Optical Coating Technician

Umicore AG & Co. KG; Dundee; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5 hour working week

Bonus: performance related

Pension: Up to 6% employee match

28-day holiday allowance incl. bank"

Job summary

Umicore is seeking an Optical Coating Technician for its Dundee site. This permanent, full-time role offers training and the chance to work on precision thin-film optics that are distributed globally. You will operate coating machines, inspect optics, and collect performance data to ensure high quality and reliability.

You will join a team focused on safety, efficiency and continuous improvement, with a 37.5-hour week, a competitive salary, holiday allowance and a bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• An initiative-taking mindset and flexible approach to work.
• Good manual dexterity and high attention to detail.
• Ability to read and understand job orders/instructions.
• Experience with PC/PLC based machinery.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Awareness of 5S and continuous improvement methods.
• Basic Microsoft Word and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and operate thin-film optical coating machines and equipment.
• Load, unload, and inspect precision optics.
• Scan post-production parts to collect data on reflection, absorption and transmission.
• Conduct environmental performance testing of optics.
• Interpret drawings and ensure correct machine set-up.
• Monitor production to avoid defects and downtime.
• Exceed customer expectations with high quality and yields.
• Adhere to health and safety procedures.
• Collaborate with the team to achieve goals.

Skills

Initiative

Manual dexterity

Attention to detail

Read job orders/instructions

PC/PLC based machinery

Independent worker

5S & continuous improvement

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Tools

PC/PLC machinery

Job description

Location: Dundee, GB

Business Unit: Electro-Optic Materials

About Umicore

Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.

About Electro Optic Materials

Power in space. Vision at night. Coatings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting-edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.

Job Purpose

Umicore Coating Services are currently looking to recruit an Optical Coating Technician to work at its thin-film optical coatings site based in Dundee. This is a permanent full-time position in a well-established organisation that manufactures products of the highest quality that are supplied globally.

Your Key Accountabilities

• Prepare and operate a variety of thin-film optical coating machines and equipment
• Load, unload, and inspect precision optics
• Scan post-production parts to collect reflection, absorption, and transmission data
• Conduct environmental performance testing of optics
• Interpret specification drawings and ensure machine set-up is correct
• Monitor production to help avoid system failures and coating defects
• Exceed customer expectations with high quality and yields
• Adhere to company health and safety procedures
• Work as a team to succeed

Who we are looking for

Full training will be provided to the successful applicant, but we are looking for the following attributes and skills:

• An initiative-taking mindset and a flexible approach to work
• Good manual dexterity skills and a high level of attention to detail
• The ability to read and understand job orders/instructions
• Experience with operating PC/PLC based machinery
• Comfortable working independently and as part of our team
• Awareness of 5S and continuous improvement methodologies
• Basic Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel)
• Experience in similar production environment may be an advantage, but not essential

The Benefits

• 37.5 hour working week (Mon-Fri) plus overtime potential
• Base salary commensurate with experience
• 28-day holiday allowance incl. bank holidays
• Bonus: Eligible for performance related bonus scheme
• Pension: Up to 6% employee match

Umicore is an equal opportunities’ employer and applications are welcome from all.

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?