Disassembly Operative

Disassembly Operative

Gloucester: Shifts
Starting salary: 30,047 (rising to 32,289 after training period) + excellent shift premiums!

Working in Production, as a Disassembly Operative, you'll gain valuable experience in aircraft production and work with a diverse team on interesting projects.

You'll have opportunities to learn and progress, with investment being made on site it's an exciting time to join our growing local team!

Who are Safran Landing Systems?

We are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets. Our expertise cover the entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end: design, manufacturing, maintenance and repair (MRO)

We're at the forefront of aerospace technology, creating safer, more sustainable aviation for the next generation of aerospace. It's easy to take flying for granted, or forget the incredible amount of technical skills, capability and co-ordination required to create an aircraft. At Safran, we never take it for granted. Our people's talents and skills come together to make the feat of flying possible.

Here, you can create an impact you're proud of, where you're rewarded for your dedication and willingness to learn.

The most intricate aerospace components and structures. Serviced by you.

Working in Production, as a Disassembly Operative, you'll gain valuable experience in aircraft production and work with a diverse team on interesting projects.

You'll have opportunities to learn and progress, with investment being made on site it's an exciting time to join our growing local team.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is a priority for us. We offer a range of benefits designed to support you, both in and outside of work:

• Time to unwind: Start with 25 days of holiday, plus UK Bank Holidays, and we offer options to buy or sell days to fit your needs
• Sharing in our success: We believe in rewarding your contributions with an annual bonus and share scheme options
• Planning for your future: We offer a generous pension scheme, with up to 8% matched contributions, and life assurance at 4x your salary.
• Making your work life easier: Enjoy onsite parking, including EV chargers, a subsidised restaurant, bicycle storage, and shower facilities
• Flexibility that works for you: We offer a wide range of flexible benefits and working options (role dependant), enhanced maternity and family friendly benefits, because we know everyone's needs are different.

What will I be doing?

As part of the Operations Salvage Team the Strip operative (Disassembly) is responsible for dismantling aircraft landing gears down to individual components. This includes the stripping of paint and cleaning of parts to deliver on time to the Inspection, NDT and MFF process areas:

• Disassembling complex mechanical parts
• Setting up tooling fixtures and assist in new tooling design
• Use of general hand, pneumatic and small electrical tooling
• Wet and dry Paint Stripping, degreasing and cleaning components
• Following component maintenance manuals and engineering layout information in order to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to disassemble complex components

What you'll need:

• Experienced in dismantling Mechanical Parts
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail with strong quality awareness
• Good computer skills
• Team working ethics
• Good problem solving skills
• Willing to train and take on board new skills
• You will be required to work shift rotations comprising of Days, Lates, Nights and when required Weekends.

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experiences relevant to the requirements of this role.

We will consider all applicants who meet the minimum requirements regardless of their age, identity or background.

Please apply by uploading a CV, and if your experience matches what we're looking for, one of our recruitment team will give you a call.

Offers of employment will be subject to a relevant level of company security vetting, which may include a criminal record check.

Join Safran and discover what we could achieve, together.