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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

Production Operative

Salary Range
£23,596 - £35,911
£1,966 - £2,993 / mo

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Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

We are hiring a Production operative to join our growing upholstery team in F2 Goban Street, Portadown. The post holder will be responsible for working across all aspects of production operations, ensuring that deadlines are met, whilst ensuring products are built to appropriate quality standards, right first time.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure Health & Safety standards are adhered to at all times
  • Maintain a safe, organised and efficient work area
  • Ensure efficient production flow and make suggestions as to how work flow could be improved
  • Escalate issues to line management as required
  • Clean and maintain supplies, tools, equipment, and storage areas to ensure compliance with
    quality and safety regulations.

Reward

We are an employer of choice in the local manufacturing industry, with regular opportunities for progression interdepartmentally. We are part of one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. We began this journey 11 years ago with one great idea and handful of eager engineers with a shared creative vision. We’ve gained more than a few new recruits in that time, and a lot more factory floor space, but our passion for our products and flair for innovation has remained. We are proud to say that we’ve nurtured that creativity and grown the business to the top ten companies in our industry, worldwide and there’s more to come!

Benefits include, Healthcare, 33 days annual leave, Perks discount, Contributory pension scheme, discounted gym membership, £5,000 employee referral bonus, Life assurance, Wellbeing Initiatives, and Employee Recognition scheme.

Requirements

Essential

  • Experience in a production environment
  • Pass in Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
  • Ability to prioritize workload
  • Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time management skills.
  • Strong communication and team working skills
  • High regard for Health and Safety
  • Use of variety of hand tools


Desirable

  • Good IT skills with working knowledge of MRP
  • Metal work experience
  • Upholstery experience
  • Sewing machine experience
  • Time served in aerospace industry
  • Metal work experience
  • Experience with working and producing templates

The position is day shift, hours of work will be 6.30am to 2.45pm M-F, 40 hours per week.

Thompson Aero Seating is an equal opportunities employer.

We reserve the right to enhance criteria on shortlisting.

The closing date for applications is the 24th of March 2023 at 12 noon.

A full specification is available by contacting careers@thompsonaero.com, quoting the job title and reference number.

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Production Operative roles across Thompson Aero Seating's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £23,596 - £35,911 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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