Skilled Electronic Technician

CMS - Recruitment; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Skilled Electronic Technician to join their production team in North Greenwich. The role includes safe assembly of communication equipment, requiring previous soldering experience and a background in engineering or similar fields. Applicants must be prepared to work alternating day and night shifts in a busy environment, with full training provided. Competitive pay rates apply along with additional benefits including holiday pay and pension contributions.

Benefits

Holiday pay

Pensions

Free parking

Qualifications

• Previous soldering experience is a must.
• Possesses a good standard of numeracy and literacy, and IT competent.
• Good understanding of, and commitment to, safe working practices.
• Previous manufacturing or technical experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Follow detailed assembly specifications and engineering diagrams.
• Perform mechanical assembly of parts and components.
• Conduct fibre optic splicing and handling.

Skills

Soldering experience

Numeracy and literacy

IT competence

Understanding of safe working practices

Education

Education in an engineering field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Skilled Electronic Technician

North Greenwich

42 hrs per week

Monday – Thursday (Day and Night shifts)

£10.20 - £11.22 p/h PAYE (+ hol pay, pensions and free parking)

Long term contract

Due to a huge ramp up in production, we are recruiting for skilled Electronic operators on behalf of a global Engineering company, to work in a busy production environment in Greenwich, SE London.

Skilled Electronic operators are responsible for safe and accurate mechanical or electro‑mechanical assembly of subsea and land based communication equipment.

Full training on fibre optic handling, coding & splicing is provided to operators, however previous experience is beneficial.

Ideally, as a skilled Electronic Operator you will either be educated in an engineering field or have worked within a similar industry such as; Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Production, Military, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Robotics, Automotive, Aerospace, Aviation, Precision Engineering or Prototyping etc.

Tasks

• Following detailed assembly specifications, written instructions and engineering diagrams
• Wiring racks or internal units
• Mechanical assembly of parts, kit & components
• Fine Pitch / SMD Soldering
• Crimping
• Fibre optic splicing, handling and colour coding (training provided on site)
• Using in‑house computer systems to log materials used (SAP training provided)
• Material posting in SAP

Knowledge, Experience & Skills Required

• Previous soldering experience is a must.
• Possesses a good standard of numeracy and literacy, and IT competent.
• Good understanding of, and commitment to, safe working practices.
• Previous manufacturing, production, technical or engineering experience would be desirable

Hours of Work

The successful Skilled Electronic Technician will be required to work shifts of both Days & Nights, on a 2‑week rotation.

Please note that the initial 3‑week training period will be on a Monday – Thursday basis.

Day shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday – Thursday 6am – 5.15pm

Night shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday – Thursday 6pm – 5.15am

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. CMS do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.