Manufacturing Technician

Quantum Design Oxford; Fyfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Group pension plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Quantum Design Oxford is seeking an experienced Mechanical Manufacturing Technician to build and test cryogenic instrumentation to strict quality standards. You will work from engineering drawings and SOPs, reporting to a hands-on Value Stream Team Leader, contributing to a collaborative team and maintaining a 37-hour week with a Friday 5-hour day.

The role offers development across manufacturing, design, or service engineering, plus benefits including 25 days leave, private medical insurance, a

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained Mechanical Manufacturing Technician or time-served with demonstrable experience.
• Experience in complex assembly work within a low-volume engineering environment.
• Adaptable and flexible, with an eagerness to learn and try varied tasks.

Responsibilities

• Build and test cryogenic instrumentation to quality standards and timeframes.
• Follow engineering drawings and SOPs in manufacturing processes.
• Work with a hands-on Value Stream Team Leader in a collaborative team.
• 37-hour week with a reduced five-hour day on Friday.

Skills

Complex assembly

Low-volume environment

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN

Working as an experienced Mechanical Manufacturing Technician, you will have caught the bug for building and problem-solving and what motivates you now, is the resilience and perseverance needed to bring great products and ideas to life.

At Quantum Design Oxford, you can fulfil your passion and enthusiasm for unpicking why things do or don't work, and you can be part of a growing organisation at the forefront of cryogenic instrumentation and working on products that are on the edge of technical capabilities and possibilities.

Forget mass production lines and a repetitive daily grind - because this is your calling for high-value, low-volume, and highly complex work at the heart of varied, exciting technology that most - if not all - businesses are yet to experience.

Are You…?

• An apprentice-trained Mechanical Manufacturing Technician or time-served Mechanical Manufacturing Technician with demonstrable experience
• Experienced in complex assembly work, within a low-volume engineering environment
• Adaptable and flexible, with an eagerness to learn and try your hand at various tasks

If so, read on…

A Manufacturing Technician at Quantum Design Oxford drives our success in production, satisfying customers, and growing the business. Working to engineering drawings and standard operating procedures (SOPs), you'll be building and testing cryogenic instrumentation to quality standards and timeframes.

Reporting to a hands-on Value Stream Team Leader, who'll offer support and insights, you'll be following manufacturing plants as part of a collaborative and committed team. It's a 37-hour week, with a reduced five-hour day on Friday.

Our team environment encourages focus and camaraderie. No one is just a cog in a wheel. All our technicians keep us moving, but all of them are individuals with a shared passion for driving forward cutting-edge technology and end-product capability, connecting the devices and applications that power the world around us.

Your Next Career Move…?

• Being part of exciting quantum computer technology and nano-science solutions
• Complex, customised, and innovative products devised by award-winning engineers
• A learning and development culture - a business that invests in employee progression
• Broad career progression potential - within manufacturing, design, or service engineering
• Benefits inclusive of 25 days annual leave with bank holidays on top, private medical insurance, group pension plan, and an employee assistance program

Please note that AI is not used during our recruitment process. Our interview process typically includes an HR screening call, MS Teams interview, followed by an onsite interview