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Assembler

Bournemouth
2 days ago
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Assembler

Job Location: Bournemouth, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £14.00 - £14.50 per hour / £26,936 - £27,898 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 7.30am – 4pm & Friday 7.30am – 12.30pm

Benefits: Excellent benefits to include, annual pay reviews, 33 days holiday, ½ day finish on Fridays, enhanced pension, life and health insurance

We are currently recruiting for a number of Assemblers for well-known and respected Avionics manufacturer based in Bournemouth.

You will be working on new and serviceable products, assembling new units and also helping with taking units apart that have been sent back for service

For these roles we are looking for you to have;

  • Previous mechanical or electro mechanical assembly experience

  • Able to work to drawing and work instructions

  • Ability to use a computer to log and track products that you’re working on

  • Willingness and ability to learn basic testing procedures for products

  • Any soldering or electronics experience would be advantageous

    Benefits include:

  • 33 days holiday

  • Annual pay reviews

  • ½ day finish on a Friday

  • Enhanced pension – up to 10% salary

  • Life and health insurance

  • Sick pay

  • Excellent working environment

    For more information on these positions, please call our recruitment team directly on (phone number removed) or by emailing your CV.

    Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

    Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

    By completing our application process, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you in connection with your application by email and / or telephone & SMS under GDPR Article 6(1) (a) and you are also consenting to receiving information via the same means in relation to Resource Recruitment providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed on our website under the Privacy Policy tab on our website. Should you wish, you may opt out at any time.

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