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Cleanroom Technician required for fast growing, progressive and successful international Aerospace Manufacturer.
Job Title: Cleanroom Technician (Permanent)
Location: Cheltenham
Salary: £26,000 - £30000 per annum plus benefits including parking
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (Mon-Thurs 7.30am – 4pm, Fri 7.30am – 12.30pm)
A lovely opportunity to join a well-established and growing Aerospace and Defence group in a busy role offering the potential for further development and training. You’ll be supporting ongoing activities relating to the assembly, integration and testing of space-qualified products including non-return valves, flow control valves, solenoid valves, cold gas thrusters and future development products.
Skills & Attributes required:

  • Experience as a Mechanical fitter (or proven practical engineering skills) ideally gained from an apprenticeship or from within an engineering related organisation
  • A systematic, logical approach to completing tasks in a controlled and safe manner
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Enthusiasm for learning and developing new techniques and skills combined with a positive and flexible approach
  • The ability to interact with and use electronic based data acquisition systems and IT systems
  • Previous experience of working within a cleanroom environment is helpful but not essential
    Duties:
  • Performing precision assembly and test activities in a Class 8 cleanroom environment
  • Testing the integrity of assembled systems using high-pressure gases and leak detection equipment such as helium mass spectrometers
  • Cleaning components ready for assembly and test activities using automatic particle counting equipment and/or patch sample counting techniques
  • Carry out electrical tests to ensure product functionality is compliant to specification
  • Gas flow testing of valves, thrusters, and fluidic components to ensure components are within tolerance prior to assembly
  • Use of digital voltmeters, oscilloscopes, data acquisition systems, high voltage dielectric and insulation resistance test equipment
  • Collating and analysing test data
  • Performing material joining processes including manual TIG welding, orbital welding, and compiling weld inspection reports on parts and test pieces
  • Adhering to AS9100 Quality Management System processes
  • Periodic maintenance of cleanroom and test equipment.
    Interested? Please forward your CV as soon as possible.
    SJM Recruit Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this opportunity

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