Production Technician - Electrical

Oxford Instruments Plc; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Share incentive plan

Defined contribution pension plan

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology is seeking a skilled assembly technician to build complex systems and sub-assemblies for advanced high-tech products. You will ensure BOM accuracy, fix build problems, and train junior technicians while maintaining top quality and safety standards.

The role operates on a rotating shift pattern (4x8h and 1x5h per week) with Early and Afternoon shifts, offering enhanced shift rates.

Qualifications

• Time served electrical apprenticeship or City and Guilds Part 3, or HND/HNC/BTech Level 3.
• Detailed wiring skills to a precision level, including lead-free soldering and panel wiring to schematics.

Responsibilities

• Build systems and sub-assemblies for complex high-tech products to quality and ISO standards.
• Ensure BOM requirements and customer specifications are met.
• Identify and resolve build problems; report technical issues via FRACAS.
• Maintain technical competence through required training.
• Guide technicians and ensure build sequence is understood.
• Promote 5S and maintain build cleanliness and safety.
• Contribute to production performance through continuous improvement.
• Work on rotating shifts as per Team Leader rota.

Skills

Electrical apprenticeship

Lead-free soldering

Panel wiring

Reading drawings

Fault finding

Mechanical assembly

Electrical assembly

Semiconductor experience

PC skills

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Electrical apprenticeship or City and Guilds part 3

HND/HNC or BTech level 3

Job description

The Opportunity:

Join our innovative Production team and seize this incredible chance to contribute to the assembly of groundbreaking, high-tech products. You will enhance your skills while tackling some of our most intricate system configurations. To excel in this role, a strong engineering background and a high level of technical skills and knowledge are essential. Be a part of something exciting and impactful!

You will be contracted to work on a rotating shift pattern. Each working week consists of 4 shifts of 8 hours and one of 5 hours. Currently, the shifts are Early (starting at 06:00hrs to 14:00hrs) and Afternoon (starting at 14:00hrs to 22:00hrs Mon-Thurs, 06:00hrs to 11:00hrs and 11:00 to 16:00 on Fridays). Enhanced shift rates will apply.

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Build systems, sub-assemblies and piece parts for complex systems efficiently to the right quality levels and ISO standards, and to achieve build schedules
• Ensure that the requirements of the BOM and the customer specification are achieved
• Identify and resolve build problems
• Report technical issues and record using the FRACAS process
• Maintain your levels of technical competence by undertaking necessary training
• Act as a point of reference to ensure that the technicians within the build area are fully aware of the build sequence
• Train and guide less experienced technicians
• Set an example of the highest level of build cleanliness, house keeping and Health and Safety issues within the build areas, and support and promote 5S initiatives
• Contribute to the performance of the Production Team through continuous improvement initiatives
• Work on a rotating shift pattern in line with the rota notified to you by your Team Leader.

About you:

Essential unless otherwise stated:

• Time served Electrical apprenticeship or City and Guilds part 3, or
  • HND, HNC, or BTech level 3

Detailed wiring skills to a precision level, including:-

• Lead-free soldering
• Panel wiring to schematics
• Ability to read electrical drawings
• Ability to fault find and implement corrective action
• Ideally - combination of mechanical, electrical and electronic assembly skills
• Ideally - experience of working in the semiconductor industry
• PC skills
• Highly committed team player
• High standards of build quality; flexible, co-operative and willing; punctual and self-disciplined
• Good communication skills

Working Hours

This role operates on a rotating shift pattern, consisting of:

• Four 8-hour shifts per week
• One 5-hour shift per week

Current shift patterns include:

• Early Shift: From 06:00 to 14:00 (Mon - Thur) and From 06:0:00 to 11:00 (Fri)
• Afternoon Shift: From 14:00 to 22:00 (Mon - Thur) and From 11:00 to 16:00 (Fri)

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for engineering micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics to electric cars and quantum computers.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive starting salary, Oxford Instruments also offers structured career development opportunities, a good work-life balance, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, 25 days annual leave, half-days on Fridays, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements

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