Manufacturing Technician

Manufacturing Technician
Salary: £42,000-£43,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday, 08:30-16:45 (45-minute lunch)

Manpower is currently seeking an experienced Manufacturing Technician to join a busy and innovative manufacturing environment. Candidates with hands-on manufacturing experience-particularly working with machinery-and exposure to aerospace manufacturing would be highly advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

- Working as part of a team of technicians and engineers to run trials on pilot equipment and support R&D development activities
- Carrying out trials on pilot equipment to support process and product development
- Providing technical and practical support on projects to improve products, processes, and technologies
- Maintaining high standards of housekeeping and 5S within pilot production areas
- Ensuring the safe operation of equipment, identifying risks within own work, and communicating these to the supervisor with recommended actions
- Occasionally supporting risk management investigations
- Working in accordance with all local statutory Health & Safety regulations and reporting any HSE violations
- Ensuring all required raw materials and consumables for trials are available
- Managing the storage of finished samples and products
- Supporting wider team activities, including sample manufacture and engineering projects, as required
- Contributing to projects aimed at upgrading pilot capacity and capability and improving working methods
- Supervising and training peers on practical tasks and processes

Qualifications & Experience

- Strong practical expertise with pilot equipment and manufacturing processes
- Solid understanding of mechanical principles with direct experience operating machinery
- Experience in the manufacture of Non-Crimp Fabric (NCF) or similar converting processes is desirable
- Forklift Truck (FLT) licence desirable and must be in date

If you are interested, please apply