Casting Setter / Casting Straightener
Pertemps Worcester
Location: Worcester
Pay Rate: £13.00 - £14.00 per hour (depending on experience)
Hours:
- Monday - Thursday: 07:45 - 16:30
- Friday: 07:30 - 13:30
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 manufacturing procedures
- Identify defects or non-conforming components and report issues promptly
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment
- Work closely with the Heat Treatment, Inspection and Machining departments
Working Environment
- Aerospace manufacturing facility
- Aluminium and magnesium castings
- Workshop and foundry environment
- Manual role involving standing for extended periods and handling metal components
- Previous experience within engineering, manufacturing or a foundry environment
- Confident using hand tools such as hammers, mallets and straight edges
- Good mechanical aptitude and excellent hand-eye coordination
- Ability to work accurately to tight tolerances
- Strong attention to detail and patience
- Understanding of basic engineering principles
Desirable Experience
- Casting, foundry or heat treatment experience
- Aerospace, automotive or heavy engineering background
- Fabrication, fitting, bench fitting or toolmaking
- Metal straightening, fettling or dressing experience
This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy precision manual engineering work and take pride in producing high-quality components, rather than operating CNC machinery.
Permanent Opportunity & Career Progression
Successful candidates may be offered a permanent contract after 12 weeks.
Once permanent, employees benefit from a structured pay progression with four salary grades, allowing your earnings to increase as you develop your skills, experience and competency within the role.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly rate of £13.00 - £14.00
- Monday to Friday day shifts with an early finish every Friday
- Genuine temporary to permanent opportunity
- Structured career progression with four permanent salary levels
- Full training and ongoing development
- Opportunity to join a respected aerospace manufacturer
If you have the hands-on engineering skills and attention to detail required for this role, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with your CV to be considered.
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