Manufacturing Technician

Description:

PE Global is currently recruiting on behalf of a leading global engineering and technology organisation for an experienced Manufacturing Technician to join their team in Barrow-in-Furness.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Rate: £18.00 per hour
Contract: 6 months initially, with potential to extend based on performance

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded manufacturing professional to work within a highly skilled production environment, supporting assembly, testing, troubleshooting and process control activities across electronic, mechanical and systems-based manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform technical duties and support projects within a designated manufacturing functional area.
• Carry out testing, measurements, operations and process controls in line with established procedures.
• Follow job packets, routings, work orders, wire lists, quality travellers and Bills of Material (BOMs).
• Perform production testing and assembly activities to required quality and safety standards.
• Maintain production tools and equipment to ensure they remain safe and fit for purpose.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose product, process and programme defects, carrying out repairs where required.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints.
• Identify components and carry out wire preparation, stripping and crimping.
• Perform harness repair and termination activities.
• Use a range of relevant manual hand tools and manufacturing equipment.
• Apply knowledge of electronics, hydraulics and mechanical assemblies.
• Support automated machine operation and programming activities where required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using established manufacturing systems, principles and tools.
• Provide technical investigation support and assist with resolving production issues.

Key Skills & Experience
The successful candidate will ideally have experience within a technical manufacturing, engineering or production environment, with exposure to areas such as:
• Production assembly
• Production testing
• Technical investigation and fault finding
• Manufacturing workflows
• Electronics and/or electrical assembly
• Mechanical assemblies
• Hydraulics
• Wire preparation, stripping and crimping
• Harness assembly, repair and termination
• Reading engineering drawings and blueprints
• Use of hand tools and production equipment
• Automated machinery operation and/or programming

Working Hours & Rates
Standard Day Shift – £18.00 per hour
• Monday–Thursday: 07:00–15:45
• Friday: 07:00–11:30

Overtime
• Monday–Saturday overtime: 1.5× hourly rate
• Sundays and Public Holidays: 2× hourly rate

Backshift
• Monday–Thursday: 15:45–00:45
• 20% backshift uplift
• Backshift overtime paid at 1.5× hourly rate

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK***

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.
Please click the link below to apply.

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