Manufacturing Technician (Test)

Thales; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Annual bonus

On-site canteen

Job summary

Thales in Glasgow is recruiting Manufacturing Technicians for testing and fault diagnosis of electro-optical units, PECs, and sub-assemblies. Roles support a 4-day week (Mon-Thu) with 9.25 hours per day at our Glasgow site.

You will diagnose faults, perform complex manufacturing tasks, and maintain build configuration records. A background in production testing and circuit diagram interpretation is preferred, with an HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in a production test department.
• Ability to interpret circuit diagrams/schematics and identify faults to component level.
• Proficient in MS Office tools.
• Able to obtain SC security clearance with no restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Test and repair electronic systems and sub-assemblies to component level.
• Diagnose faults and support MRBs and root cause analysis.
• Carry out complex manufacturing operations per documentation to quality standards.
• Follow defined company processes for all tasks and maintain health & safety compliance.
• Ensure incidents are logged and escalated to H&S leaders when needed.
• Input and support continuous improvement actions within industry.
• Manage and record build configuration of products.

Skills

Production testing experience

Circuit diagrams interpretation

MS Office proficiency

SC clearance eligibility

Education

HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

Manufacturing Technician Test

Location: Glasgow

Role: Permanent and Fixed Term Opportunities

Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week

We’re looking for a number of Test Technicians to join our Naval Manufacturing team. Our Test Technicians carry out in depth testing and fault diagnoses of complex electro-optical units , PECs and sub-assemblies. The roles are based out of our Glasgow manufacturing site. You will work a 4 day week Monday to Thursday and work 9.25 hours per day. Start time is flexible between 6:00am and 7:30am and you get 30 minutes unpaid for lunch. There is also free on-site parking and an on-site canteen

What you’ll do…

• Test and repair various electronic systems and sub-assemblies to component level.
• Diagnose faults and contribute to material review boards (MRBs) and root cause analysis.
• Perform complex Manufacturing operations in accordance with the associated documentation provided to the quality standards expected in a timely and professional manner.
• Adhere to the defined Company processes when carrying out all tasks
• Adhere to company Health and Safety processes at all times
• Ensure any incidents are logged correctly and escalated to H&S leaders as appropriate.
• Input and support any continuous improvement actions being worked on within Industry
• Manage and record build configuration of product

What you’ll need…

• Experience working in a production test department
• An HNC in electrical/electronic engineering would be advantageous.
• Ability to interpret circuit diagrams / schematics and identify faults to component level
• Ability to Identify and carry out actions required with minimal supervision
• PC literate in the use of Microsoft Office Tool set
• Able to secure SC clearance with no restrictions

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

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