What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance - Multi-skilled Mechanic/Electrician position at GKN Aerospace?
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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
Troubleshooting and repairing CNC Milling equipment (this includes but not limited to adjusting, repairing or replacing defective parts, install special functional and structural parts in machinery, listening to the machinery sounds to locate causes of trouble. Work to support Factory and production needs. Installs equipment using hand and power tools; constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance. Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts.
2nd Shift
Job Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
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.
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
Troubleshooting and repairing CNC Milling equipment (this includes but not limited to adjusting, repairing or replacing defective parts, install special functional and structural parts in machinery, listening to the machinery sounds to locate causes of trouble. Work to support Factory and production needs. Installs equipment using hand and power tools; constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance. Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts.
2nd Shift
Job Responsibilities
- Trouble shoots, repairs and maintains industrial machinery and mechanical equipment such as CNC Machines, equipment, presses, lathes, mills, motors, pneumatic tools, and other production machines.
- Trouble shoots, repairs and maintains industrial machinery and mechanical equipment such as CNC Machines, equipment, presses, lathes, mills, motors, pneumatic tools, and other production machines.
- Responsible for electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical aspects of repair.
- Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions
- Installs equipment using hand and power tools; constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance.
- Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts. Ability to lift 100 lbs. on occasion.
Required Qualifications:
- 4 years of experience in machine maintenance.
- 4 years of experience using a volt meter to check for presence of voltage (0-480VAC)
- 4 years of experience 3 phase motor troubleshooting experience
- 4 years of experience with motor control circuits, contactors, VFDs, and servos
- 4 years of experience with basic electronics, electrical/electronic training, basic computer repair
- 4 years of experience with rebuilding equipment containing some or all: thrust bearings, precision ball bearings, ball screws, linear way bearings
- GKN Experience
- Machine Certification
- Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic devices and their operation
- Able to use precision measuring tools (dial caliper, depth micrometer, dial indicator, wire gauge, to 0.0001
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.