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Team Leader - Optical Products

Advanced Technical Recruitment
Posted 21 days ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Southampton, Hampshire SO19 1BQ

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A market leader in Optical technologies is seeking an Optical Team Leader for their Southampton facility.
  • The role requires leading the Optical and Electronics Team, troubleshooting lab equipment issues, and ensuring production schedules are met.
  • Candidates should have experience in a similar manufacturing environment, particularly with free space optical devices and photonic products.
  • The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for growth, with a requirement of relevant qualifications or equivalent industry knowledge.
  • Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and hold a full clean UK Driving Licence.

Owing to a successful period of continued growth, a market leader in Optical technologies is now looking for an Optical Team Leader to join their Southampton facility.

Your responsibilities will include leading the Optical and Electronics Team to meet company objectives, and deadlines

You will trouble shoot and resolve problems with optical lab equipment.

Working closely with the Operations Planner, you will ensure the production schedules are implemented effectively and delivered on time and in budget. Any discrepancies should be reported to management.

You will assemble and test a range of Optical products.

As necessary you will organise the repair and routine maintenance of the lab equipment.

In addition, you will support the transition of new products from NPD/NPI into production.

Now is an exciting time to join this rapidly growing tech company as a Team Leader. My client can offer a competitive salary plus benefits and prospects for future growth and development.

Experience:

As the successful Team Leader, you should have previously worked in a similar manufacturing environment and be familiar with building free space optical devices.

Your experience in Optics should include experience using lasers or laser diodes, assembly and testing of photonic products, and the building fibreoptic devices.

Qualifications:

Ideally you should have a relevant degree or gained equivalent knowledge through working in a similar industry.

Additional information:

Candidates MUST be eligible to live and work in the UK. Copies of Passports and / or Visas will be requested for verification.

Candidates MUST hold a full clean UK Driving Licence.

Skills: Team Leader, Leadership, Management, Manufacturing, Production, Electronics, Optics, Photonics, Fiberoptics, Fibreoptics

To Apply: Please send CV to Iona Mulligan

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.