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Salary Overview:
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defence platforms, and business and regional jets.
Help shape the future of aerospace and take your career to new heights!
Role Purpose
Approved Operator - Grade B
This opportunity, based at our Prestwick site offers:
Closing Date; Thursday, 11th April 2024 at 4pm
Grade B Fitter £30,136 plus shift allowance (where applicable)
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defence platforms, and business and regional jets.
Help shape the future of aerospace and take your career to new heights!
Role Purpose
To operate in an automated and semi-automated production unit across a number of high volume, process driven tasks. This role will be to support the manufacturing of aircraft components, using both recognised manual and automated technologies.
Approved Operator - Grade B
This opportunity, based at our Prestwick site offers:
- 37 hour working week (half day Friday)
- Shift premiums up to 33%, where applicable
- Overtime at time and a half, where applicable
- 33 days holiday per year, rising with service
- Annual Bonus related to company performance
- Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
- Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
- Employee Assistance Program
- A wide range of flexible benefits
- Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
- Professional development and growth
- Free car parking
- And more!!
- Work on own initiative with minimal supervision.
- Carry out tasks in support of internal manufacturing processes within the business unit e.g. mixing and application of sealants.
- Burnishing and polishing of skins.
- Part marking of details and components.
- Sealing of metallic fuel tanks.
- Composite repair method 8.
- Stamp own work to verify certification.
- Loading of components into SME’s.
- Distribution of paint to cells.
- Monitoring stock levels of sealants and composite materials and advise Lead Operator / Technician of findings.
- Movement of components in and out of paint shop.
- Cleaning of components (skins).
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Prefer NVQ Level 2 in relevant areas or comparable experience in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of drawing interpretation
- Forklift operation/Licence
- Crane operation/Licence
- Skin Dimpling approval required
Closing Date; Thursday, 11th April 2024 at 4pm
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
