Plating Operative

Do you have an eye for detail and a steady hand? This is your opportunity to be part of a skilled plating team at the heart of manufacturing. You’ll work with precision to prepare, mask, jig, and plate critical components that meet the highest industry standards. If you thrive in a hands-on role where quality and accuracy matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description: Plating Team Member / Production Operative

Location:
Lincoln

Position Type:
Permanent

Shift Pattern:
A/B shift rotation – see Hours of Work for details

Benefits:

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Subsidised Health Care
• Employee Suggestion Scheme
• Company Pension (5% employer contribution)
• Excellent Subsidised Canteen

Position Description/Scope of the role

• Production Operative should be able to read Engineering drawings, have good dexterity skills and be able to use standard measuring equipment. (Ideally Comparator, Micrometer, Fischer Dualscope).
• Tasks will be varied, covering all Surface Treatment roles and responsibilities, (general preparation, masking, jigging etc, as well as carrying out specific plating tasks), ensuring that processes are carried out to specifications, to achieve the necessary Quality requirement in a safe manner. There is a requirement that parts are processed within allotted time and conform to drawing.

Main Responsibilities and Activities

• Cleaning, preparation of parts

• Masking of parts
• General jigging tasks
• Carrying out all duties in line with identified specifications
• Ensuring processed parts conform to drawing
• Ensuring parts are processed in the allowed time
• Ensuring all documentation is accurate
• Supporting the area in carrying out alternative tasks as required
• Achieving Production / Arrears / Quality / Efficiency targets as identified by Production Management
• Maintaining NADCAP accreditation through attention to detail and working to agreed methods

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• The Production Operative will have previous engineering or manufacturing experience

Hours of Work

A Shift:

• Monday to Thursday: 6:00am – 1:35pm
• Friday: 6:00am – 12:45pm (No Premium)

B Shift:

• Monday to Thursday: 1:25pm – 9:05pm
• Friday: 12:35pm – 7:00pm (10% Premium)

Overtime available when required.