Assembly Technician - Hydraulic/Pneumatic

Staverton - Gloucestershire, UK | Permanent, Full-Time | 37 hours per week

About Ontic Staverton

Our Staverton site in Gloucestershire specialises in mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic aerospace products, manufacturing and supporting critical components including thrust reverser actuation systems, valves, manifolds, pumps, reservoirs and landing gear harnesses.

It's an environment built around technical expertise, problem solving and precision. The products our teams work on perform critical functions across civil and military aircraft, making quality and reliability fundamental to everything we do.

Join Staverton and you'll be part of a team that's continuing to grow, taking on new challenges and using its expertise to help keep established aircraft platforms flying for the long term.

The opportunity

We're growing our manufacturing team at Staverton and have multiple permanent opportunities available for Assembly Technicians to join us.

If you enjoy hands-on mechanical work, take pride in precision and have experience in assembly, manufacturing or engineering, this could be the opportunity for you. You'll be working with mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components, helping to ensure the quality and reliability of products used within the aerospace industry.

Whether your background is in mechanical assembly, motor mechanics or aerospace manufacturing, we're interested in the practical skills and experience you can bring. Experience with hydraulics or pneumatics would be an advantage, but isn't essential.

What you'll be doing

• Assembling mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components in accordance with engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and technical documentation to complete accurate assemblies.
• Carrying out assembly, testing and inspection activities to ensure products meet required quality standards.
• Identifying and supporting the resolution of technical or quality issues during assembly.
• Working collaboratively with manufacturing and engineering colleagues to support production requirements.
• Maintaining high standards of quality, safety and compliance throughout your work.

What you'll bring

• Hands-on mechanical assembly experience gained within an engineering, manufacturing, automotive or similar environment.
• Confidence reading and interpreting engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Good mechanical aptitude, strong attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate, high-quality work.
• An understanding of manufacturing quality standards and safe working practices.
• The ability to organise your workload, solve problems and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with hydraulic or pneumatic systems, or previous experience within aerospace or aviation, would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Ontic?

At Ontic, we're specialists in keeping critical aircraft flying. Our work supports civil and military aviation around the world, giving established aircraft products the long-term support they need to remain safe, reliable and available.

But it's our people who make that possible. We're a growing, global team where you're trusted to take ownership, encouraged to challenge how things have always been done and supported to develop your career as our business grows.

We believe in embracing the challenge - working together to solve complex problems and create opportunities for our customers, our business and each other.

Benefits at Ontic

At Ontic, we're committed to supporting our people to thrive - at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, development and financial security, while giving everyone the opportunity to share in our success.

• Goal Share bonus program - everyone at Ontic is automatically enrolled, giving us all the opportunity to share in our success
• Paid volunteering time - giving you time to support a cause or community that matters to you
• 24/7 wellbeing support - confidential support available through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee discounts - access to discounts and offers across a range of retailers and services
• Learning and development - opportunities to build your skills, develop your career and grow with Ontic
• Employee referral program - rewarding you for introducing great people to Team Ontic
• Up to 29 days' annual leave, plus Bank Holidays

Ready to embrace the challenge?

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity where you could make an impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and see where a career with Team Ontic could take you.

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!