About the role
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
The Operator role is responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety.
Job Responsibilities
Working with groups of machines called cells independently or with others to meet tact time.
Batching and serializing parts
Document work as needed
Monitor, change, and set cutters. Including ensuring cutters get changed at appropriate time and set to correct limits stated on tool sheets
Following various work instructions (i.e. batch card, standard operating procedures, inspection method sheets, operation sheets, tool sheets, etc.)
Maintain a clean area
Inspect parts with tools provided such as micrometers or indicators to operation sheets
Inspect parts in CMM equipment as needed
Deburr parts with deburring wheel and/or file
Checking and adding coolant as needed along with monitoring and adjusting refractor coolant level
Removing metal chips out of machines and swapping/moving barrels of metal chips when full
Verify tool offset or work offset or tool length for peers
Make adjustments to work offsets or tool length/diameter as needed to ensure a quality part
Ensure and complete preventive maintenance procedures assigned to cell equipment (i.e. filters, oil levels in spindle, vactra level for ways, etc.)
Responsible for machining all parts assigned
Ability to run a majority of the p…
