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

Autoclave Operator

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

-          Training Autoclave Operator 16.99

-          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

Job description:

• Carry out responsibilities on employee outlined in the company’s health and safety policy. Adhering to specific safety measures IE PPE Lifting and handling to maintain a safe working environment for self and others
• Provide excellent quality products and superior service to your stakeholders, both internal and external, by ensuring quality control and Product Safety in all activities,
• Maintain and work rigorously to Safran policies and procedures continually improving and streamline
• Precure checks to ensure conformity of parts prior to curing. (i.e. bagging Vac points leak check)
• Precure cheques 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
• Monitor cures to ensure conformity and carry out corrective action when issues occur.
• Fault finding (pre-cure checks, TMP of auto claim and tools)
• Thermocouple investigation
• Cheque operations of internal thermocouple, extension thermocouple, or tool thermocouple and carry out repairs or replacement as necessary
• Check operation of vacuum, maintenance, repair and replace vacuum lines
• Manufacturer and fit new vacuum pipes as required
• Support 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)
• Validate all tools and means production have valid maintenance and calibration status
• Notify autoclave leadership team od any issues identified with tooling maintenance/ availability
• Liaises and raise IW21 with WED when machines malfunction
• Strip and drill parts
• Make up new thermocouples
• 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
• Liaise 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)
• Make the right call of which tool and orientation to achieve to optimum cure
• Ability to recognise defects on tools prior to loading in Autoclave

Attitudes & Behaviour:

• Attention to detail
• Communicative
• Proactive (using handover to flag issues)
• Autonomous (24 hr process)
• Continuous improvement and quality mind set
• Accountable