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Location: Bristol
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Shift: Rotating Double Day Shift
We are recruiting for an experienced Aerospace Manual Machine Setter/Operator to join a well-established precision engineering manufacturer in Bristol.
The successful candidate will be trained to set and operate specialist thread rolling machinery used in the manufacture of high-quality aerospace components. Previous thread rolling experience is not required. We are looking for someone with strong manual machine-setting and engineering inspection experience who is confident working to tight tolerances.
Key Responsibilities
- Set and operate specialist thread rolling machines
- Set and operate supporting manual machinery
- Complete machine set-ups, tooling changes, and adjustments
- Manufacture precision aerospace components to specification
- Read and work from engineering drawings
- Carry out first-off and in-process inspection
- Inspect components using shadowgraphs and precision measuring equipment
- Cut and prepare shadowgraph profiles as required
- Monitor component quality and make necessary machine adjustments
- Complete production and inspection documentation accurately
- Carry out routine maintenance in accordance with TPM procedures
- Maintain high housekeeping and FOD-prevention standards
- Follow company quality, health, and safety procedures
- Work independently and as part of the wider production team
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Candidate Requirements
- Experience setting and operating manual engineering machinery
- Previous experience within precision engineering, aerospace, or a similarly regulated manufacturing environment
- Strong engineering inspection experience
- Experience using shadowgraphs or profile projectors
- Confident reading and interpreting engineering drawings
- Experience working to tight tolerances
- Ability to use micrometers, verniers, gauges, and other precision measuring equipment
- Practical understanding of tooling and machine adjustments
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing conforming components
- Willingness to learn a specialist thread rolling process
- Flexibility to work a rotating double day shift
Candidates from manual grinding, press setting, toolroom machining, cold forming, fastener manufacturing, or other precision manual machine-setting backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Benefits
- Salary of £36,000-£40,000, depending on experience
- Permanent, full-time position
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Enhanced family benefits
- Specialist machinery training
- Ongoing development opportunities
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If you are an experienced Manual Machine Setter/Operator with strong engineering inspection skills and would like to develop specialist experience within aerospace manufacturing, please apply with your current CV.
If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional commit to reviewing applications we receive with complete fairness and equality.
At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.
THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.
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