Manufacturing Technician (ROLE NOW FILLED)

Dogtooth Technologies Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Dogtooth Technologies Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a hands-on engineer to help build and test strawberry-picking robots, and to repair, refurbish and upgrade the existing fleet.

You will work in a small team, following SOPs in cellular manufacturing, testing modules and robots, and supporting RRUs. The role includes lean training, 5S stand-up meetings, bug resolution, and inventory handling.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical experience in a related field.
• Experience working in a manufacturing/engineering environment is desirable.
• Interest in manufacturing and technology.

Responsibilities

• Build and test new modules and robots following SOPs.
• Carry out activities in RRUs on Installed Based equipment.
• Receive on-the-job lean manufacturing and problem solving training.
• Participate in 5S works organisation and daily stand-up meetings.
• Raise and resolve bugs affecting products and processes.
• Operate inventory processes and identify exceptions.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Teamwork

Problem solving

Interest in manufacturing & technology

Education

Post-18 study in engineering/science

Job description

Working within a small team, you will contribute to building and testing new strawberry picking robots as well as repairing, refurbishing and upgrading our existing fleet.

• Mechanical and electrical assembly with PCBAs, sensors, cables, motors and transmission mechanisms. This will be following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) deployed in cellular manufacturing utilising standardised work.
• System test on newly assembled modules and whole robots, including active performance measurement and diagnostic fault finding.
• Test and diagnosis of issues on Installed Based (IB) equipment as part of our Repair, Refurbishment and Upgrade (RRU) process. This may be as simple as wear part replacement, a software update or a major dismantling and rebuild with a mechatronic subsystem replacement.

Contract until mid-June 2026

• Build and test of new modules and robots as described above following SOPs in which you will be trained
• Carry out activities in our RRU processes on our IB as described above
• Receive on the job lean manufacturing and problem solving training
• Participate in our 5s works organisation and daily management (short interval control) stand-up meetings
• Raise and resolve bugs involving rework and problem solving of both our products and processes
• Operate our inventory processes and identify exceptions to its operation

Characteristics, skills and experience we are looking for:

• Post-18 study in an engineering / science subject – or an ambition to do so!
• Hands‑on technical experience in a related field
• Interest in manufacturing & technology
• Disciplined with strong sense of urgency
• Good work ethic and ability to work as part of a team
• Eligible to work in the UK.