Manufacturing Technician

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician

Salary: £37,935 per annum + 25% shift allowance (£47,418) + overtime

Location: Radway Green

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world s leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as a Manufacturing Technician. The role will be based at Radway Green just outside of Crewe and will require the successful candidate to be on site full time working a varied shift pattern (please see details below).

The company works at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

You will be joining the Manufacturing team who operate on a 3 shift rotating system, working 37 hours per week. The 3 shifts are as follows:

• Monday- Thurs: 8 hours per shift
• Fridays: 5 hours per shift

Overtime is also available at a 25% enhancement rate during the week and a 60% enhancement rate at the weekend.

This post would suit someone with either High Volume precision skills or a Tool change/ Machine Setup background who can work with smaller equipment machines due to the fine adjustments and setups needed.

Candidates with tool setting or tool change experience who can setup and tune a machine, have skills on fine tuning but also running machinery is highly advantageous for this role.

If you have had a previous role as one of the following roles then we would like to hear from you: Machine Setup Technician, Die Setter, Inspection Setup Technician, Tool Setter/ Toolroom Technician, or previous precision manufacturing experience.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensuring processes are maintained and operated in a safe manner and escalate issues affecting safety within the given production area
• Ensuring that work undertaken adheres to relevant quality standards and provides support in the implementation of quality improvement projects
• Operating of manufacturing processes and facilities to meet production programme requirements
• Supporting implementation of continuous improvement activities
• Identifying, raising and implementing solutions to safety, quality and production problems

Benefits:

• Overtime is also available at a 25% enhancement rate during the week and a 60% enhancement rate at the weekend.
• Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined
• Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times
• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years service/ 27 days after 10 years service
• Shared Incentive Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary
• Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary

About You:

Essential:

• A time served mechanical engineering apprenticeship in a manufacturing environment (minimum NVQ Level 3)
• Experience of working within a fast paced production environment whilst conducting planned maintenance work
• Experience in the setting and operating of manufacturing plant and equipment
• Experienced in fault finding with root cause, corrective and preventative activities
• High volume precision skills or a Tool change/ Machine setup background

Desirable:

• Basic understanding of Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Experience with pneumatic and automated systems
• Experience in blow moulding would be highly desirable

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

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