Details:
- Salary: £37,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Lewes
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Job Title: SMT Process Technician
Location: Lewes, East Sussex
Salary: Up to £37,000 DOE
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, starting between 07:00/07:30 and finishing between 15:30/16:00
TPA Recruit is supporting Hanover Displays in the search for an SMT Process Technician to join their SMT department at an exciting stage of growth and technological change.
This SMT Process Technician position will suit a practical, hands-on SMT professional who can support process machinery, minimise downtime, maintain quality standards and contribute to continuous improvement across a busy electronics manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain, service and repair SMT process machinery to minimise downtime while protecting quality standards
Create and control equipment programmes as instructed
Support process changes, layout improvements and production flow across the facility
Contribute to improvement meetings, new equipment justification and continuous process development
Maintain close working relationships with equipment suppliers and engineers
Train new machine operators and provide operational cover where required
Keep work areas safe, tidy and hazard-free in line with health and safety procedures
Experience Required
Good attention to detail and a practical, methodical approach to prioritising work
Strong organisation skills and the ability to multitask under pressure
High standards of professionalism, work ethic and housekeeping
Flexible approach to daily tasks, training and hands-on support when required
Positive communication skills and the ability to work with internal teams and external equipment suppliers
SMT screen printing, pick and place, conveyors and transfers, reflow soldering and AOI
Selective soldering, process flow, fluxes, solder paste, solder bar and other process materials
Oven profiling, work instructions, procedures and engineering documentation
Soldering experience and the ability to train new operators when required
Collecting, manipulating and presenting process data using spreadsheets to support analysis and conclusions
Benefits
25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
Private medical insurance
6% employer pension contribution
Employee Assistance Programme
Discretionary company performance bonus
Long service employee recognition scheme
Enhanced family leave
Company events
Subsidised amenities including tea, coffee, hot chocolate and milk Interview Process Two-stage face-to-face onsite process. Stage one is likely to include a site walk-around, review of the SMT lines and a technical interview. Stage two will be a more in-depth conversation around previous experience, with competency-based questions