EDM/Spark Erosion Technician (Monday - Thursday Night Shift)

Ricardo plc; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global strategic engineering consulting company in Royal Leamington Spa is looking for an EDM/Spark Erosion Technician for the Monday to Thursday night shift. This permanent position offers a competitive hourly rate plus a shift allowance. The technician will work closely with a small team to produce high-quality transmission components for motorsport and aerospace industries. Skills in technical drawing interpretation, Wire EDM/Spark Erosion processes, and offline programming are essential. Benefits provided include annual leave, pension, and support for well-being.

Benefits

25 days' annual leave

8 flexible bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance

Professional subscriptions reimbursement

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience with Wire EDM/Spark Erosion processes.
• Ability to program offline using RoboCam.
• Willingness to work additional hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Perform Wire EDM/Spark erosion operations on precision components.
• Deliver high quality transmission components primarily for motorsport/aerospace.
• Work collaboratively in a small team.

Skills

Ability to interpret technical drawings

Proactive and innovative approach

Hands-on experience with Wire EDM/Spark Erosion

Competency in offline programming

Skilled in operating Wire EDM

Flexibility in supporting manufacturing areas

Job description

EDM/Spark Erosion Technician (Monday - Thursday Night Shift)

Ricardo

Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

Permanent

2025-12-14T07:09:11.720Z

23567081

Full time

Competitive

Overview

Role: EDM/Spark Erosion Technician (Monday - Thursday Night Shift)

Contract Type: Permanent or Contract

Location: Leamington Spa

Role ID: 2025 - 3166

Salary : £17.92 per hour plus 20% shift allowance and benefits

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world. Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading‑edge and innovative cross‑sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The Role

We are seeking an EDM technician, to increase our capability / capacity in this area, working on small batch work. This role involves working in a small team to deliver high quality transmission components, mainly for the motorsport / aerospace industries, with a right first‑time philosophy. Perform Wire EDM/Spark erosion operations using a Swiss built EDM Charmilles and Charmilles Form 200 Sparker.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Ability to interpret and work from technical drawings and planning route cards, ensuring components are produced to the highest quality within designated timeframes
• Proactive, innovative, and team‑oriented approach with a strong focus on problem solving and continuous improvement
• Proven hands‑on experience with Wire EDM/Spark Erosion processes
• Competency in offline programming using RoboCam or similar software (training can be provided for suitable candidates)
• Skilled in operating Numerically Controlled Electro Discharge Machines (Wire EDM) to manufacture precision aerospace and motorsport components in line with approved drawing data and route card instructions
• Ability to program offline using RoboCam
• Flexible and willing to support other areas of manufacturing when needed
• Willingness to work additional hours when required to meet delivery deadlines

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place. We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health. Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro‑actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date. Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via [e-mail] if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.