NDT Technician

KNDS UK; Stockport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

KNDS UK invites applications for an NDT Technician role based in Stockport. The ideal candidate will perform non-destructive tests, ensuring product quality in manufacturing processes. Join a company with over a century of engineering excellence, committed to your professional development and offering competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)

Half-day Friday

Life assurance scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Holidays & Long Service rewards

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work Scheme

Free on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Strong focus on quality assurance and process control.

Responsibilities

• Perform RT, VT, MT & PT tests on production materials.
• Documenting non-conformance and corrective actions.
• Calibrate non-destructive testing equipment.

Skills

Reading Drawings/Specifications

Using Quality Instruments

Continuous Improvement

NDT Experience

Education

Qualified in accordance with PCN Level 2 for RT

Desirable qualifications in VT/MT/PT

Tools

Weld gauges

Micrometers

Steel ruler

Job description

KNDS UK Stockport, England, United Kingdom

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A Little About Us

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.

About The Role

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:

The primary purpose of this role is to complete RT, VT, MT & PT tests and inspection of products at various stages of production process, with an emphasis on non-destructive testing.

Key Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Ensuring the product quality of materials that are fabricated on the shop floor in a timely manner.
• Reviews part prints, procedures and work instructions to complete testing.
• Sets up and perform non-destructive tests on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics:
• Documenting non-conformance report, and corrective/preventative actions.
• Ensures that equipment operates correctly.
• Ensures compliance to the process for the Control of Records and Document Control Process.
• Participation in problem solving activities, to mitigate the presence of defects identified.
• Set up and calibrate non-destructive testing equipment
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• The ability to read and accurately interpret drawings/specifications.
• The ability to use Quality Instruments, i.e. Weld gauges, micrometers, steel ruler, etc.
• Qualified in accordance with PCN Level 2 for RT, with additional desirables in VT/MT/PT with suitable qualifications
• Exposure of working within a Manufacturing/Engineering environment (ideally on sub assembly components for either - Aerospace, MOD, Motorsport, Oil & Gas or Nuclear)
• Driving Continuous Improvement/Lean manufacturing
• NDT Experience
  
  

Why You Should Join Us

When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
• Half-day Friday
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• On-site electric vehicle charging points
  
  

We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.

If you are passionate about Quality and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.

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• Seniority level

  Entry level

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• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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