Skilled Soldering Operator

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking skilled soldering operators in the North Greenwich area. The role involves safe mechanical assembly and fine pitch soldering, with full training provided on fibre optic handling. Candidates should have soldering experience and a good understanding of safe practices. This long-term contract offers competitive pay of £11.39 - £13.80 per hour, with day and night shifts available. The company values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

Benefits

Holidays pay

Pensions

Free parking

Qualifications

• Previous soldering experience is a must.
• Good standard of numeracy and literacy, and IT competent.
• Good understanding of safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Following detailed assembly specifications and engineering diagrams.
• Wiring racks or internal units.
• Mechanical assembly of parts, kits, and components.
• Fine Pitch / SMD soldering.
• Crimping.
• Fibre optic splicing, handling, and colour coding.
• Using in-house computer systems to log materials used.

Skills

Soldering experience

Numeracy and literacy

IT competency

Commitment to safe working practices

Education

Engineering field education

Job description

Skilled Soldering Operator

North Greenwich area

42.5 hrs per week (Days & Night shifts)

£11.39 - £13.80 p/h PAYE (+ holidays pay, pensions and free parking)

Long term contract

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

Skilled soldering operatives 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 soldering 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.

Typical tasks include

• 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

Day shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday: 06:00 – 17:45

Tuesday – Thursday: 06:00 – 17:15

Night shifts (x2 weeks)

Monday – Thursday 6pm – 5.15am

Please take note of the 6am start and check if that is possible from your location before applying.

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.