Assembly Technician
Posted 7 days ago by Experis UK
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Fareham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Speed Assembly Operator involves manufacturing components and assemblies to aerospace standards, ensuring quality and efficiency without supervision. The successful applicant will be responsible for self-inspection, teamwork, and maintaining a tidy work environment while also contributing to operational improvements. Expertise in specific assembly processes and the ability to train others are essential components of the position. The role requires adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manufacture components and assemblies using recognized processes and skills.
- Produce quality finished components in accordance with drawings and manufacturing specifications.
- Work efficiently and accurately without supervision.
- Maintain operator self-inspection capability.
- Collaborate as a team member with a flexible attitude.
- Ensure housekeeping and tidiness on the shop floor.
- Assist management in improving operational efficiency in terms of Quality, Cost, and Delivery.
- Set up jigs and fixtures for assembly and testing.
- Train others in at least one expert process.
- Participate in root cause analysis investigations.
- Support engineering with new product introductions.
- Comply with Health and Safety and Environmental procedures.
Key Skills:
- Proven relevant experience in assembly processes.
- Expertise in at least one of the following: Vacuum Brazing, General Assembly, Soldering (J-STD 001).
- Experience in manual assembly operations with good manual dexterity.
- Skilled in reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
- Basic oral and written communication skills.
- Good eyesight including depth perception and normal color vision.
- Self-motivated and committed to quality.
- Ability to learn new skills and work to deadlines.
- Team player with an understanding of Lean tools (desirable).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Fareham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Location: Fareham
Length: 6 months
The role Speed Assembly Operator; the successful applicant will manufacture various components and assemblies using recognized processes / skills. You will produce quality finished components and assemblies in accordance with drawings and MBS routings / manufacturing build specifications to aerospace standards.
Responsibility
- To work efficiently within agreed standards, without supervision.
- To work accurately and pay attention to detail.
- To obtain and maintain operator self-inspection capability.
- To work as a team member with a flexible attitude towards work.
- To be responsible for housekeeping and tidiness on the shop floor.
- To be pro-active in aiding the Team Leader / management team in improving the efficiency of the operation in terms of Quality, Cost and Delivery.
- To be able to set up jigs and fixtures for assembly and test purposes for themselves and Manufacturing Technicians.
- To be an expert in at least one of the processes with the ability to train others / prepare them for external training and subsequent approval.
- The ability to actively participate in root cause analysis investigations.
- The ability to support / advise engineering with regards new product introduction.
- To be familiar with the Health and Safety and Fire policies for the company and to attend mandatory updates when required.
- Good awareness of Environmental procedures (ISO 14001) and their application.
Requirements
- Proven relevant experience
- Expert in at least one of the following processes; Vacuum Brazing General Assembly Soldering (J-STD 001)
- Experience of performing manual assembly operations - manual dexterity
- Skilled in the reading and interpretation of engineering drawings
- Basic oral and written communications skills
- Good eye sight including depth perception / Normal colour vision
- Experience in any of the following processes: (Desirable) Encapsulation / Potting
- Self-motivated
- Committed to Quality
- Ability to learn new skills and procedures
- Ability to work to deadlines and tight timescales
- Team player
- Understanding of Lean tools - 6S / Poke Yoke / Kan Bans / VSMs (Desirable)