Thales
Manufacturing Technician (Test)
United Kingdom · On-site · Full time
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- EmployerThales
- LocationUnited Kingdom
- Work styleOn-site
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
Manufacturing Technician Test
Location: Glasgow
Role: Permanent and Fixed Term Opportunities
Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week
We’re looking for a number of Test Technicians to join our Naval Manufacturing team. Our Test Technicians carry out in depth testing and fault diagnoses of complex electro-optical units , PECs and sub-assemblies.
The roles are based out of our Glasgow manufacturing site. You will work a 4 day week Monday to Thursday and work 9.25 hours per day. Start time is flexible between 6:00am and 7:30am and you get 30 minutes unpaid for lunch. There is also free on-site parking and an on-site canteen
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What you’ll do…
Test and repair various electronic systems and sub-assemblies to component level.
Diagnose faults and contribute to material review boards (MRBs) and root cause analysis.
Perform complex Manufacturing operations in accordance with the associated documentation provided to the quality standards expected in a timely and professional manner.
Adhere to the defined Company processes when carrying out all tasks
Adhere to company Health and Safety processes at all times
Ensure any incidents are logged correctly and escalated to H&S leaders as appropriate.
Input and support any continuous improvement actions being worked on within Industry
Manage and record build configuration of product
What you’ll need…
Experience working in a production test department
An HNC in electrical/electronic engineering would be advantageous.
Ability to interpret circuit diagrams / schematics and identify faults to component level
Ability to Identify and carry out actions required with minimal supervision
PC literate in the use of Microsoft Office Tool set
Able to secure SC clearance with no restrictions
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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.
If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.
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- Employment typeFull time
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