Inspection & Test Technician
| Posting date: | 13 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2025 |
| Location: | Pentrebach, CF48 4LA |
| Company: | General Dynamics Lands Systems UK |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 405 |
Summary
Description
General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Inspection & Test Technician to join our Production Team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £27,200 to £34,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.
Joining an established team based at our Merthyr facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders, as part of our highly skilled test, acceptance and delivery team. You will be ensuring that all vehicles are delivered to the highest standards expected by the customer, through safe and logical approaches to inspect, operate state of the art equipment.
If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:
- Day to day liaison with the integrated team(MoD/DE&S) and peers within other functions where appropriate.
- Complete Joint Acceptance Tests of newly built & uplifted armoured vehicles to the specifications provided.
- Maintain accurate record of faults found and repairs carried out.
- At all times operating within Health and Safety practices of the company
- Accurate record keeping
- Adhere to company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
- Understand and comply with policies and procedures, carry out work in a safe and diligent manner with minimal supervision
To apply for this role, you will require the following:
- Good all round Mechanical and/or electrical aptitude
- Full UK Driving License (Cat H advantageous)
- Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Ability to read assembly documentation such as, drawings and work instructions
- General knowledge of assembly operations, repair techniques and fault finding
- Ability to work in a multi-faceted team environment
- Ability to work at heights and in restricted spaces
- Flexible to meet the demands of the business
- A can do attitude and a strong work ethic
- Good understanding of Health and Safety regulations
Our Company Benefits:
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
- A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
- A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
- Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
- A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace
About General Dynamics UK
General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 550 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team
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