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Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm)
Due to extensive growth within their business, our client is urgently recruiting for an experienced Senior Development Technician. As a Senior Technician, you will be required to carry out the following tasks.
Responsibilities
- Assemble and test various optical modules.
- Build rigs and prototypes, working with design engineers.
- Procure materials and parts required for developments.
- Cable assembly work, wiring, crimping.
- PCB Assembly work, must have good soldering skills.
- Building one-off PCBs.
- Make parts in-house, with hand tools or optionally on manual mill and lathe.
- Run trials on test rigs and prototypes.
- Contribute to build and test documentation.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient working environment.
- Ensure compliance with appropriate safety procedures in collaboration with the H&S department.
- Provide ad-hoc support to the wider R&D department as required.
Qualifications and Experience Essential
- Minimum 'A' level education within an engineering discipline.
- Competence in most or all of the following skills: machining, cable assembly, soldering, clean assembly for optics and microfluidics, use of metrology and test equipment.
- Experience in an electromechanical assembly, test or repair environment.
- Adaptable in response to short-term priorities.
- A good team-worker used to working in a project-focussed environment.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Right to work and able to start ASAP.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Employee Share Options (EMI Scheme)
- Company pension scheme with employer contributions
- Life Insurance & Critical Illness Cover
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Group Income Protection
- Employee Assistance Program
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Learning & Development opportunities for career growth
- Long Service Bonus - up to 5 extra days holiday
- Recruitment referral scheme (1,000)
- Flexible working hours to support work-life balance
