Casting Setter / Casting Straightener

Casting Setter / Casting StraightenerLocation: Worcester Pay Rate: 13.00 - 14.00 per hour (depending on experience) Hours:Monday - Thursday: 07:45 - 16:30Friday: 07:30 - 13:30Contract: Temporary to Permanent after 12 weeks (subject to attendance, performance and business requirements) About the RoleWe are currently recruiting for a Casting Setter / Casting Straightener to join a leading aerospace manufacturer in Worcester.This role forms a key part of the casting process following heat treatment. During heat treatment, aluminium and magnesium castings can naturally distort. As a Casting Setter, you will manually straighten and realign components to restore them to the required dimensional tolerances before they move on to machining and final inspection.This is a highly skilled, hands-on engineering role, ideally suited to someone with strong mechanical aptitude and experience in traditional manufacturing or engineering environments. Key ResponsibilitiesManually straighten aluminium and magnesium castings following heat treatmentUse hand tools including hammers, mallets, bars, straight edges, jigs and fixturesRead and interpret basic engineering drawings, dimensions and tolerancesCheck straightness, alignment and flatness using gauges, rules and measuring equipmentApply controlled force to avoid damage while achieving precise tolerancesWork to strict aerospace quality standards and manufacturing proceduresIdentify defects or non-conforming components and report issues ..... full job details .....