Assembly Operative

CMS - Recruitment; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Assembly Operative in Greenwich for a long-term contract. This role involves working in a busy manufacturing area, responsible for assembling high-quality telecommunications products. Full training is provided, and candidates must show an interest in electronics. Shifts include a rotating schedule of day and night work. Benefits include holiday pay and access to gym facilities. Ideal for those looking for practical, hands-on work in a high-tech environment.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Gym facilities

Pension scheme

Free parking

Full training

Qualifications

• Interest in electronics and practical skills required.
• No formal qualifications specified, but hands-on ability is essential.
• Experience with assembly and wiring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble products according to engineering drawings.
• Test and inspect manufactured items.
• Follow ESD product disciplines during assembly.
• Participate in both day and night shifts on a rotating basis.

Skills

Interest in electronics

Practical hands-on skills

Soldering skills

Ability to follow engineering drawings

Job description

Assembly Operative

Greenwich, SE10

Ongoing long-term contract

Monday – Thursday, 41 hours per week

Day shifts and night shifts on a 2-weekly rotation

£10.20 - £11.22 per hour

The Assembly Operative role is working in a busy manufacturing and production area, for a large engineering company in telecommunications.

The role is working within a team of Technical Assembly Operators, Support Engineers and Team Leaders you will be responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and accurate building, testing and inspection of built articles. You will also be responsible for the manufacture of high-quality products for external customers.

Full training will be provided for the Assembly Operative position, and the ideal candidate requires an interest in electronics and a practical, hands on position.

As an Assembly Operative, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking assembly processes, ensuring all ESD product disciplines are adhered to and products are correctly built and tested,
• Following Engineering drawings to assemble the mechanical racking systems, sub assembly and wiring of all connections,
• Building, assembling and installation of modules that make up the suites,
• Rack wiring completed for all the panels connecting to each other as per drawing,
• Assembling different power supply units and installation of cubicles,
• Working on control panels, including complete wiring on the panels using crimp tools,
• Component & D-type connector soldering,
• Electrical/Prototype Wiring,
• PCB Building.

Hours of work

The successful applicant will be required to work both day and night shifts, these shifts will be on a 2-week rotation.

Day shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday - Thursday: 06:00 – 17:15

Night shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday – Thursday: 18:00 – 05:15

Benefits include holiday pay, gym facilities, pension scheme, free parking, full training, and the opportunity to work within high tech and interesting surroundings.

Full training will be provided for this role, candidates who are interested will be invited to an assessment day to go through a Maths and English assessment and an instruction-based manufacturing test. We will go through the role in further detail and discuss the company.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. CMS do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.