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Production / Manufacturing Technician based in High Wycombe, UK
About Us
Oxford Instruments plc is a leading provider of high technology products and services to the world's leading industrial companies and scientific research communities. Our core purpose is to support our customers to address some of the world's most pressing challenges, enabling a greener economy, increased connectivity, improved health and leaps in scientific understanding. We are proud to be recognised as the leaders in what we do and for the difference we make in the world.
The Opportunity
As an Manufacturing Technician your responsibility is to manufacture products ensuring an effective and efficient operation to meet agreed quality, timescale and cost objectives
Benefits
In addition to a competitive starting salary, structured career development opportunities, and a good work-life balance, Oxford Instruments offers:
- 25 days annual leave with the option of purchasing up to 12 weeks each year
- 12:30PM Friday Finishes
- private healthcare
- a share incentive plan
- a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan with Company contributions
- subscidised lunches
- a discounts scheme
- plus many more.
About You
The Manufacturing Technician will ideally have the following skill/attributes:
- Experience of working within a successful manufacturing team.
- Experience of implementing best practise manufacturing techniques.
- Experience of supervising work of technicians/ small teams
- Technical competence by qualification and/ or experience ideally in an engineering discipline
Key responsibilities for the Manufacturing Technician
- From team production plan, manage personal workload ensuring all milestones are achieved.
- Using agreed measures, monitor and report on progress and initiating corrective action as required. (e.g. quality, on time delivery, yield, rework and scrap,)
- Utilise best practice processes, techniques and continuous improvement methods as introduced.
- Undertake Inventory Control methods.
- Maintain a flexible attitude and approach to changing requirements and priorities.
- Establish and maintain close and effective working relationships with other members of the team.
- Operate within the Quality policy and procedures as defined in the quality system.
- Be aware of and ensure team compliance with Health and Safety policy and procedures.
- Demonstrate and maintain professional conduct.
- Recognise team customers, both internal and external and strive to fully satisfy their needs.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships throughout the business.
- Undertake additional tasks requested by the Team Leader.
