Encapsulation Team Leader

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation; Pulborough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation is seeking an Encapsulation Team Leader to supervise the encapsulation process for electro‑mechanical assemblies. You will manage workload, ensure quality, and supervise compressive tasks within a manufacturing setting, ensuring safety and OSHA/5S standards are followed.

The role involves training staff, maintaining equipment, and coordinating with the Manufacturing Manager to meet production goals and quality requirements in a high‑precision

Qualifications

• Experience in an encapsulation process environment.
• Understanding of mechanical assembly procedures and processes.
• Appreciation of modern manufacturing techniques.
• Good communication skills and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan, allocate and coordinate workload with production schedule and internal customers.
• Maintain spray booth and perform routine equipment checks.
• Seal, prime, encapsulate and assemble units; operate automated encapsulation equipment.
• Train employees and ensure backup coverage for encapsulation tasks.
• Ensure quality procedures, safety and 5S housekeeping in the work area.

Skills

Encapsulation experience

Supervisory/Management experience

Good communication skills

Mechanical assembly knowledge

Job description

About Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation, a family owned business for over 75 years, takes pride in powering progress in health, security and quality of life. We are key partners with the world’s leading medical devices, semiconductor, scientific analytics and industrial systems manufacturers. When they want to push the limits of what’s possible with high voltage applications, they turn to us to make it happen. While Spellman is not a household name, our products are used to make and often power many of the most advanced technologies that make modern life possible. With design and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe and Asia, we have become the preferred provider of high voltage power solutions for OEMs pushing the boundaries of technology around the world by designing and producing the products they need to power progress.

Job Title

Encapsulation Team Leader

Function

Manufacturing

Reporting to

Manufacturing Manager

Main Objectives

Responsible for the supervision of the encapsulation process for electro‑mechanical assemblies and hands‑on encapsulation processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, allocating, and coordinating workload in accordance with the production schedule and internal customers in line with capacity requirements.
• Maintenance and filter change of spray booth in accordance with procedures.
• Sealing, priming, encapsulating, and mechanical assembly of units for encapsulation. Operating automated equipment to pour encapsulation into assemblies.
• Carrying out routine maintenance checks and cleaning of potting machine, compressor and vacuum pump, and training other employees to ensure maintenance tasks are completed. Training employees to ensure there is essential backup for encapsulation tasks.
• Raising production paperwork including non‑compliance/rework records and store requisitions in accordance with company processes.
• Working as part of a team to ensure departmental objectives are achieved.
• Ensuring all quality procedures for build and workmanship standards, repair techniques and ESD requirements are implemented.
• Working with other team members to continuously improve quality and processes, maintain and improve housekeeping in accordance with 5S tasks and cleanliness of the work area. Ensuring personal protective equipment, particularly respiratory protection requirements, are observed and maintained.
• Ensuring familiarization with relevant elements of the company quality management system including static handling precautions and workmanship standards, the use of test equipment/systems and relevant test procedures/specifications.
• Supporting the management systems and improvement team activities for ISO9001 Quality and ISO14001 Environmental and health and safety management system requirements.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in an encapsulation process environment.
• Understanding of mechanical assembly procedures and processes.
• Appreciation of modern manufacturing techniques.
• Good communication skills.
• Supervisory / Management Experience.

Working Conditions

• The role includes the use of PPE where appropriate (e.g., safety shoes, eyewear, gloves, respiratory masks).
• Operation and maintenance of electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic machinery.
• Prolonged standing and walking throughout the workday.
• Regular lifting and movement of materials up to 30kg with use of mechanical aids, as applicable, in accordance with risk assessment and safe working practices.
• Occasional lifting and movement of equipment/materials up to 800kg with use of mechanical aids in accordance with risk assessment and safe working practices.

The above responsibilities are not exhaustive and you may be required to fulfil other duties and responsibilities from time to time for which you are reasonably qualified.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We at Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation believe that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment.

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