Production Technician

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Technician to join their innovative team in Melbourn, Cambridge. This role involves the essential task of manufacturing high-quality consumables, requiring meticulous attention to detail and adherence to strict cleanroom protocols. You will play a vital role in supporting both production and R&D activities, ensuring that all products meet the highest standards of quality. Join a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and technical excellence, where your contributions will directly impact the development of next-generation products in the life sciences sector.

Benefits

Annual profit-related bonus

25 days holiday

Employer pension contribution of 10%

Free lunch and all-day refreshments

Private medical insurance

Enhanced family friendly leave

Life insurance worth 6x salary

Electric car leasing scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Experience in volume micro component fluid assembly or similar complex assembly.
• Ability to maintain high levels of consistent quality and work methodically.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for consumable product manufacturing and ensuring production timelines are met.
• Conduct component inspections and maintain a clean workspace in a Class 7 cleanroom.

Skills

Practical skills

Technical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Ability to read engineering drawings

Experience in cleanroom environments

Experience in complex assembly

Job description

At Cellular Highways, we develop advanced, automated high-throughput cell sorting instruments for research and clinical applications.

This role is based within our manufacturing environment at our UK site in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. As a Production Technician, you will be a key member of our small but growing operations team, and responsible for the volume manufacturing product consumable.

Consumable manufacture is an extremely important function and incorporates routine but complex micro fluidic assemblies. A high level of consistent quality is expected and an eye for detail.

Activities include high level parts inspection prior to assembly and end of line testing of completed assemblies.

You will work predominantly in our Class 7 cleanroom and adhere to cleanroom protocols and an ISO 13845 quality management system.

This role will also support many R&D activities relating to assembly build and processes of next generation products.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Responsibility for all consumable product manufacturing activities at the UK site, ensuring production timelines are met and escalating issues to Operations Management.
• Perform component enhanced inspection, mechanical build end of line test and component packing, all in accordance with internal procedures and protocols – particularly within our class 7 cleanroom.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organised workspace, contributing to high operational standards.
• Act as a proactive advocate for continuous improvement within the manufacturing environment.
• Support the development of new manufacturing requirements, and procedures relating to new product introduction.

Your work shall be conducted in accordance with the Cellular Highways Quality Management System.

Cellular Highways is committed to meeting customer requirements and applicable regulatory requirements and considers these elements to be essential to its success.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Good practical and technical skills.
• Ability to work methodically and precisely.
• Ability to maintain high levels of consistent quality.
• Confident at reading and understanding engineering drawings.
• Volume micro component fluid assembly / or similar complex assembly experience.
• Previous experience of class cleanroom environments and practices.
• Demonstrated assembly experience within a manufacturing or production environment, ideally within medical devices or life sciences.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills and happy to be a team member and support colleagues.

Additional Information

Benefits

Cellular Highways is part of TTP Group, an employee-owned business based in Melbourn, just south of Cambridge. Our purpose-built, sustainable offices and laboratories are set in green surroundings, creating an inspiring environment for innovation. Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas and technical collaboration, while providing you with the freedom to do your best work.

Our employee benefits include:

• Annual profit-related bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Employer pension contribution of 10% of salary
• Free lunch and all-day refreshments
• Private medical insurance for employees and dependants
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Life insurance worth 6x salary
• Electric car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• An activities and community fund that supports healthy activities that bring colleagues together; whether it’s lunchtime squash or football, Zumba or our own rock band.
• Local sports facilities and theatre discounts and memberships.