Mechanical Technician

Job description

Mechanical Technician

Company : Safran Seats

Job field : Manufacture / assembly and repair

Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

# 2025-150136

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Job Description

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

The purpose of this role is to manage a design team that will provide design solutions from initial concept through to manufacture.

Key Responsibilities will include:

 Check supplied parts and assemblies to ensure compliance to drawing, design data

and all relevant specifications

 Represent the department in product design reviews giving feedback on likely

issues and improvement opportunities

 Analyse product design using CAD models and log issues per company process

(5C)

 Identify assembly and manufacturing process improvement opportunities

throughout the product development phase

 Build Development articles against CAD model screen grabs/instructions

 Analyse development article builds and log issues

 Define and validate solutions and countermeasures for 5C issues raised

 Build test articles to standard production processes and record deviations

 Route harnesses to drawing

 View/interrogate product BOMs and locate parts on company's MRP system

(BaaN)

 Rework parts to new design solutions for trial and evaluation

 Rework “out of revision” parts to the latest design standard and complete minor

rework order form

 Maintain the engineering quality and integrity of the work produced within their work

package

 Work with other departments to ensure that the design solution meets the

appropriate airworthiness requirements

 Record timings for assembly and disassembly for calculation of cycle times

 Identify the need for jigs and fixtures to ensure correct assembly

 Generate, validate and revise Process Work Instructions

 Fault find and rectify issues

 Train production operators in the assembly process of new products

 Support product events with customers - PDR/CDR/FAI/FSR

 Support off-site activities e.g. installation of products into aircraft

 Support the rework of in-service products against warranty claims and service

bulletins

 Communicate effectively and professionally with other departments, customers and

suppliers

 Undertake and maintain 5S activities

Complementary Description

Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:

Our people

These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

• We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive

• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future

• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate

• We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues

So you'll be supported every step of the way!

Sustainability

Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility

As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

Job Requirements

Minimum of BTEC L3 (mechanical engineering) OR suitable

depth of relevant experience/time served apprentice

Aerospace/automotive manufacturing experience at defined

competent level

Experience of working within company and regulatory

processes, standards and specifications

Knowledge of machining operations

Knowledge and use of mechanical fixings - screws, rivets, nails

etc

Knowledge of different materials - sheet metal, steel, wood,

composite etc

Good knowledge of design for assembly/manufacture principles

Specificity of the job

Willing to travel to support company objectives.

Locate your future workplace

Llantarnam Industrial Park, LlantarnamNP44 3HQ

Cwmbran

Wales United Kingdom

Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.