Finishing Operative Masking​/Abrasive Clean

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you’re providing pilots with their last form of defence.

Martin-Baker is the world’s leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world’s most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

What you’ll be doing

Join us on this mission as a Finishing Operative at our Denham site. We have an impressive finishing plant at our Denham site and this role will be focused with masking, bead blasting and surface preparation tasks for painting. You’ll have the opportunity to be fully involved with the painting strategy, the team is proud of quality levels involved with their finishing processes which contribute to the success of ejector seats produced onsite, to ultimately save lives.

Aspects of the role include to:

• Accurately interpret engineering drawings, instructions and build plans so that part numbers, process specifications and finishes are accurately identified and applied.
• Assist with continuous improvement aspects relating to masking and painting processes.
• Work with various masking materials and glass and plastic bead media.
• Deliver finishing processes with operating procedures and process specifications, ensuring that high quality standards are achieved.
• Follow relevant health and safety regulations, including risk assessments, COSHH assessments and material safety data sheets.
• Complete tasks to required work schedules, working with efficiency.
• Ensure that components and tools are appropriately handled.
• Input with reviewing the effectiveness of equipment and tools.

Characteristics & Skills

• Solid experience with surface preparation processes, including masking and bead blasting.
• Experience of reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Full understanding of health and safety and COSHH regulations relating to hazardous substances.
• Experience of working in manufacturing organisations.

At Martin-Baker you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you’ll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
• Personalised training and development plan
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Workplace Nursery Benefit
• Cycle to work scheme (including e-bikes)
• Martin-Baker Discounts Platform
• Subsidised Canteen

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background BPSS security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role.