Manufacturing Technician - Cameras

Thales Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 day working week

Pension Scheme

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life Cover

Progression and Development Opportunities

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Employee discount shopping schemes

Job summary

Thales Group in Glasgow is seeking a Manufacturing Technician for the night shift to support the manufacturing and testing of military products. The role involves optical alignment, complex bonding techniques, and collaboration within multi-disciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates will possess a solid understanding of physics, strong practical skills, and effective communication abilities. A four-day working week, pension scheme, and various employee benefits are included.

Qualifications

• A good understanding of general physics.
• Self-motivated and capable of working alone and in teams.
• Effective communication with technical and non-technical peers.

Responsibilities

• Optical alignment and construction of optical subassemblies.
• Complex optical bonding using adhesives.
• Calibration of optical subassemblies and tooling.

Skills

General physics

Practical and experimental skills

Written and oral communication skills

Inquisitiveness

Tools

Optical instruments

Interferometers

Opto-mechanical components

Job description

## Manufacturing Technician - CamerasApplyremote type: On-Sitelocations: Glasgowtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0331904Location: Glasgow, United KingdomThales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.**Manufacturing Technician - Cameras****Location: Glasgow****Role: Full Time****Hours: Night Shift - 6:30/7:30 start - 9.25 hours a day - 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week**Due to demand we’re looking for a technician to join our team in Glasgow to Support us in the manufacturing process and test of multiple military based products. We are looking to expand the night shift.**Key Responsibilities and Tasks:*** Optical alignment and construction of optical subassemblies* Complex optical bonding using a mixture of optical adhesives* Optical handing and cleaning* Analysis of optical components using interferometers etc.* Calibration of optical subassemblies and tooling* Work in multi-disciplinary teams**About you*** A good understanding of general physics* Good practical and experimental skills* Inquisitiveness – ability to question results and then answer those questions* Self-motivated and capable of working alone and within teams* Good written and oral communication skills to allow effective communication with peers, and both technical and non-technical customers.**Desirable*** Knowledge of optical instruments* Knowledge of interferometry* Knowledge of mechanical engineering* Experience with opto- mechanical components and manufacture.* Optical handing and cleaning* Optical bonding**What we can offer*** 4 day working week* Pension Scheme* 28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)* Life Cover* Progression and Development Opportunities* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing ap* Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailer**This role requires enhanced security clearance to secret (SC) level. Candidates will be required to meet the criteria and seek Defence Vetting Agency clearance, which will be sponsored by Thales. For eligibility criteria, please refer to the Defence Vetting Agency website.**