Production Operator (SMT)

Advanced Electronics Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronic manufacturing is looking for a Metalwork Production Operator to maintain high standards in product quality. The role demands experience in metal fabrication, CNC operation, and a diligent focus on tasks, offering excellent on-the-job training and a salary starting at £12.50 per hour with reviews.

Benefits

Enhanced contributory pension scheme

Halma share options after qualifying period

Qualifications

• Experience in metalwork production environment.
• Use of powder coat equipment, checking and maintaining it.
• Experience operating Hydraulic CNC punch or Press Brake.

Responsibilities

• Work within metalwork facility ensuring quality standards.
• Operate and maintain CNC Punch/Press Brake equipment.
• Perform repetitive tasks with high attention to detail.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Collaboration

Metalwork Experience

Job description

Advanced Electronics Ltd. the Bridges, Balliol Business Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8EW

We have been designing and manufacturing life-saving products for 25 years, protecting iconic buildings across the globe and the people within. Our team members are passionate, driven and up for a challenge.

We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 listed company. Halma is ‘a market leader in specialist safety, health and environmental technologies’ and has a purpose of ‘Growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day’.

About the job:

The main responsibilities for this role will be to work within the metalwork facility manufacturing the company’s products, ensuring the highest of quality standards are met.

The right candidate will have some experience of working with sheet metal in a manufacturing environment and be able to demonstrate at least one of the following areas of expertise:

General Metalwork Production Operator

• Experience of and enjoy working in a metalwork production environment
• Exposure to cleaning metalwork for paint and using metalwork equipment

Paint

• Experience of using powder coat equipment – gloss and fine texture finish.
• Checking/adjusting and maintaining powder coat equipment.
• Experience of painting to high standards.

CNC Punch / Press Brake

You’ll have experience of operating a Hydraulic CNC punch or Press Brake:

• Loading and running programmes.
• Checking and maintaining / adjusting punch tooling.
• Confident use of measuring equipment.
• Working with sheet metal 0.9mm to 1.6mm

The role will have some repetitive tasks from time to time, so a high attention to detail and strong ability to focus on tasks is a definite requirement.

We’ll provide you with the on-the-job training and ongoing support, so if you’re willing to learn and have a can do attitude then this could be the role for you!

If you’re excited by this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! Please tell us about yourself by uploading your CV.

SMT – Rotating shift pattern (with a Shift Allowance of 25% uplift)
Mon- Thurs 6am – 2:30pm Fri 6am – 12 midday
Mon- Thurs- 2pm – 12 midnight Fri- off

About you:

Additional knowledge of electronics assembly is a huge plus, but we’re a believer in getting the right people, with the right attitude, so if you:
• Have a willingness to learn the new skills required to operate the SMT line
• Are a great team player who works well both alone and with others
• Have excellent attention to detail, with good eyesight and dexterity, and the ability to perform repetitive tasks accurately
• Are reliable and able to demonstrate a flexible approach
• Have a keen willingness to learn and gain new skills

We’d love to invest in your development so will provide on-the-job training to get you up to speed and then ongoing support to help you achieve your targets.

What we offer:

• Current pay rate of £12.50 per hour with annual pay reviews
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme
• Halma share options after qualifying period