Mechanical Assembly Technician

Mars Recruitment; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Benefits

Job summary

MARS Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Assembly Technician in Abingdon to join a leading specialist manufacturer of superconducting scientific instrumentation. The role requires experience in mechanical assembly, reading engineering drawings, and hands-on skills in welding, soldering, and machining.

You will be involved in leak testing and occasional use of a lathe or mill. The position suits those with a mechanical apprenticeship or qualification, offering a standard day shift (8am-4:30pm

Qualifications

• Must have completed a mechanical apprenticeship or hold a mechanical qualification.
• Experience in a mechanical assembly environment, preferably instrumentation.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Welding and soldering of parts.
• Assemble products in line with engineering drawings.
• Leak testing of systems with helium.
• Occasional use of manual lathe and mill.
• Identify tooling and equipment requirements to improve assembly efficiency.

Education

Mechanical apprenticeship or mechanical qualification

Tools

Manual lathe

Milling machine

Cryogen handling

Vacuum testing

Soldering (hard & soft)

Welding

Job description

Mechanical Assembly Technician | Abingdon | £35,000pa - £45,000pa plus overtime & benefits:

A leading specialist manufacturer of superconducting scientific instrumentation is looking to hire an experienced Mechanical Assembly Technician to join their small specialist team. This Mechanical Assembly Technician role would suit someone who has exceptional mechanical based skills and experience, being able to read engineering drawings, using your ranging mechanical skill set, you will weld, fabricate and solder parts to build their highly complex instrumentation.

Typical duties for the Mechanical Assembly Technician:

• Welding, hard and soft soldering of parts.


• Assembly of products in line with engineering drawings.


• Leak testing of systems with helium.


• Occasional use of manual lathe and mill.


• Identifying tooling and equipment requirements to improve efficiency within assembly

Our client is looking for a Mechanical Assembly Technician who ideally has completed a mechanical apprenticeship or holds a mechanical qualification. You will have worked within a mechanical assembly environment, ideally instrumentation and possess some of the following skills:

• Mechanical fitting and assembly.


• Cryogen handling.


• Vacuum and leak testing.


• Soldering (hard and soft).


• Welding.


• Machining.


• Wiring.

This is a standard day shift role, working 8am-4:30pm Mon-Thurs and 8am-1pm on Friday.

MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status.

Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven't heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time.