Fitter

Role Profile

This role will primarily be responsible for fitting, maintaining and repairing aircraft engine components.  Fitters need to be hands-on, efficient and work to high quality standards, working alongside and supporting other key business areas across the Site.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Participate in a positive and proactive EHS culture across the site.

• Manually fit parts to required customer standards and aircraft standards, including inspection of braze joints.
• Ability to understand, interpret and work to Engineering drawings and to work to tight tolerances. 
• Checking of components to verify conformity, using tooling and other measuring devices.
• Ability to use measuring equipment and inspection fixtures to ensure component conformity to drawing requirements.
• General maintenance of machinery, jigs and fixtures is required to ensure a clean, safe and healthy working environment. 
• Offer improvements to methods of inspection of product whilst developing best practice techniques. 
• Check parts for accurate measurements and finish pieces where necessary.
• Sharing knowledge and experience and support coaching and mentoring to new employees and apprentices.
• Support and participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives across Shop Operations. (I.e. 6S initiatives, cost reductions, housekeeping)
• To carry out any other duties that may be necessary to meet departmental objectives.

Person Specification

• Excellent communication skills
• Team Player with the ability to work alone and use own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Flexible approach to working various shift patterns
• Flexible approach to working across multiple departments 
• Willingness to be trained across departments, supporting flexible working requirements
• Pro-active approach to the future success of the business
• Knowledge and experience on high temperature alloys is a distinct advantage