Production Technician (Electronics)

Melksham
5 days ago
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Production Technician (Electronics)

£27,000 - £30,000 + Excellent Training + Career Progression + Premium Overtime + 33 Days Holiday + Birthday Off + Early Finish Friday + Private Healthcare + Sick Pay + Increased Pension

Site based. Commutable from Melksham, Bath, Swindon, Devizes, Warminster, Tidworth and surrounding areas.

Are you a Production Technician or from any Electronics background and looking to join a leading manufacturer who will invest into both your career and technical progression in a varied, days-based role as you work on the manufacture of exciting and bespoke products with opportunities to maximise income through premium overtime?

On offer is the chance to join a business at the cutting edge of their industry, renowned for a friendly culture, who will nurture your technical skillset development through internal training as well as providing clear scope for long term prospects whilst promoting work/life balance with an early finish on Friday.

The UK-based company are part of a global group and manufacture high end, electronic products for the aerospace, defence and oil & gas industries. Due to their continued success and growth, they are looking to increase the headcount of their production department.

Within this varied role, you will operate and maintain surface mount equipment to produce electronics as well review AOI images as part of quality control. With the excellent training available, any candidates from any Electronics backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading manufacturer, working on technically-diverse and exciting electronic products with clear scope for career and technical progression.

The Role:

Operating surface mount equipment
Review of AOI images
Monday - Friday, 7:30 - 16:30 (13:30 Friday)The Person:

Any Electronics background
Lives commutable to Melksham
Reference number: BBBH(phone number removed)
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Harvey Wayman at Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Keywords: surface mount, smt, technician, electronics, production, manufacturing, engineering, eng, pcb, pcba, Melksham, Bath, Swindon, Devizes, Warminster, Tidwort

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