Machinist Operator

Scope of Role:

• A skilled, time served manual machinist with grinding, turning and balancing skill sets.
• A self-starter who is comfortable working within a team and on their own.
• A sound awareness of working in a varied, fast-paced environment.
• Experience in aviation and/ormilitary desirable.

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Must be able to work to fine tolerances and understand engineering drawings.
• Experience on Jones and Shipman Machines (Advantageous).
• Cylindrical grinding.
• Surface grinding.
• Bore grinding.
• Milling.
• Linishing.
• Fettling.
• Lathe work.
• General bench fitting.
• Ultrasonic cleaning.
• Continuously review processes and recommend or implement improvement activities.
• Highlight any manufacturing engineering changes to the Team Leader e.g. updates to batch travellers/routings, drawings or test procedures.
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are complied with and in consultation with the management team, ensuring all equipment is safe to use, calibrated and regularly maintained.
• Ensure time attendance system is kept up to date and accurate for the Cell with all the relevant paperwork in place.

Other Responsibilities/Non-essential Functions

• To maintain as best as is possible a tidy working environment
• Wear personal protective equipment, which will be provided, you will be required to use it.
• Participate in any improvement activity that affects the performance of your job.
• Undertake all other reasonable requests that are made by the role manager/acting manager or Directors.
• At times of reduced department staff attendance there will be a need to be flexible and provide support outside of the normal tasks of the job to ensure customer satisfaction.