Assembly Operative

Location: 10 minutes from Uxbridge, Middlesex
Salary: £35,500 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Benefits: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, 9% non-contributory pension, early Friday finish

We are recruiting for multiple experienced Assembly Operative to join a highly regulated aerospace manufacturing business based near Uxbridge.

This role sits within a specialist Assembly department and involves precision mechanical build work contributing to complex, safety-critical assemblies.

This is not a basic production role — we are looking for candidates with strong engineering assembly experience, the ability to read engineering drawings, and confidence using both hand tools and precision measuring equipment.

What’s On Offer

• £35,500 per annum
• 37-hour working week
• Early Friday finish
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• 9% non-contributory pension scheme
• 4x salary life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Long-term stability within a highly structured engineering environment

The Role

You will be undertaking a variety of mechanical assembly processes, producing precision builds to strict quality standards.

Duties include:

• Using hand tools such as files, hacksaws and spanners
• Experience with Riveting methods including presses and rivet guns
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• Using measuring equipment including verniers, calipers and micrometers
• Making adjustments to components to ensure correct fit and tolerance
• Carrying out inspections in line with quality standards
• Issuing appropriate documentation, certificates and stamps
• Monitoring the condition and calibration status of tools and equipment
• Working in line with H&S policies and COSHH regulations

About You

To be considered, you must have:

• Proven experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings
• Experience using hand tools including files, hacksaws and spanners
• Proven experience using measuring equipment such as verniers, calipers and micrometers
• Experience with any of the following would be very beneficial; Riveting, Deburring, Drilling, Pipe Bending, Pipe Forming, Tube Bending
• A manufacturing or engineering background
• Understanding of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations

This role requires attention to detail, quality focus and the ability to work within a structured engineering environment.

Security & Screening

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

Interested?

If you have hands-on mechanical assembly experience and are confident working from engineering drawings, apply now!

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