Composite Operator Multiple Openings and Shifts

Job description

Fantastic challenges.

Amazing opportunities.





GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries.

We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies.

And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet.

With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023.

There are no limits to where you can take your career.




Job Summary

The Composite Operator role is responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety.

Where required to achieve “certified” status, the team member will be taught how to undertake their tasks safely, and to a high quality level, through a rigorous Job Instruction process, and will be expected to attain the relevant certification, as measured by the competence matrix and specified in the site’s BMS/QMS.

The team member will be fully supported by their Team Leader (TL), who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard / quality issues.

They will be expected to actively identify safety concerns (Hazard identification), make problems immediately known to their TL (Pull the Andon), and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).

They will be part of a team that will collectively work on creating a ‘Great Place To Work’ through a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.


Job Responsibilities


+ Contribute to their team in creating a “Great Place to Work” by role-modelling safety-first, a Kaizen mind-set, and supporting their colleagues

+ Hold themselves, and fellow team members accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles

+ Undertake all of their tasks in compliance with the standard work and their training, and make any problems; safety, quality, or other, immediately known to their TL

+ Exemplify a safety-first mindset and follow all GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards

+ Understand their team’s People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost Key Performance Indicators and their contribution to them

+ Become certified at the Lean Foundation level and implement at least 1 Kaizen per month

+ Support the team and TL in problem solving, contributing ideas based upon own experience of their tasks

+ Be an active member of the team, promoting collective engagement with each other

+ Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements:

+ The company’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies

+ Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government

+ Export Control regulations



Job Qualifications

Education

HS Diploma or GED needed.

MUST be able to validate HS Diploma or GED prior to acceptance of an offer

Essential


+ U.S. Citizen per site ssa requirements



+ Strong attention to detail;

+ Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;

+ Read, comprehend and write written instructions;

+ Have knowledge of and be able to perform basic shop mathematics;

+ Perform work to a defined plan and be capable of defining plans and organizing work area/tasks and people to meet that plan;

+ Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better;

+ Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facilities and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions;

+ Requires eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity;

+ Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 lbs., using proper lifting techniques.


Physical Requirements


+ Specific Vision abilities required; including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus with a specific requirement for corrected vision at 20/25 or better.

+ Must be able to work in a production environment and travel throughout the facilities and corporation to obtain information needed to perform job functions.

+ Prolonged standing and have the ability to move around a manufacturing environment;Employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 45 lbs., using proper lifting techniques.



We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities.

This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.

And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?





A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working



Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.

We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.

It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.

By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.



We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.



We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

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