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Our client, a large Aerospace and Defence supplier is looking for a Manufacturing Technician to join them on 12-month contract at their site in Southampton.
- 12 month initial contract, likely to extend.
- 17.50 p/h PAYE, inside IR35.
- Fully onsite due to the nature of the role.
Key Responsibility Areas
- Manufacture high quality Components, Sub - Assemblies, Jigs and Fixtures in an efficient and effective manner to support build and on time delivery of product.
- To support new product introduction and all development build requirements.
- Provide technical and process support for all internal customers i.e. Design, PDA's, Process Engineering and MA's to improve quality of product through practical knowledge and experience.
- To train Manufacturing Operatives in manufacturing/assembly processes being transferred to the production line.
- Provide supervision, training & coaching to Manufacturing Operatives and Apprentices to ensure best use of tools through having the appropriate skills to drive efficient and effective team working to achieve Team delivery targets.
- Proactively contribute inputs to process improvement to ensure continuous improvement within the manufacturing function.
- To operate conventional & CNC machine tools and use inspection tools and techniques, to support all aspects of infrared detectors build.
- To complete tasks, either written or verbal, with minimal supervision.
Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required
Essential:
- Proven relevant technical proficiency either through qualification (HND/Degree) or equivalent
- experience and knowledge
- Fully conversant with designs and detailed engineering drawings prepared to ISO Standards
- Proficient with programming and operating both CNC and conventional machine tools
- Demonstrate the ability to set and check inspection equipment
- Capable of consistently producing repeatable, high accuracy output
- Ability to understand and generate written instructions and to record work performed.
- Ability to quickly perform tasks and perform well with small, low volume items of high value.
- Able to work in a team
- Ability to assess, review and understand complicated requirements with a minimum of
- documentation and to develop well documented processes
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to pass skills onto Engineers, Apprentices & Operators as required
- Able to assess a working environment and assist in process improvement
- Good communication skills
- Working with a wide variety of machine tools
- To take personal responsibility for the environment in which they work by keeping it clean, neat
- and tidy and by raising health and safety issues to the management's attention
Desirable:
- Experience with IR detector or vacuum technology
- Computer Literate - Basic Word, Excel, data input etc
- Proficient in the use of Heidenhain and Mazatrol software
- Proficient in the use of SAP
