Assembly Technician in Staffordshire

Assembly Technician

Permanent

Tamworth, UK

£28,500 per annum + overtime rates available

Our client is a manufacturer of corrosion test cabinets with over 30 years of experience; currently one of the world's top manufacturers and producers of salt spray cabinets and cyclic corrosion cabinets.

Responsibilities:

• Control Panel Assembly and Wiring.
• Mechanical fitting and assembly of parts, sub-assemblies and finished machine
• Plastic Parts manufacture
• Finishing and Packaging of finished machines
• Wiring of chamber
• Testing of chamber using instructions provided.
• Self-inspection of finished items using laid down methodology.
• Improve assembly methods and practices to reduce costs and minimise waste.
• Ensure quality work produced to minimise non-conformities.
• Ensure provided Work Instructions and methods are adhered to the letter.
• Ensure tidiness, cleanliness and standards of ‘housekeeping’ in own work area and throughout the workshop.
• Training of other employees as required.
• Picking and packing of Spares Orders.
• Any supportive task for production that the employee is capable of.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Competence in undertaking general electro mechanical assembly or finishing operations.
• Competence in wiring control panel installations in accordance with best practice standards.
• Competence in pneumatic installations in accordance with best practice standards (but training can be given in this area).
• Competent mechanical fitting skills.
• As defined by any future skills matrix that is both reasonable and achievable.
• Fork truck Licence would be an advantage but not necessary.
• Manual handling ability will be required.

The standard hours of work are 40 hours per week.

Overtime available: 1.5x weekdays, 2x weekends.