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We are looking for a hardworking individual with the right attitude to join their production team as an assembly technician. Your role is essential to ensuring as the job title suggests. the hard work and focus of your Production colleagues in constructing our products, is completed to our exacting standards and those of our customers.

Responsibilities:

Keeping the production area clean and organised
Collecting, preparing, and setting up equipment and raw materials
Operating analytical/test equipment
Working carefully to Quality guidelines
Production and processing of chemical products
Accurately recording of all process tasks
Contributing ideas
Supporting the testing / commissioning / debugging, including documentation
Testing/commissioning of integrated electro-mechanical assemblies using pre-defined instructions
Assembly and test of integrated robotic arms and other sub-systems
Assembly of electro-mechanical sub-systems following manufacturing instructions.

Requirements:

Willingness to learn new skills and adapt to new working methods
Good teamwork skills
Ability to accurately follow work instructions and record information
Good personal timekeeping
Open and effective communication
Good interpersonal skills, able to work as part of a larger team
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Practical hands-on mechanical ability & problem solving
Organised and Punctual
Ability to work with and without direct supervision
Ability to work to deadlines with attention to detail
Previous production or factory experience would be beneficial, but it’s not essential

Benefits:

PPE
Onsite parking
Days (Apply online only) or (Apply online only)
Annual bonus

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading local manufacturer and work with high-end products

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

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