Assembly Fitters

Job description

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group and tier-1 supplier of systems and equipment in the Aerospace and Defense markets. Operating worldwide, Safran has nearly 58,000 employees and generated sales of 15.8 billion euros in 2016. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and its share is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices
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Safran Landing Systems is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. Its expertise encompasses the entire life cycle of its products, from design and manufacture to in-service support, repair and overhaul. Safran Landing Systems is a partner to 30 airframers working in the fields of civil, regional, business and military transport. Safran Landing Systems provides support for 25,000 aircraft making over 40,000 landings every day. Safran Landing Systems has a staff of more than 7,000 in Europe, North America and Asia.  

Job details

Main domain/Job field

Production - Manufacturing Engineering / Assembly / Repair

Job title

Assembly Fitters

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Safran Landing Systems in Gloucester is offering the challenging, but exciting opportunity to join our OE Assembly department.

Your main responsibilities will be the assembly and test of our landing gear components and completion of any relevant administration. You will possess the ability both to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. In addition you will be self-motivated, flexible and be able to contribute fully to improvement activities.

Understand the importance of working to engineering specs and procedures.

The ability to read engineering drawings, previous fitting experience ideally in an Aerospace/Automotive environment, experience of working to specifications and procedures and awareness of COSHH are essential requirements of this role.

Please note, you will be expected to work shifts and also to potentially work overtime as part of this role.

Travel specifictity

Desired profile

None

Candidate skills & requirements

Technical competencies required:

• Must have completed a full engineering apprenticeship.
• Ability to follow and understand technical drawings, specs, procedures, Test instructions, etc.
• To learn, understand and embrace the basic principles of production flow lines / takt times.
• Work to 5's and other improvement principles
• Completion of relevant documentation
• FOD Compliance
• Assembly and completion of associated production acceptance testing.
• Knowledge of flow line methodologies being an advantage, but not essential