Job Description

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Pneumatic/Hydraulic Test Technician to join our growing Operations team based here in Staverton.


Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

What will you be doing?

You'll be responsible for the testing of various Hydraulic and Pneumatic components and will ensure that all tests follow strict guidelines and instructions set by the Company and its customers, in accordance with required Aviation standards. You'll use appropriate test facilities perform required tests to the relevant specification recording results as necessary. You will ensure that traceability is maintained throughout all test processes and will complete fault find, strip down and repair of components. You'll also be able to use your expertise to support Engineering/Quality investigations and project work.

What will you need to know?

You'll be experienced in working on mechanical or hydraulic/pneumatic components with the ability to utilise detailed engineering drawings and other documentation as required. Electrical experience would be a great bonus but is by no means essential. Ideally, you'll already be confident in testing hydraulic/pneumatic units, but this isn't essential either. You will need to have experience of working to close tolerances and time limits and have excellent attention to detail as you will be following detailed written instructions.

Benefits

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.

Our benefits package highlights include:

Up to 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays 10 hours paid volunteering time Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Best place to work

We are more than the sum of our parts. And we've been recognised internally and externally for being so:


We were ranked #9 in Best Companies' Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic
No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create the opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Our values

Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:


We share a common sense - we're a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision. We have the freedom to choose - we're challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo. We create the opportunity - we're change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit.
We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!