Production Technician Mechanical

Oxford Instruments plc; Severn Beach; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + half-day Fridays

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits tailored to your needs

Structured career development opportunities

Job summary

Oxford Instruments plc is seeking a skilled professional to join their Production team in Severn Beach. The role involves assembling high-tech products, ensuring quality levels meet ISO standards, and participating in a rotating shift pattern.

Candidates should possess a mechanical apprenticeship, HND, or comparable qualifications, along with precision fitting skills. The position offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background required.
• Experience with vacuum and pneumatics.
• Ability to fault-find and implement corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Build systems and components to achieve build schedules.
• Identify and resolve build problems.
• Ensure compliance with BOM and customer specifications.

Skills

Mechanical fitting skills

Detail fitting skills to precision level

Ability to read mechanical drawings

Good communication skills

Team player

Fault finding

Education

Time served Mechanical apprenticeship or City and Guilds Part 3

HND, HNC, or BTech level 3

Job description

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Production team and work on the assembly build of high-tech, cutting‑edge products. You will develop new capabilities and work on some of our most complex system configurations. For this role you will need a strong engineering background and a high level of technical skills and knowledge.

You will be employed to work on a rotating shift pattern. Each working week consists of four shifts of eight hours and one of five hours. Currently, the shifts are Early (starting at 06:00hrs) and Afternoon (starting at 14:00hrs).

Key Responsibilities

• 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

• Time served Mechanical apprenticeship or City and Guilds Part 3, or
• HND, HNC, or BTech level 3
• Detail fitting skills to precision level, including machining (typically milling and turning)
• Vacuum and pneumatics
• Pipe bending with stainless steel, 1/4 to 1/2
• Ability to read mechanical drawings
• Ability to fault‑find and implement corrective action
• Ideally – relevant Electrical Qualifications
• 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

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave + half‑day Fridays
• Private healthcare
• Share incentive plan
• Pension scheme
• Flexible benefits tailored to your needs
• Structured career development opportunities
• A collaborative environment with excellent work‑life balance

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and would ask you to get in touch if you are concerned about any barriers you feel you may be facing in your application process with us.