Job Title:  Assembly Operative

Job title: Assembly Operative   

Location: Ashford, Kent

Company: QinetiQ Target Systems

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 37 hour per week

About the role

We are currently recruiting for an Assembly Operative to join QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) within our Production Team.  QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC, specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems, including the world-leading Banshee target.

QTS targets are used to enable realistic weapons test and evaluation and operator training in over 40 countries worldwide, with QTS providing a complete managed service in over 15 of these countries.

What will I be doing?

Reporting to the Airframes and Engine Bay Supervisor, you will be responsible for the manufacture of aerial and marine targets, with the assembly of engines and associated sub-assemblies from the QinetiQ range of targets within production.

Duties will include:

• Assemble aerial and marine targets, as required to meet business demand
• Assemble engines and all associated sub-assemblies
• Ability to work from written instructions and drawings where applicable
• To work collaboratively with all supporting departments
• Maintain a consistent standard of work and performance to satisfy the Company’s Quality Assurance standards
• Assist in meeting the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and weekly production plans
• Participate in departmental daily layered accountability (DLA) meetings, to collate meaningful improvement metric data, and take lead in driving for improvements
• To effectively collaborate with all business support functions
• Continuous improvement activities

What do I need?

We ask that you have experience of working in a manufacturing environment and are qualified to GCSE, or equivalent level, in maths and English.

You’ll have the ability to problem solve and be an excellent team player. 

We also ask that you have:

• good practical skills, including the use of basic hand tools
• previous mechanical ‘hands on’ knowledge
• Good computer skills
• Work unsupervised and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic product knowledge

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.  www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Competitive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.