Aerospace Textile Operative
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
United Kingdom
Published 1 week ago
Aerospace engineering
Permanent
Why work for Martin-Baker
A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.
Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.
What you'll be doing
Join us on this mission as an Aerospace Textiles Operative, you'll be assembling, cutting and stitching all fabric and webbing parts required for seat assembly and survival aid containers.
Aspects of the role include to:
Your benefits in detail
Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.
All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting/
A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.
Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.
What you'll be doing
Join us on this mission as an Aerospace Textiles Operative, you'll be assembling, cutting and stitching all fabric and webbing parts required for seat assembly and survival aid containers.
Aspects of the role include to:
- Make components using the appropriate fabrics from standard template/ patterns and instructions from drawings, including making first off pieces.
- Part marking components and labels using ink pads and rubber stamps.
- Cut patterns/templates from drawing prints and using templates to cut fabric pieces prior to sewing.
- Monitoring imperfections in material or threads or mistakes in patterns / instructions.
- Using drawings and technical / process specifications identifying and applying part numbers, drawing issues, and relevant ADR `s and surface finishes.
- Experience of working on industrial sewing machines in a manufacturing environment.
- Able to interpret technical drawings and specifications.
- Good hand to eye coordination - able to cut templates and fabric accurately using a template.
- Understand weft and weave.
- Simple maintenance of sewing machines- changing needles etc.
- Working to verbal instructions on development jobs
Your benefits in detail
- Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme
- 4 x salary Life Assurance (18+)
- Personalised training and development plan.
- Healthcare Cash Plan.
- 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Opportunity to purchase up to one week additional annual leave.
- Workplace Nursery Benefit.
- Subsidised Canteen
- Cycle to work scheme (including e-bikes)
- Martin-Baker Plus Retail Discounts
- Midday finish on Friday.
Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.
All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting/