Assembly Technician

George Blake; Camberley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established engineering organisation in Camberley is seeking an Assembly Technician to join their Production team. In this hands-on role, you will assemble high-quality products while working with engineering drawings and ensuring adherence to quality standards. Strong attention to detail, previous assembly experience, and ability to collaborate across teams are essential for success. This position offers competitive salary based on experience for a temporary fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings is essential.
• Previous experience in manufacturing assembly with soldering and crimping is required.
• Strong attention to detail and consistent quality focus is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assemble products from PCB level to finished units.
• Build according to engineering drawings and wiring schedules.
• Collaborate with Production Engineering to resolve assembly issues.

Skills

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

Previous manufacturing assembly experience including soldering and crimping

Proven ability to use production equipment

Strong attention to detail

Teamwork mindset

Tools

Soldering irons

Crimp tools

Job description

Assembly Technician

A well-established engineering/manufacturing organisation is looking for a Assembly Technician to join their Production team on a fixed-term temporary contract. This is a hands‑on role building a range of high‑quality products to agreed build times, while maintaining excellent standards throughout the production process.

Location: Camberley
Salary: Competitive / negotiable (depending on experience)

THE ROLE

You’ll be assembling products from PCB level through sub‑assemblies to finished units, working to engineering drawings, wiring schedules and quality processes.

• Assembling constituent parts from PCB level to finished units, using engineering drawings
• Building to wiring schedules and using meters/equipment to check assembled work where required
• Raising and escalating any specification/design issues via the relevant production/engineering routes
• Working to quality system procedures/standards and achieving expected build times (ERP‑timed where applicable)
• Producing non‑conformance documentation where needed (e.g., observation reports / change requests)
• Collaborating with Production Engineering, Stores and Quality to resolve assembly issues quickly
• Supporting other assembly staff and maintaining accurate records using provided systems (ERP/intranet)
• Promoting a safety‑first culture and following site policies and procedures

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR (ESSENTIAL)

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Previous manufacturing assembly experience including soldering and crimping
• Proven ability to use production equipment (e.g., soldering irons, crimp tools)
• IT literate and comfortable using systems for day‑to‑day production activity
• Strong attention to detail, teamwork mindset, and a consistent quality focus

NICE TO HAVE (DESIRABLE)

• Surface mount experience
• Experience working within structured quality systems / continuous improvement environments