Production Operator

  • ARM
  • Portsmouth, Hampshire
  • Sep 11, 2025
Contractor Manufacturing

Job Description

Production Operator

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering 25ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience in Assembly, Integration, and Testing?

Do you have experience within the Aerospace industry?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Production Operator, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Responsible for the Assembly, Integration, and Test of Payloads and active antennas
  • Mechanical integration of Payload equipment, Connectivity items (coaxial cables and waveguide), Test instrumentation (thermocouples, heater circuits, and accelerometers), DC harness (connector mating and de-mating), MLI (templating, tailoring, and fitting), Structural (inserts, riv-nuts, panel repairs), and wiring activities
  • Able to interpret technical documentation
  • Electrical test in areas such as; performing automated test sequences using a Payload Test System, manual RF measurements of payload equipment and sub-systems, and Electrical integration
  • Test performance - checking of payload equipment performance against parameters detailed in test procedures and review results for non-conformances
  • Support movement and lifting operations using overhead crane and other MGSE (Mechanical Ground Support Equipment)


Your skillset may include:
  • Experience in a production environment related to mechanical assembly or electrical/RF test
  • Apprenticeship in Aerospace/Space or other production/maintenance field
  • HNC or HND in an engineering production or maintenance field

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Production Operator

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering 25ph Inside IR35


Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.