Brazing Operative in Barnstaple

Responsibilities

Are you ready to shape a brighter future?

At Parker, we play a pivotal role in applications that change our world. We are in almost everything that moves. With our wide range of technologies, including in the clean tech space, we help our customers solve their most complex engineering challenges.

We believe that the future belongs to those with vision. That’s why we’re seeking team players who share our purpose of enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow. Is that you? Working at Parker means belonging to a passionate, dynamic and innovative team, empowered to make a difference.

Position Summary

Perform brazing operations on metal components, assemblies, and tubing according to work instructions, drawings, and specifications. Ideally the candidate would also be able to weld / willing to learn.

Hours

Monday to Friday 6am - 2pm

Or

Monday to Friday 6am - 2pm rotating to Monday to Thursday 2pm - midnight

Your Responsibilities

• Prepare parts for brazing by cleaning, fitting, aligning, and securing components prior to joining.
• Operate brazing equipment, torches, fixtures, and related hand tools safely and effectively.
• Select and apply appropriate filler metals, fluxes, and heating techniques based on material and process requirements.
• Inspect completed brazed joints for proper appearance, strength, coverage, and conformance to quality standards.
• Read and interpret blueprints, work orders, routing documents, and technical specifications.
• Maintain proper heat control to prevent distortion, overheating, or damage to components.
• Follow established quality procedures and document production results as required.
• Identify and report defects, material issues, equipment problems, or process concerns to the supervisor or quality team.
• Perform basic rework or touch-up operations when permitted by procedure.
• Performs ancillary processes such as blasting and polishing
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area in accordance with company safety standards.
• Use required personal protective equipment and follow all safety rules related to hot work, gases, chemicals, and ventilation.
• Support continuous improvement activities related to safety, quality, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Work collaboratively with production, quality, maintenance, and engineering to meet production schedules and customer requirements.

Who We Are Looking For

• Hands-on brazing or metal joining experience in a manufacturing, production, or repair environment.
• Experience preparing components for joining, including cleaning, fitting, aligning, fixturing, and securing parts.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, work instructions, routing documents, and technical specifications.
• Experience using hand tools, torches, fixtures, and related production equipment safely and effectively.
• Experience inspecting finished parts or joints to verify quality, appearance, coverage, and conformance to standards.

Ideally, you will also have

• Experience with ancillary finishing processes, such as blasting, polishing, deburring, or surface preparation.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement activities, such as safety, quality, productivity, or cost-reduction initiatives.

What We Offer

• Annual salary of £27,000 plus shift premium (5% for permanent early and 25% for rotating shifts).
• Annual Cash Incentive Plan: 5% bonus opportunity (minimum pay out of 2.5%).
• Pension: Employee contribution between 3% and 7% with Parker then contributing between 6% and 10%.
• Holidays: 25 days, increasing with length of service plus bank holidays.
• Free gym onsite.
• Other benefits include. Health Cash Plan, 4 x salary death in service, Company Sick Pay, Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing initiatives.

EMEA Business Descr

Parker Hannifin EMEA Sàrl (“PHEMEA”), based in Etoy, Switzerland, is the Principal Operating Company for Parker in the EMEA region. It is supported by a network of Parker Manufacturing Divisions and Sales Company Entities. The Instrumentation Group EMEA is a strategic business Group within PHEMEA. Instrumentation Products Division EMEA (IPDE) is a key service provider to PHEMEA.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on grounds of age, race, religion, ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability in relation to recruitment and employment.