accordance with detail part drawings;
• Provide technical guidance and assistance with custom tooling and equipment throughout the plant, including design changes and review of all Tool Service Bulletins;
• Carry out scheduled preventative maintenance on machine tools as defined in machine preventative maintenance log books;
• Adhere to our Quality Management Systems (QMS), Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and all associated Business Manuals.

Competencies:

Core:

Essential

• Team worker with the ability to fully interact with other team members;
• Ability to manage priorities in a busy working environment and follow a given production schedule;
• Excellent communication skills required both written and verbal;
• Able to read, write, and carry out calculations accurately. Knowledge of geometry and trigonometry advantageous.

Functional:

Essential

• Completion of an indentured apprenticeship as a machinist or toolmaker;
• Good level of secondary education. Able to read, write, and carry out calculations accurately. Knowledge of geometry and trigonometry advantageous;
• Relevant and proven machining experience, preferably from an aerospace environment;
• Experienced in jig-boring, milling, turning, grinding (cylindrical preferred), and bench fitting;
• Ability to read and use precision measuring equipment;
• Ability to read technical engineering drawings, both modern and older standards;
• Able to read, follow, and action approved machining and inspection in accordance with approved information and procedures;
• Familiarity with metric and imperial measurement;
• Able to select work-holding devices, set up, and operate machine tools competently;
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Professional Qualifications/Education and Training:

Essential

• Recognised indentured apprenticeship or military equivalent;
• Human Factors;

Desirable

• Suitable engineering qualification;

Benefits that make life better:

• 206 hours annual leave per year for employees working 37 hours per week, plus 8 public holidays;
• 4% employer match pension scheme;
• YuLife wellbeing services, including 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Program, personalised online fitness programs, and many more;
• Bonus opportunities;
• Generous paid sick leave;
• Life assurance cover;
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme;
• Onsite gym at both the Fleetlands and Almondbank sites;
• Electric Vehicle Scheme;
• Seasonal flu jabs administered on site each year by Bupa;
• Learning and training opportunities;