Front End Operative

Company description

Forged Solutions Group provides high integrity forgings for the world’s most demanding applications.

From aerospace and energy production, to underground mining and off-highway vehicles, we have forged solutions for advanced manufacturing industries for more than 100 years.

Across established sites in the UK and in areas renowned for excellence in complex metal working, Forged Solutions Group manufactures shafts, rings, discs, asymmetric forgings and extruded cylinders in a range of titanium, nickel, and steel alloys. We have a global blue-chip customer base for whom we are a trusted, high-quality turnkey supplier known for our unique forging capability and ingenuity.

Our highly skilled teams provides comprehensive design-for-manufacturing assistance. Combined with our advanced forging capabilities, co-located with heat treatment, machining and a world-class materials testing and certification lab, Forged Solutions Group provides an integrated solution; from billet to finished, tested forging.

Main Purpose of Job:

The post holder is required to work across all Front End operations functions including saws, forge and tooling. The individual must be able to respond quickly to the needs of the business and embrace change through team working, effective housekeeping, flexibility and continuous improvement.

This shift pattern attracts an additional 16% shift allowance.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities:

• To perform the Front-End Operations as required across the Open die forging, Closed die forging, Rings forging, Forge press, hydraulic press, saws and tooling.
• Work to the agreed Standard Operating Procedures – Methods of Manufacture as outlined in the quality manual.
• Practice and Enforce a high standard of Health and Safety at all times and ensure that the plant is operated safely
• Ensure that training/coaching is delivered to all new operators and that they are fully conversant with front end operations
• Maintain housekeeping of the area to a high standard and embrace the 5S Programme on a daily basis
• Ensure all equipment is run efficiently and effectively to meet production requirements, whether in billet or part form
• To ensure all Work Safe instructions and Operating procedures are followed at all times.
• Responsible including loading and unloading of the saws and reporting breakdowns to the relevant department
• Ensure all paperwork/route cards in relation to the department is correctly compiled, stamped and booked off in accordance with procedures
• Ensure that furnace loading charts and inspection sheets are correctly completed when operating that task and ensure the furnace chart is marked with reference to time of start and finish of each job
• Redeployment to alternative work if required
• Maintain the daily TPM programme and equipment pre-use check
• Any other adhoc duties as required

Key Performance Indicators:

• Production plan adherence
• Right first time quality adherence

Knowledge and Aptitude required

• Team working skills
• Able to work under pressure and deliver results to a defined deadline
• Logical and analytical
• Can-do attitude, self-motivated
• Flexible
• Attention to detail
• Innovative
• Confident
• Promote and embrace change
• Continuous Improvement
• Hot Working would be beneficial
• Experience of sawing (either billet or part)
• Route Card process experience

Qualifications

• FLT Licence./Competency Certificate
• Crane Licence/Competency Certificate
• Side Loader Licence/Competency Certificate

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £17.18 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Application question(s):

• How many years of Route Card process experience do you have?
• Do you have an experience of sawing (either billet or part)?
• Do you have an experience of Hot Working?

Licence/Certification:

• FLT Licence (preferred)
• Crane Licence (preferred)
• Side Loader Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person