PCB Assembly Technician

CMS - Recruitment; Greenwich; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a PCB Assembly Technician for an ongoing long-term contract. The position involves both day and night shifts on a 2-week rotation within a busy manufacturing area. The ideal candidate will require practical skills in electronics assembly, soldering, and following engineering drawings. Benefits include holiday pay, gym facilities, and further training opportunities in a high-tech environment. Competitive hourly rates between £10.20 and £11.22 apply.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Gym facilities

Pension scheme

Free parking

Full training

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ESD product disciplines.
• Ability to follow engineering drawings.
• Experience with wiring and PCB building.

Responsibilities

• Assemble products adhering to ESD disciplines.
• Follow engineering drawings for assembly.
• Build and install modules in racking systems.
• Wire control panels and complete wiring tasks.
• Solder components and perform PCB building.

Skills

Interest in electronics

Practical hands-on skills

Soldering skills

Job description

PCB Assembly Technician

Greenwich, SE10

Ongoing long-term contract

Monday – Thursday, 41 hours per week

Day shifts and night shifts on a 2-weekly rotation

£10.20 - £11.22 per hour

The PCB Assembly Technician role is working in a busy manufacturing and production area, for a large engineering company in telecommunications.

Full training will be provided for the PCB Assembly Technician position, and the ideal candidate requires an interest in electronics and a practical, hands on position.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking assembly processes, ensuring all ESD product disciplines are adhered to and products are correctly built and tested.
• Following Engineering drawings to assemble the mechanical racking systems, sub assembly and wiring of all connections.
• Building, assembling and installation of modules that make up the suites.
• Rack wiring completed for all the panels connecting to each other as per drawing.
• Assembling different power supply units and installation of cubicles.
• Working on control panels, including complete wiring on the panels using crimp tools.
• Component & D-type connector soldering.
• Electrical/Prototype Wiring.
• PCB Building.

The role is working within a team of Technical Assembly Operators, Support Engineers and Team Leaders you will be responsible for ensuring safe, efficient, and accurate building, testing and inspection of built articles. You will also be responsible for the manufacture of high-quality products for external customers.

Hours of work

The successful applicant will be required to work both day and night shifts, these shifts will be on a 2-week rotation.

Day shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday - Thursday: 06:00 – 17:15

Night shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday – Thursday: 18:00 – 05:15

Benefits

Benefits include holiday pay, gym facilities, pension scheme, free parking, full training, and the opportunity to work within high tech and interesting surroundings.

Full training will be provided for this role, candidates who are interested will be invited to an assessment day to go through a Maths and English assessment and an instruction-based manufacturing test. We will go through the role in further detail and discuss the company.