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Parachute Assembly Specialist
Posted 3 days 9 hours ago by Syntech Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35,500 per annum + £3,000 signing bonus (paid in 3 instalments over the first 12 months)
Location: Based near Uxbridge
Hours: 37 hours per week, early finish on Fridays
Start Date: ASAP
Type: Permanent
Relocation: Assistance available
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded aerospace organisation near Uxbridge, supporting the manufacture of safety critical parachute and survival systems used in demanding aerospace and defence environments. As a Parachute Rigger, you'll play a key role in the packing, preparation, and inspection of parachutes and drogues, working to strict technical specifications where precision, consistency, and safety are paramount.
Benefits- £35,500 base salary
- £3,000 signing bonus (paid in 3 stages over 12 months)
- Relocation assistance available
- Permanent role with long-term career stability
- Overtime paid at 1.5x
- Structured training and development
- Clear pathway to Security Clearance
- Early Friday finish for improved work life balance
- Packing new build parachutes and drogues for production and spares
- Working strictly to manuals, technical drawings, and internal procedures
- Preparing parachutes for pressing and operating compression equipment
- Inspecting components, identifying defects, and recording findings accurately
- Drawing parts from stores and logging batch and traceability data
- Supporting R&D and prototype testing activities when required
- Carrying out self inspections and routine tool checks
- Handling all components in line with safety and handling requirements
- Proven experience packing parachutes (military, skydiving, or similar environment)
- Strong understanding of safety critical processes
- Confident reading and following technical documentation
- Skilled with hand tools and specialist knot tying techniques
- Highly methodical with excellent attention to detail
- Backgrounds involving sailing or rope based disciplines also considered
Please note: Applicants must have prior parachute packing experience. Applications without relevant experience will not be considered.
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