Disassembly Operative

Company : Safran Landing Systems Job field : Manufacture / assembly and repair Location : Gloucester, England, United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time

Safran Landing Systems is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems and is at the forefront of contributing to safer, more sustainable aviation for current and future generations.

Our Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organisation partner with a range of global customers, working closely with major airlines such as British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air, Iberia, Vueling, Air Canada, Etihad and Qatar.

What will I be doing?

As part of the Operations Salvage Team the Disassembly Operative 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.

Key Responsibilities & Duties;
• 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
• Use of Forklift
• Conform to COSHH regulations and safe use of chemicals
• Ensuring work areas is to 5S standards

Complementary Description

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four people fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:

• We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
• We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
• We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
• We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

Job Requirements

• Experienced in dismantling Mechanical Parts
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail with strong quality awareness
• Good computer skills
• Team working ethics
• Self-managing and reliant
• Good problem solving skills
• Flexibility
• Must be willing to train and take on board new skills
• An understanding of Lean Sigma disciplines and 5s principles
• Involvement in continuous improvement activities to reduce shop processing times and manufacturing hours
• You will be required to work shift rotations comprising of Days, Lates, Nights and when required Weekends

Specificity of the job

There is no regular travel required with this role

Number of countries where Safran is located