Production Operative / Kitting Technician

at  Velocity Composites

Accountable to: Team Leader, Burnley
Base Location: Site based – Burnley
Salary: From £10.42 per hour rising to £10.84 after successful completion of 6 month probationary.

KEY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in performing Kitting in a manufacturing type of environment preferred.
• Self-starter requiring minimum supervision and able to perform job assignments with a very high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to interact with a wide variety or people.
• Must be able to work flexible shifts to include overtime and weekends (as needed) in order to meet customer schedules and needs of other departments.
• High level of manual dexterity and detail orientation.
• Proven experience of working in a busy and fast-moving manufacturingoperation including CNC machine operation preferred.
• Aerospace sector cleanroom experience is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work accurately in accordance with safety and quality standards andproduction processes.
• A keen eye for detail and a quality focussed approach to producing accuratework are essential.
• Experience of working to strict quality assurance standards and with lean andcontinuous improvement working methods would be a distinct advantage
• A full, clean current driving licence is desirable.

WORKING HOURS

Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4.00pm / Friday 7.30am – 1.00pm, Backshift also
available 2.00pm – 12.00am Mon – Thurs.
NB. This job description is intended for use as a guide only and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for cutting and preparing aerospace industry kitted components from a wide range of textiles and materials in accordance with customer specifications.

KEY TASKS

• Operate necessary equipment for the packaging of parts and kits.
• Handling and preparing a wide range of differing textiles and materials to produce kit components in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures(SOP) and detailed work instructions.
• Ensure parts and installation kits are properly identified and labelled.
• Ensure correct certification paperwork is maintained with parts throughoutkitting process.
• Perform work in a neat and organised manner within estimated or budgetedhours while maintaining high standards of quality.
• Interpretation of detailed diagrams and drawings to prepare materials forprecision cutting and inclusion in finished kits.
• Work with problem solving teams across own and other functions such asPlanning, Engineering and Quality Assurance assisting team leaders andmanagers to identify areas requiring corrective action.
• Complete all required paperwork for kitting and certification.
• Maintains continuity among work shifts by documenting and communicatingactions, irregularities, and continuing needs in job turnovers.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities (offsite / off-shift training) and continuous self-improvement.
• Accomplish organisation goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing newand different requests (cross training), exploring opportunities to add value tojob accomplishments.
• Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
• Attendance at and contribution to team and departmental meetings andcompany updates.
• Perform all other reasonable duties assigned by Team Leader or Site Leader.