Casting Setter / Casting Straightener
3 days ago
Fernhill Heath
Casting Setter / Casting Straightener Location: Worcester Pay Rate: £13.00 - £14.00 per hour (depending on experience) Hours: Monday - Thursday: 07:45 - 16:30 Friday: 07:30 - 13:30Contract: Temporary to Permanent after 12 weeks (subject to attendance, performance and business requirements) About the Role We are currently recruiting for a Casting Setter / Casting Straightener to join a leading aerospace manufacturer in Worcester. This role forms a key part of the casting process following heat treatment. During heat treatment, aluminium and magnesium castings can naturally distort. As a Casting Setter, you will manually straighten and realign components to restore them to the required dimensional tolerances before they move on to machining and final inspection. This is a highly skilled, hands-on engineering role, ideally suited to someone with strong mechanical aptitude and experience in traditional manufacturing or engineering environments. Key Responsibilities Manually straighten aluminium and magnesium castings following heat treatment Use hand tools including hammers, mallets, bars, straight edges, jigs and fixtures Read and interpret basic engineering drawings, dimensions and tolerances Check straightness, alignment and flatness using gauges, rules and measuring equipment Apply controlled force to avoid damage while achieving precise tolerances Work to strict aerospace quality standards and manuf...