Autoclave Operator in Burnley

Morson are proud to be working in partnership with Safran Nacelles to recruit for multiple Autoclave Operators at their site in Burnley.

To work as part of a wider composite production team working in a controlled environment with materials such as carbon and glass fibre, honeycomb and adhesive materials.

Location: Burnley, BB10 2TQ

Rate: Skilled Autoclave Operator £18.52

Shift Pattern / Working Hours: Variety of shift patterns available, which command a shift uplift. This will be discussed on application.

Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out responsibilities outlined in the company's health and safety policy, adhering to specific safety measures (e.g., PPE, lifting and handling) to maintain a safe working environment for self and others.
• Providing excellent quality products and superior service to stakeholders by ensuring quality control and product safety in all activities.
• Maintaining and working rigorously to Safran policies and procedures, continually improving and streamlining processes.
• Conducting pre-cure checks to ensure conformity of parts prior to curing (i.e., bagging, vacuum points leak check).
• Performing checks of the autoclave oven machine and system equipment, loading and unloading of autoclaves and ovens.
• Ensuring safety of people, product and processes, ensuring correct loading of autoclave oven cure programmes prior to cure commencement.
• Monitoring cures to ensure conformity and carrying out corrective action when issues occur.
• Fault finding (pre-cure checks, TMP of autoclave and tools).
• Thermocouple investigation and checking operations of internal thermocouples, extension thermocouples, or tool thermocouples, carrying out repairs or replacements as necessary.
• Checking operation of vacuum, maintenance, repair and replace vacuum lines, and manufacturing and fitting new vacuum pipes as required.
• Supporting the quality and scheduling process by ensuring adequate product protection throughout the curing process and preparation for downstream processing (material handling & storage).
• Inventory management (parts and materials).
• Validating all tools and means of production have valid maintenance and calibration status.
• Notifying autoclave leadership team of any issues identified with tooling maintenance/availability.
• Liaising and raising IW21 with WED when machines malfunction.
• Stripping and drilling parts, making up new thermocouples, and testing and maintenance of vacuum points.

Mandatory Experience:

• Good IT Skills - knowledge of Autoclave management control Systems (AMCS), Aerospace Service Control (ACS) & FGH Control Systems.
• Knowledge of Autoclave heat patterns to ensure optimum loading of parts which conform to quality standards.
• Knowledge of cure cycle SAP knowledge (IW21).
• Electric Truck Lifting and Slinging Tools.
• Knowledge of which systems and methodologies are required.
• Problem solving tools (5 whys, Ishikawa, RCCA etc).
• QRQC & QRAP.

Communication:

• Capable of communicating clearly and concisely.
• Able to escalate at the right time and at the right level.
• Capable of making decisions.
• A good team player.
• Liaising with calibration (Roxspur) and site maintenance department for work to be carried out, working with internal stakeholders to review & revise manufacturing priorities where needed.

Analysis:

• Capacity to analyse a problem and make the right call (aborting cures, thermocouple removal).
• Making the right call of which tool and orientation to achieve optimum cure.
• Ability to recognise defects on tools prior to loading in Autoclave.
• Communicative, proactive (using handover to flag issues), and autonomous (24 hr process).
• Continuous improvement and quality mindset.