Sheet Metal Worker

Company Profile:
SPS Aerostructures Limited manufactures precision machined components, sheet metal fabrications, and avionics assemblies for commercial airliners, military jets, helicopters, and satellites. It also manufactures components for rolling stock interior systems. It offers fabricated assemblies, sheetmetal components, instrument and distribution panels, armament controls, wire harness assemblies, turbine lockplates, and other engineered products.
The company also provides repair and overhaul services for a range of aircraft structural components, including flying controls, freight or passenger doors, and galleys. It serves rolling stock and aerospace manufacturers in the United Kingdom and internationally.
SPS Aerostructures Limited was formerly known as Chevron Aerospace Limited and changed its name to SPS Aerostructures Limited in October 1998. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Annesley, Mansfield and Rugby in the United Kingdom. It has locations in Mansfield, Kunshan and Shanghai, China; and Gangshan, Taiwan. SPS Aerostructures Limited operates as a subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corp – PCC Aerostructures.

Purpose: To produce basic sheet metal details either by hand or using machines, to have the ability to follow simple diagrams and written instructions.

To undertake basic assembly work.

To have skills to use sheet metal working equipment, i.e. guillotine, fly press, rollers, shrinkers/stretchers, rubber presses and drills.

To have an understanding of basic welding principles.

To have the skills to self inspect any operation carried out.

Responsibilities:

- To ensure work is carried out in accordance with work card instructions and associated drawings and specifications.

- To read and understand the requirements of the SPS Aerostructures Employee handbook.

- To comply with SPS Quality work instruction 9 Part 11- Employee’s General

Quality Requirements.

- Work in a safe manner in order to satisfy Health and Safety legislation and to avoid accident or injury to people, machinery or property.

- Carrying out such other duties as may reasonably be required within the jobholder’s capabilities consistent with the Terms and Conditions of employment.

NVQ & City & Guilds Levels 1,2 & 3 Fabrication & Welding or equivalent i.e. engineering production (Fabrication) Q1027431 EDEXCEL level 3 B-Tec Competences) Welding & Fabrication.

• The ability to carry out all the above activities at the highest level.

Salary: £13.62 per hour