Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Hailsham East Sussex
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Assembly & Finishing Operative
Hailsham | Competitive Salary | Excellent benefits |Full-Time
Placr Recruitment are excited to be partnering with a highly respected engineering and manufacturing business in Hailsham to recruit an Assembly & Finishing Operative to join their growing production team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on work, takes pride in delivering exceptional quality, and wants to play a key role in producing precision-engineered components used by customers around the world.
The Role
As an Assembly & Finishing Operative, you'll be involved in a variety of manufacturing and quality-focused tasks, helping to ensure products leave the facility to the highest possible standard.
Key responsibilities include:
* Assembling and fitting precision-engineered components and complex assemblies
* Finishing and preparing components to achieve high-quality, defect-free surfaces
* Carrying out leak testing using specialist mass spectrometry equipment
* Performing inspections and quality checks on finished products
* Bead blasting, cleaning, packaging, and labelling components
* Identifying and reporting faults, defects, or non-conformances
* Following detailed work instructions, engineering drawings, and quality procedures
* Maintaining a clean, safe, and organised work environment
About You
We're looking for someone who is practical, reliable, and takes genuine pride in their workmanship.
You'll ideally have:
* Previous experience in assembly, finishing, fitting, fabrication, or manufacturing environments
* Experience using handheld power tools
* Excellent attention to detail and quality standards
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to follow processes accurately
* A positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills
* Good manual dexterity and a hands-on approach
* GCSEs (or equivalent)
Experience within precision engineering, vacuum technology, or high-specification manufacturing environments would be advantageous, but is not essential.
Why Apply?
* Join a well-established and innovative engineering manufacturer
* Full training provided, including specialist testing equipment
* Friendly, supportive, and collaborative team environment
* Opportunity to develop valuable technical skills
* Long-term career prospects within a growing business
* Work on products that make a real impact in advanced industries worldwide
If you're looking for a rewarding hands-on role where quality matters and no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you