Role: Workshop Technician
Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (RAF Wyton site)
Salary: Up to £35,000 (Dependant on Experience)
Hours: Full time
The role:
As a Workshop Technican, you will have a role that’s out of the ordinary. We wish to appoint a skilled Workshop Technician with expertise in metalwork and machine fabrication and this is an ideal opportunity to be part of a team that offers a great place to work within a stable company with a role that can be varied and interesting.
Day-to-day, you’ll operate and maintain lathes and milling machines to produce precision components according to specifications, as well as:
Utilize fabrication techniques to assemble, cut, and shape materials to meet project requirements.
Maintain welding equipment and ensure a safe working environment. Perform welding tasks using various techniques (MIG, TIG, or ARC) to fabricate metal components, and inspect welded joints for accuracy and conformance to specifications.
Be the appointed Inventory holder for materials and tools.
Collaborate with clients to understand their needs and provide regular updates on project progress.
The ideal candidate should be proficient in the operation of lathes, milling machines, drills, and various welding techniques (MIG, TIG, and gas welding). This role involves not only the technical aspects of metalworking but also requires effective communication and collaboration with customers throughout the projects
Qualifications for the Workshop Technician:
Level 3 Award in Gas, Mig and Tig Welding with knowledge of the different welding techniques.
Full driving licence.
Normal colour perception graded as CP2
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain SC Clearance.
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What we Offer
Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Employee share scheme
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity