Tube Assembly Technician

Rapiscan Systems, Inc.; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapiscan Systems, Inc. is seeking a tube assembly technician to support the clean room assembly and testing of large x-ray tubes.

The role focuses on detailed component assembly in a controlled environment and requires adherence to clean room practices, precise documentation, and calibration discipline. You will help manage day-to-day clean room operations, stock consumables, and participate in test activities, with shifts and a 20% premium for odd hours.

Qualifications

• Experience of clean room working desirable but not essential.
• Experience in vacuum technology manufacturing desirable but not essential.
• Diligent with good attention to detail with drive to complete tasks right first time.
• Competence in mechanical handling and safe methods of working.
• Experience of working for a high tech / low volume manufacturing facility would be desirable but is not essential.
• Shift: Monday to Friday alternating Early’s 06:00–14:00 and Lates 14:00–22:00 with 20% shift premium.

Responsibilities

• Array Assembly Technician ensures that clean room protocols are always followed.
• Array Assembly technician actively builds and tests a wide range of electro/mechanical sub-assemblies and systems.
• Array Assembly technician ensures that assemblies are built to controlled work instructions and drawings.
• Array Assembly technician is responsible for the assembly and test activities and may necessitate the use of specialist tools or test equipment as specified within SOPs.
• Build records & process check sheets are compiled and completed during assembly and testing processes. Work orders are correctly signed off and returned to stores after completion.
• When material or assembly quality problems are identified an NCR must be raised on SharePoint.
• Array Assembly technician is responsible for ensuring all equipment used, which requires calibration, is within the calibration period.
• Array Assembly staff is responsible for ensuring that all components are handled as per clean room protocols.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork

Skills

Clean room experience

Attention to detail

Mechanical handling

High tech / low volume manufacturing

Tools

Vacuum technology manufacturing

Job description

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

The tube assembly technician plays a key role in the assembly and fabrication of large x-ray tubes. The role will primarily involve detailed component assembly and will be conducted in a carefully controlled clean room environment.

The technician will also facilitate day to day operation of the clean room and associated laboratory by ensuring essential consumables remain stocked, reporting of inventory movement and that best working practices are maintained.

Flexibility will be required to swap shifts to cover for holiday and sickness. During the initial phases of training, it may not be possible to work the shift for 3 months

Responsibilities

• Array Assembly Technician ensures that clean room protocols are always followed.
• Array Assembly technician actively builds and tests a wide range of electro/mechanical sub-assemblies and systems.
• Array Assembly technician ensures that assemblies are built to controlled work instructions and drawings.
• Array Assembly technician is responsible for the assembly and test activities and may necessitate the use of specialist tools or test equipment as specified within Standard Operating Procedures, work instructions.
• Build records & process check sheets are compiled and completed during assembly and testing processes. Work orders are correctly signed off and return to stores after completion.
• When material or assembly quality problems are identified an NCR must be raised on SharePoint.
• Array Assembly technician is responsible for ensuring all equipment used, which requires calibration, is within the calibration period.
• Array Assembly staff is responsible for ensuring that all components are handled as per clean room protocols. Assembly technician has a responsibility for the protection and safety of equipment, product, and colleagues.
• Uphold the company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork

Qualifications

• Experience of clean room working would be desirable but not essential.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment in vacuum technology - desirable not essential.
• Diligent with good attention to detail with drive to complete tasks right first time.
• Competence in mechanical handling and safe methods of working
• Experience of working for a high tech / low volume manufacturing facility would be desirable but is not essential.
• Monday to Friday alternating Early’s Monday-Thursday 06:00-14:00 Friday 06:00-13:30 and Lates Monday-Thursday 14:00-22:00 Friday 13:30-21:00. 20% shift premium

OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defence, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.