Fabrication Operator A - 2nd Shift

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, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Fabrication Operator A performs trained manufacturing operations used to produce aircraft windows, canopies and windshields for defense and commercial aerospace applications. Assigned work may include acrylic polishing, assembly, cutting, layup, coating, oven or autoclave operation, operation of custom equipment, production data entry and safe movement of large acrylic components.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform assigned fabrication and assembly operations in accordance with approved work instructions, training and standard work.
• Polish, cut, lay up, coat, assemble and handle acrylic components using approved hand tools, saws, ovens, autoclaves, stretch machines and other authorized equipment, as assigned and trained.
• Use measuring tools, including micrometers, scales and calipers, to verify conformance to drawings and manufacturing requirements.
• Record and maintain accurate production, quality and traceability records.
• Inspect work for defects and immediately report safety, quality, equipment or process concerns to the Team Leader or other appropriate personnel.
• Handle chemicals and resins and wear required personal protective equipment, which may include a respirator, in accordance with training and safety procedures.
• Follow all health, safety, environmental, quality, ethics, equal-employment-opportunity, government-contracting and export-control requirements applicable to the work.
• Work collaboratively with team members and contribute practical ideas to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Support site performance objectives for people, safety, quality, delivery, cash and cost.
• Complete required Lean Foundation training and participate in Kaizen or other continuous-improvement activities.
• Work the assigned shift and overtime or alternative shifts when scheduled in accordance with applicable law and company policy.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to understand and communicate work-related information in English when necessary to safely follow English-language manufacturing instructions, safety information and production records.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and maintain complete and accurate production records.
• Ability to use basic measuring tools or learn their safe and accurate use.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to satisfy applicable export-control authorization requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with acrylic fabrication, composite layup, coating, assembly, ovens, autoclaves or similar manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing resource planning systems; experience with ASI is a plus.
• Experience using micrometers, calipers, scales or comparable measuring devices.

Physical Demands

The position requires frequent standing, walking, reaching, bending, gripping and use of the hands to manipulate tools and product. It may require moving, positioning or team-lifting parts or materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. The role may require use of a respirator. Any post-offer medical evaluation, including a pulmonary function evaluation when required for respirator use, will be job-related, consistent with business necessity, applied consistently, and administered with reasonable accommodation where required by law.

We’ll 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 we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s 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.

We’re 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 are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.