Toolmaker/Jig Technician

Guidant Global has an excellent opportunity for a Toolmaker Jig Technician in Broughton, near Chester. We are helping a manufacturing business find a Toolmaker/Jig Technician, and the role comes with an hourly rate of £18.02 (PAYE) plus additional shift allowances.

As a flexible Toolmaker/Jig Technician, you will support production areas within the company's wing box assembly plant.

Within this role you can expect to:

Reactively maintain tooling to keep production enabled
Proactively maintain critical path tooling and specific features of the jigs to enable production to deliver the build cycle using predefined schedules
Work with the Metrology team utilsing Laser Trackers and CMM instruments to check and certify varying types of tooling across the Broughton Plant.
Support measurements for AC concession data and acceptance check.

To be enabled for this role, you will need to have completed a toolmaking, fitter machinist or machining apprenticeship qualified to NVQ Level 3 or above.

You will also require the following:

Minimum 3 years post apprenticeship experience
Familiarity with tool room machines such as lathes, millers, various grinding machines and jig borers
Familiarity with Laser Tracker and CMM instruments would be beneficial.
The collaborative and inclusive skills to work within a team and follow any appropriate documentation accordingly

Hours of work:

Monday to Thursday 20:45-06:00
35 hours per week

Guidant Global (Airbus) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.