Production Technician

MKS Inc.; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Crewe is seeking a Production Technician for a short-term contract from October 2025 to February 2026. The role involves assembling and testing high-tech products, ensuring quality, and improving work methods. Applicants should have experience in the manufacturing industry and electro-mechanical assemblies, along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to read engineering drawings.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Experience with electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Ability to read engineering drawings/schematics.
• Computer literate with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop your learning within the role.
• Advantageous experience in Mass Spectrometry assembly.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, test, and perform final assembly on high tech products.
• Ensure products are built and tested timely according to procedures.
• Perform final assembly and testing on various electronic assemblies.
• Achieve the highest quality levels at all times.
• Work to documentation and relevant regulations.
• Continuously improve work methods and processes.

Skills

Manufacturing industry experience

Electro-mechanical assembly

Reading engineering drawings

Computer literacy

Interpersonal skills

Learning and development ability

Mass Spectrometry assembly experience

Job description

Overview

A Day in Your Life at MKS: As a Production technician at MKS INSTRUMENTS in our production site in CREWE, you will partner with production team to assemble, test and perform final assembly on our High tech products. In this role, you will report to Lee our operations manager. This position is a short term contract from October 2025 to end of February 2026.

You Will Make an Impact

• Sub assembly of complex precision-mechanical, electronic and electro-mechanical components.
• Ensure products are built and tested in a timely manner in line with current procedures and drawings in order to meet customer demand.
• Perform final assembly and test on a range of mechanical, electro-mechanical and electrical / electronic assemblies.
• Ensure the highest level of quality is achieved at all times.
• Work to MKS documentation and relevant regulatory (including Health & Safety and Quality) in order to provide a consistent and professional approach.
• Continuously improve work methods (including within the team and with other functions both within and outside the organization), processes and procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills You Bring

• Have a significant experience in manufacturing industry,
• Possess some experience of electro-mechanical assemblies, be able to read engineering drawings / schematics,
• Be computer literate, possess excellent interpersonal skills,
• Ability to build your own learning and development within the role
• Previous Mass Spectrometry assembly experience is also advantageous, as experience in the semi conductor industry, or working with valves, pumps, or scientific tools.

We can't wait for your application!