Manufacturing Operative

Manufacturing Operative

GKN Aerospace - Luton

Rate: £15.47/hr PAYE + holiday allowance

Duration: 6 Month Rolling Contracts (Long Term)

Hours: Days Position initially, with the potential to move onto Double Days shift pattern: (20% uplift)

• Week 1: 6:00am - 2:00pm
• Week 2: 2:00pm - 10:00pm

About GKN Aerospace Luton

GKN Luton sits within the Aerospace Group and is a world leader in the production of transparencies and ice protection systems for both civil and military markets.

Our customers trust GKN to deliver the critical technology they need, and we trust our employees to draw on their ingenuity and passion to deliver those solutions.

Our Leadership team is open, sharing plans for the next five years, driving retention by offering demanding, exciting work, and providing full coaching, guidance and mentoring.

The Role

Successful applicants should be able to demonstrate:

• Good writing, reading and communication skills.
• Ability to work to engineering drawings and specifications (training will be given).
• Compliance with the GKN employee handbook.
• Ability to work in a highly skilled environment that requires a high level of attention to detail.
• Team player attitude.
• Good attention to detail.
• Quality awareness.
• Use of hand tools.
• Commitment to quality.
• Aircraft and manufacturing experience (desirable).
• Inspection of components background (desirable).
• Some knowledge of electrics (desirable).
• CNC machinery experience highly beneficial.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be part of the manufacturing team.
• Support team members/team leaders to meet customer demands.
• Support continuous improvement activities within the value stream.
• Comply with company safety policies.
• Responsible for the form, fit and function of products.
• Compliance with Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy Legislation and Company’s Policies.
• Any other reasonable duties.

Environmental, Health & Safety

GKN is compliant with the Company’s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy Awareness procedures and ensures that relevant legislation is complied with by effective implementation and management to all employees.

Diversity & Inclusion

GKN is committed to the full and effective utilisation of qualified persons, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, or veteran status, sexual orientation, class, or caste.

Diversity brings a broader richer environment to our organization, which consequently produces creative thinking towards solutions and also drives innovation.

Our commitment to a diverse workforce requires that GKN inform employees of our policy and our level of expectation to submit the best person for the job regarding qualifications and abilities when referring applicants to our company.