Production Support Technician

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 a Production Support Technician Assembly Department at our Denham site. This role will be focused on supporting Cell Leaders and Team Leaders to minimise production delays by resolving issues to keep production progressing. Success in this role will depend on the individual seeking solutions to problems and working to see them through rather than accept the status quo.

Aspects of the role to include:

• Help with initial fault/reject diagnosis for issues causing production stops.
• Help decide whether faults can be rectified with a ’15-minute fix’ or requires deeper investigation.
• Where ’15-minute fix’ is a suitable route, carry out minor reworks if deemed appropriate.
• Liaise with multiple departments such as Production Engineering, Production Control and Quality Control.
• Where replacement parts can immediately keep production moving; review stock (including basic conformity checks), create repicks using SAP, collect the parts from their storage location and deliver them to the cell leader/operator with minimal delay.
• Raise IERs as required or liaise with Production Engineering to raise IERs if outside your technical capability.

Characteristics & Skills

• Competent in basic, PED, QC and Production Control SAP transactions.
• Previous hands-on manufacturing experience within relevant processes. E.g. assembly.
• Good understanding of Martin Baker product range.
• SAP experience.
• Ideally will have knowledge of current seat shortage status, CM01 backlog status and ‘on hold’ status to ensure priorities are understood, managed and delivered without delay.

At Martin-Baker you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you’ll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Benefits

• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme.
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+).
• Personalised training and development plan.
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave (after qualifying period).
• Workplace Nursery Benefit.
• Cycle to work scheme (after qualifying period).
• Early finish every Friday at midday.

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

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/