Service Technician (CO2 Assembly)

Novanta Inc.; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta in Stockport is seeking a Service Technician to diagnose laser system faults, perform repairs and testing, and support root cause investigations on precision laser assemblies.

You will work with mechanical and electronic components in a high-precision environment, contributing to continuous improvements and ensuring products meet quality standards.

Qualifications

• Technical qualification or relevant experience.
• Mechanical or electronic assembly skills.
• Troubleshooting experience.
• Soldering skills advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Passion for quality workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose laser system faults.
• Investigate returned products.
• Perform repairs and rework.
• Conduct testing and validation.
• Support root cause investigations.
• Work with precision assemblies and electronics.

Skills

Technical qualification

Mechanical assembly

Electronic assembly

Troubleshooting

Soldering

Attention to detail

Quality workmanship

Job description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Service Technician Stockport Novanta - Laser Technologies Join a global technology leader and help keep advanced laser systems operating at peak performance. Novanta is recognised worldwide for pioneering sealed CO₂ laser technologies used in marking, coding, engraving, cutting and advanced manufacturing applications.

What you will do:

• Diagnose laser system faults
• Investigate returned products
• Perform repairs and rework
• Conduct testing and validation
• Support root cause investigations
• Work with precision assemblies and electronics

What we are looking for:

• Technical qualification or relevant experience
• Mechanical or electronic assembly skills
• Troubleshooting experience
• Soldering skills advantageous
• Strong attention to detail
• Passion for quality workmanship

Why Novanta?

• Work on market-leading laser technology
• Stable, growing global organisation
• Advanced engineering environment
• Continuous learning opportunities
• Meaningful, technically challenging work

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, for example with applications, interviews, or assessments, please inform the Talent Acquisition Partner. We will work with you to understand your needs and make appropriate arrangements so you can perform at your best. Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call [phone] if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter! Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical, life science, and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary expertise and competencies in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer proprietary technology solutions that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation, the Novanta Growth System, and our customers’ success. Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NOVT".