What are the responsibilities and job description for the First Cut position at Smiths Group?
Company Description
Flex-Tek (Scotia Technology) is a global provider of high-performance engineered components and solutions for fluid transfer and heating. We manufacture flexible and rigid tubing, ducting, and heating systems to support the safe, efficient movement and heating of gases and liquids, serving the construction, aerospace, and industrial market sectors.
Our products are used in crucial components found in the airframes of aircraft; they are found in outer space supporting the safe passage of spacecrafts, and across many more applications in the world around us.
Flex-Tek goes to market through its sub-brands. These include Scotia Technologies, Titeflex and Lewis & Saunders.
Flex-Tek is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defense, space & aerospace and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs c.16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries.
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities -
Following shop routers, work instructions and company procedures in order to set-up and operate various cutting equipment such as lathes and cold saws to cut raw material stock. Perform basic preventative maintenance on cutting equipment and keep work area clean and organized. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
A positive attitude
A High school diploma or equivalent
Ability to perform common conversions of fractions and decimals
Ability to read a tape measure and other hand tools such as micrometers and calipers
Ability to stand and walk for the entire work shift. Occasional lifting of 10-25 pounds is required.
Additional Information
Great Shift: Monday- Thursday 7:00am-4:30pm, Friday 7:00am-11:00am
Benefits on Day 1! Profit Sharing, vacation & sick time, 11 paid Holidays for 2025.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)
