Assembly Technician

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Job Title – Assembly Technician

Job Location – Tewkesbury

Job ID – 34268

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is our HQ for our Intelligence & Cyber International division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

A few of our employee benefits are:

  • Half day finish on a Friday

  • 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days

  • Private medical insurance with optional family cover

  • Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution

  • Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

  • Group income protection

  • Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme and electric car scheme

  • Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support

  • Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

    What the role will involve

    The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

  • Sub-assembly, box-build and system integration in accordance with build instructions.

  • Undertake assembly re-work in accordance with relevant standards and work instructions.

  • Ensure quality concerns are dealt with effectively by rejecting any non-conforming materials or assemblies in accordance with processes/procedures.

  • Provide timely and accurate data for tasks undertaken including; time, quality, quantity and serialisation.

  • Participate in and contribute to continuous improvement activities.

  • Maintain a clean, working environment conforming to highest standards of EHS, ESD, and 5S.

  • Ensure accurate completion of production documents in line with the L3Harris Quality Management System

  • Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.

  • Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management.

    What you’ll bring

    The role requires the following experience and skills:

  • Relevant experience in electronic/electro-mechanical assembly.

  • Competent in the use of hand tools, wiring.

  • Knowledge of Electronic principles and testing.

  • Experience working in a test environment

  • Sound working knowledge of MS Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

    Important to know

    Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks

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