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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

Troubleshooting and repairing production equipment like CNC Machining Equipment, Furnaces, Blasting Booths, and various machines. Including but not limited to adjusting, repairing or replacing defective parts, install special functional and structural parts in machinery, listening to the machinery sounds to locate causes of trouble. Work to support Factory and production needs. Installs equipment using hand and power tools; constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance. Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts.

Job Responsibilities

• Trouble shoots, repairs and maintains industrial machinery and mechanical equipment such as CNC Machines, equipment, presses, lathes, mills, motors, pneumatic tools, and other production machines. • Responsible for electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical aspects of repair. • Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions • Installs equipment using hand and power tools; constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance. • Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts. Ability to lift 100 lbs. on occasion.

Job Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: • 4+ years of experience in machine maintenance in a manufacturing environment. • 4+ years of experience using a volt meter to check for presence of voltage (0-480VAC) and basic electronics, electrical/electronic training, basic computer repair • 4+ years of experience with motor control circuits, contactors, VFDs, servos and 3 phase motor troubleshooting experience • 4+ years of experience troubleshooting, disassembly, and reassembly of production equipment for maintenance and repair services. • This job role requires proficiency in English, both verbal and written, that is sufficient to understand and effectively follow written safety procedures, company policies, work instructions, operations manuals, and more in a manufacturing environment. • Reliable and satisfactory attendance is an essential job function of this role and is critical in meeting operations and business needs”. Preferred Qualifications: • GKN Experience • Machine Certification • Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic devices and their operation • Able to use precision measuring tools (dial caliper, depth micrometer, dial indicator, wire gauge, to 0.0001 • Driven and motivated individual • Welding experience • Pyrometry experience

Compensation Range

The compensation range for this role is between $32.00 - $45.00 per hour.

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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