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Position: Mechanical Technician
Type of position: Permanent
Working hours: 37 Monday to Friday
Location: Bath
Salary: £33000 to £36000
Benefits: Pension – 5% matched contribution, Life Cover x4 salary, Simply Health cover for self and any children, 25 days holiday, Enhanced paternity and maternity leave, retail discounts.
We are now seeking to recruit an Mechanical Technician to provide a seamless handover from engineering investigative tasks and knowledge to operations delivery of new and refurbished product. The appropriate candidate would liaise between assembly & test, design, and stores department to ensure smooth efficient day to day running of all departments and that product is delivered to the customer on time.
The Mechanical Technicians are key members of the ITS team, working flexibly and at pace and using their professional skills and experience to ensure technical requirements and lead times are met in a safe and efficient manner.
Responsibilities of Mechanical Technician:
- Plan workflow in conjunction with the Operations Manager to ensure delivery of quality products and services to customer requirements on schedule.
- Identify parts shortages / expected delivery dates for components into assembly.
- Support design and program reviews, work with the engineering team to design special tools and equipment for assembly and test purposes.
- Work with and support multi-disciplined teams in the introduction of new products and production processes into full manufacture.
- Provide Technical support throughout the product lifecycle including low rate and/or ad-hoc production assembly tasks, returned materiel (RMA) activity (strip/survey/report/kit/rebuild), defect investigation, product repair, and paint activity as required.
- Review and update generate assembly, disassembly and function test documentation and working instructions.
- Prepare for and complete the mechanical assembly or disassembly and testing of components, sub-assemblies, and assemblies for a wide range of products including mechanisms, hydro-pneumatic suspension systems and safety critical product whether new build or RM
- Liaise with operations personnel and the ITS Team leader to determine daily production requirements.
- Generating engineering and test reports to an agreed standard.
Requirement of Mechanical Support Technician:
- Possess a clean valid UK driving licence.
- Time served assembly fitter or equivalent with experience in a high value, low volume mechanical manufacturing, assembly, and test environment.
- Computer literate, including use of some or all of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Solid works
- In a position to obtain UK security clearance. Further restrictions may apply to certain projects.
- A practical ‘hands on' approach, comfortable working with high value, precision components.
- Able to test hydro-pneumatic components and systems.
- Able to use standard measuring equipment such as micrometres, verniers, etc.
- Able to interpret engineering drawings and specifications Able to produce quality output and accurate documentation to agreed standards, in agreed timescales.
- This is a permanent position, based in Bath, working a 37-hour week. Work outside normal office hours and travel to and from other sites will be required, with occasional over-night stays. International travel may be required to support our overseas activities. When necessary.
If you think this is appropriate opportunity, please email your CV to ;or contact Marta on
Omega is an employment business specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.
