Manufacturing Technician

HUBER+SUHNER; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading remuneration package

Fundamentals development

Job summary

HUBER+SUHNER Polatis is seeking a hands-on production operator to join the Operations Team in a lean manufacturing environment. The role entails assembly, inspection and test of micro-components in a clean room and data analysis of precision parts for prototype development.

You will support engineers, develop manufacturing standards, and contribute to waste management and 5S practices while maintaining production logs and ensuring on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Be an excellent team player who can positively influence the team; contribute ideas to improve process times, quality and yield.
• Attention to detail and Health & Safety practices are key to this role.
• Evidence Of Strong Practical Skills Is Essential
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of processes and implement them
• Able to follow work instructions and create them if required
• Capable of working efficiently with minimal supervision
• Familiar with using Microsoft Excel, or MES systems for data entry

Responsibilities

• Testing products or subassemblies for function or quality
• Troubleshooting problems with equipment, devices or products
• Managing waste in accordance with policies and transport accordingly to waste collection points
• Building product sub-assemblies or final products
• Monitoring and adjusting production processes or equipment for quality and productivity
• Preparing and assembling materials
• Setting up and operating production equipment in accordance with manufacturing practices and standard work procedures
• Assist Engineers in developing, building and testing of prototypes, new products, processes or procedures
• Calibrating or adjusting equipment to ensure quality production using tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges
• Inspecting finished goods for quality and adherence to specifications
• Maintaining inventory of materials
• Packaging finished goods
• Participating in planning and scheduling and manage time to meet agreed on time delivery
• Developing, preparing and creating production documents such as SWIs, batch records, inventory reports, productivity reports
• Providing production progress or changeover reports to supervisors
• Setting up and verifying the functionality of safety equipment
• Adhering to Health & Safety and Environment policies
• Managing work area to 5S standards
• Installing new equipment
• Measuring and recording data associated with equipment and processes
• Providing advice and training to peers
• Communicating with peers, Engineers, management and cross functional departments

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Strong practical skills

Process understanding

Follow work instructions

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MES systems

Job description

Your tasks

As part of the Operations Team, you will be helping to build world class products for the communications (defence, space) industries, within a Lean Manufacturing Environment.

This will involve assembly, inspection and test of micro – components in a clean room environment.

Data analysis of the precision manufactured parts for the development of concepts and prototypes, in addition to determining pass, fail or rework approach.

Development and creation of manufacturing standards and associated documentation.

Engagement in key Product and Process related projects in support of driving a Lean Manufacturing Culture.

This role includes but is not limited to:

• Testing products or subassemblies for function or quality
• Troubleshooting problems with equipment, devices or products
• Managing waste in accordance with policies and transport accordingly to waste collection points
• Building product sub-assemblies or final products
• Monitoring and adjusting production processes or equipment for quality and productivity
• Preparing and assembling materials
• Setting up and operating production equipment in accordance with manufacturing practices and standard work procedures
• Assist Engineers in developing, building and testing of prototypes, new products, processes or procedures
• Calibrating or adjusting equipment to ensure quality production using tools, for example, callipers, micrometres, gauges.
• Inspecting finished goods for quality and adherence to company and customer specifications
• Managing and keeping up to date production logs and tracking documentation and systems
• Maintaining inventory of materials
• Packaging finished goods
• Participating in planning and scheduling and manage time to meet agreed on time delivery
• Developing, preparing and creating production documents. For example, Standard Work Instructions, Batch records, inventory reports, productivity reports
• Providing production progress or changeover reports to supervisors.
• Setting up and verifying the functionality of safety equipment
• Adhering to all applicable regulations, policies and procedures for Health and Safety and Environment compliance
• Managing work area to agreed 5S standards
• Installing new equipment
• Measuring and recording data associated with equipment and processes, product
• Providing advice and training to peers
• Communicating with peers, Engineers, management team and cross functional departments.

Your profile

You will need to have the following:

• Be an excellent team player who can positively influence the team; being able to contribute ideas to improve process times, quality and yield
• Attention to detail and an awareness of Health & Safety practices, are key to this role
• Evidence Of Strong Practical Skills Is Essential
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of processes
• Ability to implement those processes
• Able to interpret engineering proposals and liaise with other disciplines
• Able to follow work instructions
• Create work instructions, if required
• Capable of working efficiently with minimal supervision
• Be familiar with using Microsoft Excel, or MES systems for data entry

Why HUBER+SUHNER Polatis?

Our aim is to be the employer of choice and as such you can be assured of a market leading remuneration package that matches your skills and experience.

Your employment and development is at the heart of our "Fundamentals".

We have an entrepreneurial and collaborative culture within the business.