Surface Finishing Technician
Salary: £37,000 per annum (£19.23ph)
Location: Near Uxbridge
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-5:00pm | Friday, 8:00am-12:00pm
Contract: Permanent | 37 hours per week
Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for a Surface Finishing Technician to join a well-established aerospace manufacturing business near Uxbridge.
This is a hands-on position working within a specialist finishing department, carrying out masking, bead blasting, abrasive cleaning and surface preparation on precision-engineered components.
If you have experience within metal finishing, shot blasting, bead blasting, paint preparation or surface treatment, this could be an excellent opportunity to move into a high-quality aerospace manufacturing environment.
What’s in it for you?
- £37,000 annual salary
- Daily 1.5x overtime (£28.84ph)
- Permanent, full-time position
- 37-hour working week
- 12pm finish every Friday
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Life Assurance
- Healthcare cash plan
Surface Finishing Technician Duties
- Masking components and assemblies ready for paint spraying
- Unmasking components following painting and checking surfaces for defects
- Carrying out bead blasting and abrasive cleaning on metallic and non-metallic components
- Using shot-blasting machinery to remove corrosion and prepare surfaces for subsequent processes
- Working with glass beads, aluminium oxide and other abrasive media
- Cleaning and degreasing components
- Operating barrel tumbling and vibratory finishing equipment
- Reading and following engineering drawings, work instructions and process specifications
Surface Finishing Technician Profile
You’ll ideally have previous experience within engineering, aerospace, automotive, metal finishing, manufacturing or a similar environment.
Experience in one or more of the following would be particularly relevant:
- Bead blasting
- Shot blasting
- Abrasive cleaning
- Component masking
- Surface preparation
- Metal finishing
You should also be comfortable reading engineering drawings and following detailed manufacturing instructions. Previous knowledge of COSHH and manufacturing health & safety procedures would be beneficial. The original job specification also calls for familiarity with engineering jigs, hand tools and basic measuring equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
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