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Form of workWe are looking to recruit a Production Operator who will join our existing team to efficiently operate a range of coating equipment and manual finishing machines including surface grinding, lapping, autoclave and bench dressing of thermally sprayed components.
Bodycote operates an international network of facilities serving a wide range of industries including aerospace, defence, automotive, power generation, oil & gas, construction, machine building medical and transportation. Bodycote is the world’s leading provider of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services and is a vital link in the manufacturing supply chain, employing over 4,500 people in 22 countries.
We recognise that the success of our business depends upon the skills, commitment and loyalty of our people. We strive to offer a working environment where these attributes are rewarded and valued.
Main responsibilities:
- Production operation of surface grinder, flat lapping machine, autoclave and finishing bench processing customer manufactured parts that have been thermally coated
- Responsible for quality of work and level of production
- Ensure that components are processed according to the quality standards / process documents for each application
- Inspect parts before and after processing to ensure preceding operations have been carried out correctly and to verify that your own work has met the required standards
- To gain a thorough understanding, through training provided and experience, of the factors that affect coating quality and be able to use that knowledge to ensure components are processed to approved methods
- Good housekeeping of own work area and contribute to the 5S improvements of the working environment
- Become familiar with the “check-work-check” process and be committed to a “right first time” approach to all tasks carried out
- To fully participate in both providing and receiving training to meet business needs
- To uphold your statutory duty of care for your own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by your acts or omissions
- To enable the company to meet its own legal duties and to report any hazardous situations or defective equipment
- Wear personal protective equipment provided by the company
Qualifications, experience and skills:
- The ideal candidate will have an engineering/manufacturing background and the ability to read engineering drawings and measurement techniques, however training will be provided for the specific tasks required for this role and anyone who can evidence an aptitude for this type of role and is keen to develop new skills will be considered.
- Experienced in any of the following skills will be a benefit, surface grinding, lapping, bench filing, dressing & polishing
- Sound numerical and literacy skills
- Experience of working in a team
- Ability to work accurately with a concern for quality
- A good communicator
- The ability to be flexible and use initiative
- Customer focused
Salary / package:
- Competitive salary
- Pension – match contribution from 4% – 10%
- Life Assurance – 2 x annual salary
- Employee assistance program including wellbeing app
- Free parking on all sites
- Free refreshments provided
- An entitlement to full pay whilst off sick for a limited number of days (in addition to your statutory sick pay entitlement)
- 25 days holiday plus national holidays
How to apply:
Send your CV with salary expectation using the contact options above. All internal applicants should inform their current line manager of their application.
Please Note – If you have not heard from us within two weeks your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We will keep your CV on file and will contact you if a position arises that matches your experience. Good luck in your job search.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
