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Sheet Details Fitter

Job type:Perm
Town/City:Southampton
County:Hampshire
Salary/Rate:£35 - £38 per hour
Business Sector:Mechanical Engineering
Job ref:BBBH152655
Post Date:April 16, 2025

🚀 Job Opportunity: Sheet Details Fitter (6-Month Contract)
📍 Location: London, UK
💷 Rate: £38 per hour (LTD, Outside IR35)
🗓 Start Date: 15/04/2025
⏳ Contract Length: 6 months (until 30/06/2026)
⏰ Schedule: Full-Time, Early Shift
🌍 ITAR Restrictions Apply | BPSS Clearance Required


About the Role

A vacancy has opened for a Skilled Sheet Details Fitter within a busy aerospace production team. This hands-on role is ideal for someone with strong experience in shaping and forming sheet metal components to exacting specifications. You'll be working with precision tools and machines to deliver high-quality aerospace parts that meet strict engineering standards.


Key Responsibilities

  • Manufacture components using manual and machine-aided sheet metal forming techniques.

  • Interpret and work from engineering drawings, specifications, and procedures.

  • Operate equipment including stretch forming machines, rolling machines, fluid presses, and CNC/forming presses.

  • Approve your own work using AO stamps in line with quality requirements.

  • Maintain clean and safe workstations in accordance with workplace standards.

  • Comply with all EHS, COSHH, and compliance requirements.

  • Accurately complete route cards for traceability and job costing.

  • Collaborate effectively with team members and support training and development of others when needed.


What We're Looking For

  • Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 / Apprenticeship (or equivalent) in Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering.

  • Experience: Previous hands-on experience in sheet metal fabrication, ideally in aerospace.

  • Skills:

    • Excellent manual dexterity and close attention to detail

    • Strong understanding of technical drawings and engineering specifications

    • Basic IT literacy and sound communication skills

    • Good numeracy and literacy

    • Familiarity with imperial and metric systems

    • Positive, solutions-focused attitude

    • Capable of working independently and in collaboration with others


Additional Information

  • IR35 Status: Outside IR35 (SDS determination will be provided)

  • Security Clearance: BPSS required and must be maintained

  • Right to Work: Sponsorship considered under current UK immigration rules

  • Assessment/Test: Not required for this role