Heat treatment job opportunity with this large established aerospace manufacturing company. In this role you will carry out heat treatment of manufactured products for a range of civil and military aerospace customers, including aluminium solution, annealing and precipitate age hardening processes. You will own and maintain Process Control Instructions (PCIs), ensuring full compliance with customer and regulatory specifications, alongside robust plant and equipment documentation.
You will play a key part in maintaining high standards of health and safety, quality and regulatory compliance on a day-to-day basis.
Key responsibilities
Take ownership of heat treatment processes, maintaining a safe, tidy and well-organised working environment at all times.
Maintain and update Process Control Instructions (PCIs) so they remain aligned with customer and regulatory specifications.
Read and interpret technical specifications, updating PCIs in a controlled manner and preparing them for peer review.
Perform hardness, conductivity and tensile load testing to verify product conformity.
Ensure heat treatment procedures and records are maintained in line with regulatory standards, including temperature data downloads, thermocouple maintenance/replacement, monthly MET tests and quench tank checks.
Monitor and support Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) activities and associated reporting for heat treatment equipment.
Work closely with the Quality Engineer on calibration issues, standards and specification revisions, and with the Technical and Safety Compliance Coordinator on pyrometry and related standards.
Support training within the heat treatment team, ensuring appropriate training is delivered and training records are completed and signed off with the Manufacturing Operations Supervisor.
Participate in MRB (Material Review Board) meetings to identify root causes of issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Contribute to workplace organisation and continuous improvement projects, including additional testing support (pH and concentration, degreaser and quench tank testing) as required.
Essential skills & experience
Previous experience in a metallurgical heat treatment role.
Proven ability to read and interpret technical documentation/specifications (e.g. customer specs, PCIs) and clearly relay requirements to others.
Hands-on experience performing tensile, hardness and conductivity testing.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and documentation discipline.
Computer literate with an intermediate understanding of Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook) for data entry, reporting and record-keeping.
Comfortable working within strict health, safety, quality and regulatory frameworks in an aerospace or similarly regulated environment.
Knowledge of LEAN and process improvement principles (desirable, not essential).
Working hours & location
Hours: Mon - Thurs 0700 to 1600 & Fri 0700 to 1200 (39hrs)
This is a permanent role, you must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing. We aim to respond to all applicants.
