Plater

Shape the Future of Aerospace at Safran At Safran, you'll work with the brightest minds and best technologies, building valuable experience and joining an innovative, supportive team. We are a global leader in aircraft landing and braking systems, from commercial and business travel to military and defence fleets. Our expertise cover the entire life cycle of our products from end-to-end: design, manufacturing, maintenance and repair. The role of a Plater is to assist the plating department in the preparation, pre-treatment and plating of aircraft components to CMM repairs and specifications reference below. *Electrical circuitry and Surface Finishing - Chromium, Nickel Cadmium and Zinc Nickel *Prepare and mask up components during the pre-plating process *Set up tooling, fixtures and assist in new tooling design *Use a wide and varied range of precision measuring equipment *Read component maintenance manuals, complex drawings and engineering layout information to determine methods and sequences of operations needed to complete repairs of parts within specified dimensions and tolerances *Diagnose vat, electrical or tooling malfunctions to determine need for adjustment or repairs *Adhere to COSHH and safe use of chemicals *Operation of de-embrittlement and stress relief *Delivery of components to next process *Working on priorities from PAC 1 *Operation of cranes *Working from sop's *Understanding and mapping of CMM *Cleaning, Masking, Heating and Waxing Components *Calculating plating thickness and plating times *Measuring components using internal/external micrometers/comparators/bore micrometers/verniers/elcrometers *Monitoring line to check vats are at correct temperature and rectifiers are at correct amperage *5s checks *Part marking *Passivation & passivation 124 *Weekly maintenance tasks *Grit blasting, strip chrome, Shot peening, strip cad & strip sermetel *An Engineering/Plating Apprenticeship or equivalent ideally gained in the aerospace or automotive sectors - preferred/not required *IMF Foundation / Technician Qualification or equivalent - preferred/not required *High attention to detail with strong quality awareness *Excellent communication skills *Good computer skills *Good mathematical skills *Team working ethics *Self-managing and reliable *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