Thales
Mechanical Manufacturing Technician
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 Technicians - Naval – Mechanical
Location: Glasgow
Role:Permanent
Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week
Due to demand we’re looking for experienced Technicians to join our Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME) department in Glasgow. You will work closely with existing team members, Work Cell Manager and Manufacturing Engineers in delivering the outputs from the relevant work cell as per the business requirements. With experience in Mechanical manufacturing you will be working on assemblies performing manufacturing tasks in accordance with engineering drawings to the required quality.
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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.
Key duties:
Perform complex manufacturing operations in accordance with the associated
documentation provided in a timely and professional manner.
Assemble product to a high quality standard that includes assembly of
mechanical and optical components with careful consideration for any present ESD sensitive componentry.
Align opto-mechanical systems and complete the affiliated functional testing as per the production documentation including the acceptance test specification.
Perform self-assessment of products.
Adhere to the defined company processes when carrying out all tasks.
Escalating technical blockers and issues to the relevant Manufacturing Engineer.
Ensuring any quality non-conformances are logged and escalated to the Inspector or Quality representative.
In addition, when able; should contribute to diagnostics and the finding of the cause/root analysis.
To input and support any continuous improvement actions being worked on within Industry.
To use the company tools (ERP/Oracle, Palma etc) when carrying out product assembly & test tasks.
To manage and record build configuration of product.
Escalating Health and safety issues to the Work Cell Manager.
Ensure all incidents are logged correctly and escalated to H&S leaders as appropriate.
Experience:
Experience building mechanical assemblies
The ability to interpret drawings and diagrams
Clear communication with relevant stakeholders
Follow process and instructions
Problem solving
The ability to work on own initiative when required
Eligible to obtain full SC clearance.
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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.
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