10 operative jobs found in Chester

Design Structures Approver Contract | Aerospace | Broughton (On‑site / Hybrid) 12 Month Contract (Inside IR35) £44-£50 per hour (Umbrella / PAYE equivalent) Are you an experienced Design Structures Approver looking to work at the heart of complex aerospace manufacturing? This is an opportunity to play a critical role in delivering high‑quality structural design solutions within a fast‑paced, production‑driven environment. You'll join a highly skilled engineering team supporting a major UK aerospace manufacturing site, providing hands‑on design leadership, approvals, and technical solutions that directly impact production, quality, and airworthiness. The Opportunity In this role, you'll act as a design approval signatory, leading investigations and approving structural design solutions across a variety of production and modification activities. You'll work closely with manufacturing, configuration, and wider engineering stakeholders to ensure designs are safe, compliant, and...

Logistics Business Controller Location: Broughton (Onsite) Contract: Inside IR35 Working Pattern: 35 hours per week (4.5 days, flexible between 7am-7pm) Security Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by Airbus Security) About the role Guidant Global is recruiting a Logistics Business Controller to support a high‑profile manufacturing environment at Airbus Broughton. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to play a key role in financial planning, analysis, and decision support, while working closely with operational stakeholders. You will help shape financial strategy, provide insight into performance, and support the business in identifying risks, opportunities, and efficiencies. This role offers meaningful exposure to complex operations, long‑term planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. What you'll be doing Financial planning & challenge Build a strong understanding of the operational and strategic environment, including...

Overview An organisation operating across the Liverpool region is seeking an experienced Temporary CDM Advisor (6-12 Months initially) to support a live portfolio of construction and refurbishment projects. The role is client‑side and will focus on providing robust CDM advice, contractor oversight, and practical health and safety support across multiple sites. This role is home-based with regular travel to sites in Liverpool. This is a delivery‑focused position, well suited to a construction‑experienced H&S professional or CDM specialist who is comfortable operating at pace, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, and applying CDM principles pragmatically on site. Key Responsibilities Provide competent client‑side CDM advice across multiple construction and refurbishment projects Act as a point of contact for CDM matters, supporting duty holders in meeting their obligations under CDM 2015 Review and comment on pre‑construction information, construction phase plans,...

IT Support Engineer – Immediate Start - Short-Term Contract – Stoke-on-Trent VIQU have partnered with an organisation providing IT services to schools cross the UK, who require an onsite IT Support Engineer to provide short-term cover for a school based in Stoke-on-Trent. As IT Support Engineer, you will support a busy school environment, acting as the sole day‑to‑day IT presence while being backed by an external MSP. The focus is hands‑on desk‑side support, classroom technology, and ensuring teaching staff and students can operate without disruption. Role Responsibilities Act as the sole onsite IT Support Engineer, providing day‑to‑day support across the school Deliver desk‑side and 2nd line support to staff and students Support classroom technology and AV, including interactive screens and display connectivity Provide timely support to teaching staff to ensure lessons run smoothly Carry out basic IT housekeeping, including device and server patching Key Skills and Experience...

Our client has an opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join their Calibration and Maintenance Team. You will be joining a dynamic and focussed team, responsible for the support of the manufacturing function across all stages of product assembly integration and test. The team are self-motivated and work directly with support functions and engineers across MBDA to resolve routine and non-routine tasks arising within the business. Role: Mechanical Engineer Location: Bolton, fully onsite Hours: 37 per week Hourly Rate: £32-£35 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 Clearance: SC required before starting What you'll be doing: The main aspects of the role will be as technical support for the metrology department supporting COTS (commercial of the shelf) equipment and STTE (Special to type test equipment) calibration and maintenance. You will be required to assist production with technical queries on fixtures and tooling along with supporting CMM (Co-ordinate measuring machine)...

Our client has an opportunity for a Production Test Engineer to join their team on a contract basis for 12 months. You will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. You will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements. Role: Production Test Engineer - Live Build Location: Stevenage - fully onsite Hours: 37 per week Hourly Rate: £32-£36 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 Clearance: SC required before starting, UK Eyes Only due to project What you'll be doing: You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment, carrying out the following: Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supplier Planner subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.  This role could suit a candidate from a MRP Controller, Supply Scheduler or Supply Chain Specialist background. This role is looking for a candidate with the following experience: MRP planning experience and ideally some exposure to SAP Manufacturing environment. Supply chain experience Rate: £27.00 per hour Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid role of 3 days per week onsite, 2 days working from home Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)                                                                                                                                           Supplier Planner Job Description: This opportunity plays a significant part in...

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role: Software Development Test Engineer - Automotive - £58/hr (Inside IR35) - Manchester Centre (hybrid potential) - 12 Months (potential for yearly renewal) Duties: Developing software to test multiple types/categories of software including end-user applications and operating systems/utility software (which provides a platform for running end user applications for external customers). The work includes: - Developing and directing the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, quality assurance plans, procedures, and schedules - Planning and conducting software testing (including using programming languages to write code for use in testing the application/software code), performing analysis of test results, and tracking/reporting risk levels during test execution - Performing regression and ad-hoc testing of software and components potentially affected by system changes - Diagnosing...

Contract | Inside IR35 | 6 months Location: Manchester preferred (hybrid, flexibility offered) Security clearance SC clearance is required Active SC is preferred, though candidates with lapsed but transferable SC may be consideredThe opportunity We're looking for a hands‑on Lead Technical Architect with a strong engineering background to help design, build and evolve cloud‑native platforms used by other developers. This is not a strategy‑only architecture role. You'll work closely with engineers, contribute to codebases, and lead architectural decisions by building and delivering real systems. If you're an engineer at heart who's progressed into architecture - or a technical architect who still codes - this role is likely to suit you well. What you'll be doing Designing and building scalable, secure, cloud‑native platforms on AWS Working directly alongside engineers, writing and reviewing production code Defining and implementing serverless architectures in large,...

Service Designer (SFIA Level 4) UK Government Client £440 per day inside IR35 6‑Month Contract Hybrid - 2 days per month on site (Telford) We are seeking an experienced Service Designer (SFIA Level 4) to support delivery across a major UK government programme. The role will operate client-side within a complex, multi‑supplier environment, contributing to the design and improvement of end‑to‑end services that meet user needs while aligning with policy, programme, and operational constraints. This role is well suited to a Service Designer who can work independently within a defined scope, while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary delivery teams. Overview The Service Designer will support service design activity across key workstreams, helping to bring clarity to services and user journeys. You will contribute to shaping, iterating, and documenting services, ensuring they are user‑centred, feasible, and deliverable within a regulated public sector context. Key...