Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Introduction

At Boeing Sheffield we engage the talent, pride and passion of people to be the leading manufacturer of flight critical, complex machined hardware to all of Boeing Commercial Airplanes for today and tomorrow.

Here at Boeing Sheffield, we celebrate a culture around the Boeing Production System—our unique way of transforming our lean Production System to align the site’s culture on safety, quality and continuous improvement. This culture engages our employees because their thoughts, ideas, and talents are valued.

We are looking for teammates to join us that will be fully engaged and adaptable, will be team players and problem solvers, and will be excellent communicators.

The Role
Fundamental to this role is being able to competently set and operate a CNC Gear shaping machine. The operator will be required to work to tight tolerances and be able to check work/parts produced meet the required standard. You must be able to work on your own initiative and understand all aspects of the manufacturing process.

The ideal candidate will have operated as a CNC gear shaper operator/programmer in an engineering machine shop environment for an extensive period of time and is comfortable operating a gear shaping machine.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and productively load and safely operate a CNC gear shaping machine, ensuring that down time is minimised

• Verify programs and settings using a range of measuring / inspection equipment and apply appropriate adjustments to ensure that component quality is maintained

• Provide timely feedback to the Line Manager on issues and any recommendations for process and/or quality improvement

• Contribute to continuous improvement activities within the machining section

• Ensure that daily / weekly / monthly maintenance tasks are carried out as required

• Maintain a high level of housekeeping

• Adhere to company procedure at all times

• To support with any other ad-hoc tasks where required

• To carry out any other reasonable tasks as may be requested from time to time to support the business within the various production areas, manufacturing facilities or elsewhere as may be required

• To take a responsible and proactive approach to health, safety, and environmental risks in relation to your own role and to control the risks or report them to the management team as appropriate

Work Authorisation:

This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.

Required Qualifications

• Fully skilled, time-served CNC gear shaper operator/programmer

• Experience of Gleason Gear shaping machines desirable

• Experience of other methods of gear production desirable

• Used to working to tight tolerances in a wide range of materials

• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings

• Able to troubleshoot machining processes and work under own initiative

• Able to train and mentor others

• Experience of working in a dynamic sub-contract machining environment

• Ability to reduce setup time and machining through process improvements

• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations. (Ability to apply concepts such as trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations)

• Perform daily and regular cleaning and light maintenance tasks on machinery

• Communicates honestly, professionally, and respectfully with others and demonstrates effective listening skills

• Experience of Aerospace machining and AS9100 requirements is desirable, other highly regulated industries will also be considered (medical, nuclear, automotive etc)

• Good level of numeracy and literacy

• Good level of IT skills

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.