Summary

As a Forge Operative, you will be a vital part of our team, utilizing your core skills in mechanical knowledge. Your premium skills in fabrication, grinding, and welding will be essential in producing high-quality metal components. Additionally, your relevant skills in using hand tools, tooling, basic maths, and assembly will ensure precision and efficiency in your work. Join our team to be a key player in the manufacturing process, where your expertise will be valued in creating top-notch products.

Candidate portfolio

  • Able to read precision measured equipment and have a clear understanding of written and diagrammatic instructions
  • Good Interpersonal Skill to foster teamwork and achieve business objectives
  • Involvement in team activity as required
  • Responsible for own actions
  • Proactive in improvement activity
  • Worked within a quality orientated business
  • Must be flexible to work different shift patterns as required
  • Able to communicate effectively both verbally and written
  • Target driven to achieve and exceed daily plans
  • Able to meet deadlines
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills
  • H&S conscious with an excellent awareness of risks
  • Knowledge of metal forming at elevated temperatures advantageous

Safety

  • Compliance with EHS and legislative standards
  • Compliance with PPE and all other safety policies and procedures
  • Promotes safe working practices
  • Participate in risk assessment and “near miss” risk mitigation activities

Quality

  • Ensuring the service provided is of the highest standard
  • Carrying out tasks right first time to the required standard

Delivery

  • Carrying out tasks in the appropriate timeframe
  • Conclusion of tasks on time and to the required standard

Cost

  • Proactively identifying cost saving measures ensuring no detriment to any services provided

People

  • Professional standards of written and verbal communication between internal and external customers
  • Works in compliance with all Mettis policies and procedures

Business

  • Ambassador for Mettis Aerospace
  • Role model for the Company’s Vision, Mission and Value

General Competencies

  • Health & safety awareness
  • Planning and Project Management
  • Problem solving
  • Lean tool deployment
  • Strategy deployment
  • IT skills
  • Management of Employee relations
  • Performance Management to SMART objectives
  • Relationship management
  • Coaching
  • Communication at all levels
  • Facilitation
  • Decision making & prioritising
  • Change management
  • Team building

Performance Measures

KPI’s / Performance Indicators in line with accountabilities as agreed at the Performance & Development Review Process

Our Vision, Mission and Values

  • Vision – We shape the metal that shapes the future
  • Mission – To be at the forefront of aerospace manufacturing, providing solutions for our global customers

Values and Behaviours

– Mutual Respect – we value everyone

– Empowerment – we deliver on our commitments

– Teamwork – we achieve more together

– Trust – we act with integrity

– Initiative – we find a way

– Serving our customers – we put our customers first

This job description will be subject to discussion and review as required, and is an accurate reflection of the main requirements of the role. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, but it aims to highlight the typical main responsibilities of the role. It may be reviewed from time to time in agreement with the job holder.

The job holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Mettis Aerospace.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.99-£13.33 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 38 per week

Benefits:

  • Bereavement leave
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Work Location: In person