Production Support Technician

Berry Recruitment; Southmoor; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Berry Recruitment is hiring a committed Production Support Technician for a role in Milton Park, Abingdon. The technician will support manufacturing processes, provide technical support, and drive continuous improvements.

The ideal candidate has a relevant engineering qualification, 3-5 years of experience in electronics manufacturing, and strong fault-finding skills. A competitive salary of £30,000 per annum is offered along with opportunities for growth in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Confident soldering and rework skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Provide first-line technical support across product ranges.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Fault-finding capability

Electro-mechanical knowledge

Lean tools knowledge (e.g., 5S)

Organisational skills

Education

HNC or equivalent qualification in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Production Support Technician to work for a company in Milton Park, Abingdon.

Role: Production Support Technician

Salary: 30,000 per annum

Location: Milton Park, Abingdon

Key Responsibilities of the Production Support Technician:

• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of products and associated manufacturing processes.
• Provide first-line technical support across all product ranges, triaging and repairing units to component level.
• Own investigation of production test failures and repeat issues, driving root cause analysis and supporting permanent corrective actions.
• Support and improve production test and assembly equipment to maximise uptime and process stability.
• Maintain, calibrate and commission assembly and test equipment in line with planned maintenance schedules.
• Analyse production data (e.g. test failures, rework trends, downtime) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving tools (e.g. 5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D).
• Support the introduction of new products and process changes into manufacturing, ensuring robust transition to production.
• Create clear technical reports relating to product and process issues.
• Act as a technical mentor to apprentice technicians and production operators, supporting skills development on the shop floor.
• Ensure safe working practices in accordance with company health and safety policies, including ESD control.

About you:

• GCSE in Maths and English (or equivalent), plus HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3 to 5 year's experience in an electronics manufacturing, test or repair environment.
• Strong fault-finding capability to component level on electronic assemblies.
• Ability to analyse BOMs, circuit diagrams, schematics and technical documentation.
• Good electro-mechanical knowledge, supported by qualification or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of production test equipment and automated test environments.
• Working knowledge of Lean tools (e.g. 5S, process mapping) and structured problem-solving techniques (e.g. root cause analysis, Ishikawa).
• Experience working within ISO 9001 or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Confident soldering and rework skills.
• Ability to interpret production performance data and identify trends.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate technical issues clearly to different audiences
• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
• You are a self-motivated, organised and driven individual who can prioritise workloads to ensure stoppages are resolved expediently, maximising possible up time.
• You can communicate effectively to different teams ensure a shared understanding of the problems.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.