Calibration Engineer
Calibration Engineer
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Job Description
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
Based in our thriving facilities in East Cowes the Calibration Engineer will be responsible for supporting the Companys business by the calibration and maintenance of electronic and electrical instrumentation across both sites.
Job Responsibilities
Typical respopnsbilities will include:
- Ensuring all equipment meets the relevant specifications.
- Maintaining calibration records in accordance with ISO 10021-1 latest issue.
- Maintaining full computerised company and personal recall records.
- Ensuring compliance with CAA FAA Nadcap and customer requirements.
- Locating and dispatching equipment for external calibration ISO UKAS British Standards Manufacturers specification or in house customer requirements.
- Being a point of contact for internal or external calibration requirements.
- Prioritising calibration requirements.
- Sourcing and ordering new equipment and spares for the mechanical calibration department.
- Writing and maintaining work instruction to latest specifications.
- Maintaining safe working procedures.
- Ensuring we are working to the latest National or International Standards.
- Identify and introducing cost saving and improve working practices.
- Capability of performing secondary calibration methods to support business needs.
- Capability of making minor adjustments to assets to enable meeting closer tolerances.
Job Qualifications
Suitable applicants will be able to demonstrate:
- Minimum Level 3 NVQ (or equivalent) gained through the successful completion of a formal apprenticeship in a manufacturing engineering or related subject.
- Significant previous calibration experience gained within an industrial environment with a focus on electronic and electrical instrumentation calibration
- Any formal metrology training or qualification would he bugely advantageous as would knowledge of the aerospace manufacturing industry and its associated standards
Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
Employment Type
Full Time
