Tube Assembly Technician

OSI Systems; Redhill; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Redhill is seeking a Tube Assembly Technician to assemble and fabricate x-ray tubes. The role involves detailed component assembly in a clean room environment, ensuring protocols are observed. Applicants should be diligent with attention to detail and competent in mechanical handling. Experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable but not required. Flexibility in shift swaps may be necessary for holidays and sickness. The company offers a competitive shift premium for certain hours.

Qualifications

• Experience of clean room working is desirable but not essential.
• Diligent with good attention to detail and the drive to complete tasks right first time.
• Experience in vacuum technology manufacturing is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clean room protocols are followed.
• Build and test electro/mechanical sub-assemblies and systems.
• Compile build records and process check sheets during assembly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Mechanical handling

Clean room protocols

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

• Assembly Technician ensures that clean room protocols are always followed.
• Assembly technician actively builds and tests a wide range of electro/mechanical sub‑assemblies and systems.
• Assembly technician ensures that assemblies are built to controlled work instructions and drawings.
• 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 returned to stores after completion.
• When material or assembly quality problems are identified an NCR must be raised on SharePoint.
• Assembly technician is responsible for ensuring all equipment used, which requires calibration, is within the calibration period.
• 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.
• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

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.

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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.