Electrical/Mechanical Technician

Recycleye; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holiday

Healthcare coverage

Monthly company-wide socials

Training and personal development opportunities

Job summary

SLAMcore is revolutionizing recycling with AI technology and is seeking a skilled Technician to join their production team. The role focuses on mechanical and electrical assembly, quality testing, and contributing to efficient processes. Candidates should have over 7 years in an industrial engineering setting and strong problem-solving abilities.

With benefits like unlimited holiday and a commitment to personal development, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact while working in a rapidly growing team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a hands-on technician role in an industrial engineering environment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.
• Familiarity with electrical standards e.g. BS 7671 and 60204.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical assembly and quality testing of products.
• Troubleshooting assembly issues to maintain production schedules.
• Maintaining component traceability and quality standards.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Electrical assembly

Quality testing

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Job description

(also advertised as Mechatronic Technician)
A little bit about us

At Recycleye we are revolutionising Recycling. Our ground-breaking AI powers robots and optical sorters making waste sorting faster, cleaner and more profitable. With our advanced tech, the previously unsortable can now be sorted efficiently and effectively. Founded in 2019, we have grown rapidly ever since, with installations at leading waste management companies across Europe and the US. We are on a mission to help our clients produce higher quality outputs – turning the world’s waste into valuable resource. And our work has never been needed more. Worldwide only 9% of plastic waste is being recycled – every day, we are proud to work on making a meaningful difference towards a sustainable future.

Be part of it – come and join us!

Why choose to work at Recycleye?

Our team works together to grow and succeed, driven by our shared values of empowerment, inclusivity, and perseverance. We offer great benefits (which we think punch above our weight), built-in upskilling and unlimited holiday (yes, really). We know that our mission will be achieved by having the most passionate, driven, talented, and all-around best people on our team. So come and shape the future and help turn trash into treasure!

The opportunity

This role will involve becoming a key member of our production team, working closely with Technicians, Project Managers and Engineers. The role will be flexible to the needs of the team, some weeks focusing more on a project build we might have in-house, other weeks focusing on improving the efficiency of our workshop, working on making ourselves more efficient.

We offer:

• High ownership and autonomy
• Fast-paced scale-up environment with real engineering challenges
• Opportunity to shape processes, standards, and best practices
• Exposure to full product lifecycle and customer deployments
• Occasionaltravel (UK and Europe) to customer sitesfor installations and troubleshooting (twice per month)

Responsibilities

• Electrical assembly and quality testing, in workshop and on-site
• Mechanical assembly, qualitytestingand installation of our QuantiSortand QualiBot offerings
• Development, building and testing of the subassemblies that make up all our product streams
• Maintaining component traceability and ensuring the highest quality standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve any assembly issues or discrepancies to maintain production schedules whilst communicating this information back into improving the process

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a hands-on technician rolein an industrial engineering environment
• Power and control wiring aptitude a must
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics with the ability to report errors or oversights
• Strong problem-solving mentality for engineering challenges
• Ability to interpret engineering information in multiple formats, including assembly instructions, 2D drawings, 3D CAD assemblies
• Route and terminate pneumatic lines, wiring/cabling and electrical conduit
• Confidence using workshop and power tools, with knowledge of safe handling
• Keen eye fordetail, both infollowinganddevelopingprocesses with a proven ability to identify and implement improvements
• Willingness to deal with ambiguity as we grow, and input to iterate and improve building process and design
• Open tooccasional weekend work(with time in lieu)
• Based within a commutable distance to Stratford, London, to workonsite 5 days a week
• Good communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively

It’s a bonus if you have

• Familiarity or training on electrical standards e.g. BS 7671 and 60204
• Experience assembling and testing pneumatic systems
• Experience installing industrial equipmentand warehouse management
• Experience improving health and safety processes
• Prior ERP/inventory management experience
• Startup or scale-up experience
• Full clean driving license
• Forklift qualifications

Even if you don’t tick every box listed above but are motivated by our work and believe you can make a difference on our team, we’d really love to hear from you – so please do apply and drop us a note about what you bring! We are particularly interested in hearing from you if your background enables you to bring a different perspective to our team.

Benefits

• Progression: we are growing rapidly and excited for you to make an impact as we do so
• Unlimited holiday
• A welcoming and inclusive team environment with monthly company-wide socials
• Plenty of opportunities for training and personal development
• Healthcare coverage – Vitality is available from your very first day!