Job Title: Forge Inspector
Location: Livingston
Salary:
£30,731.94 + shift prem £7,682.99 annual salary £38,414.93
After successful probationary
£31,366.65 + shift prem £7,841.66 annual salary £39,208.31
Shifts:
Your basic working hours are 37 hours per week. Three Shifts rotation hours are:
Monday - Thursday
Early Shift 6am to 2.00pm
Back Shift 2pm to 10.00pm
Night Shift 10pm to 6.00am
20 minutes unpaid meal break (to be taken at a time to suit the Company)
Friday
Early Shift 6am to 12.20pm
Back Shift 12:20pm to 6.40pm
Night Shift 6:40pm to 1am
Duties & Responsibilities:
* To support the site in pursuing business objectives
* To assist with the identification, development and implementation of operational improvements
* To ensure continuity of production of quality parts ensuring customer satisfaction is achieved.
* To ensure that quality, cost and delivery are continually improved.
* To ensure that all work meets customer (internal and external) expectations on delivery and quality.
* To be flexible and adaptable including movement between work areas, overtime and shift changes to support the site in case of unexpected absence or die backlog.
* Carry out both simple and complex numerical computations involving decimals and fractions.
* Inspection of templates, final dies and part finished dies.
* Inspection of machining operations on various machines.
* Carrying out hot forge inspection of forged components and dies for set ups.
* Carrying out black forge inspection of machined and pre machines aircraft parts.
* Setting up jigs and fixtures for various machine shop operations.
* To rotate to any area within the inspection department that is required.
These areas include:
* Hot Forge
* Marking off
* Pipe Shop
* Die and Aircraft
* Template checking
To ensure that high standards of health, safety and housekeeping are met:
* To carry out housekeeping audits across the unit if required
* To use the appropriate personal protective equipment
* To assist with undertaking risk assessments and re-assessments
* To undertake weekly inspections as required
* To monitor and assist with the implementation of safe systems of work
* To comply with legislative requirements
* To undertake daily forklift truck and crane checks
* To develop efficient working processes and seeks ways to continuously improve all aspects of your own job.
* To work to established process methods, reporting any deviations and correcting these as necessary.
* To apply fault finding and problem-solving skills relating to manufacture and equipment failure to continually improve processes.
* To participate in continuous improvement activities.
* To work to achieve the performance measures identified within the team.
* To assist in aiding two-way communications.
* To identify own training needs with your team leader and assist with training others if competent and designated as a trainer.
* To undertake additional training within work area in line with the company needs.
* To undertake any other role within skill capability as specified by the Team Leader that may be required to fulfil the needs of the business.
Knowledge & Experience:
* Time served engineer. (HNC)
* Must have a high degree of numerical ability.
* Knowledge and application of safe working practices.
* Knowledge and experience in quality systems and procedures
* Previous experience working within a Team
* Knowledge of reading and interpreting computer blueprints, sketches and process sheets is desirable, as well as using a variety of precision measuring instruments