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JOB OVERVIEW: Installation Technician / Production Engineer (strain gauging experience critical) sought by exciting market leading electronics & analytics systems business, focused on designing, building, installing and operating measurement systems for the marine sector.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary : Negotiable but as a guide £30K-£45K (depending on competency) basic plus excellent staff benefits package
Location – Havant / Portsmouth, Hampshire area
Start date - asap
Working conditions: Normal office and light workshop environment
THE ROLE & OPPORTUNITY
As a result of expansion my client has an exciting new vacancy for their R&D function who MUST have strong experience with strain gauging;
Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, duties will include:
* working in a team in their load cell production facility
* building, calibrating, and testing load sensors
* adhering to production schedules, output targets, and quality standards
* work with operations to optimise parts forecast
CANDIDATE PROFILE:
The ideal applicant will have;
* Firm knowledge of strain gauging & tenure within the industry
* Analog electronics
* Material impacts on strain gauge/adhesive choice
* Surface preparations
* Strain gauge suppliers
* Strong background in mechanical and electronic assembly, ideally with sensor style products
* Has worked with calibration procedures and is comfortable with test equipment
* Can interpret engineering drawings
* Ideally from a low-to-medium volume, high-precision production environment
* Understands capacity management
* Comfortable with small batch / precision manufacturing, not just mass production
* Experience with digital twin-like systems, production data logging and quality control
* Experience with ISO9001
* Has worked with and applied of lean, six-sigma, kaizen methodologies
Character;
* Calm, practical, and organised
* Can help train up less experienced team members
* Can balance speed vs. care — knows when to slow down and when to push
WHAT'S ON OFFER;
• A highly competitive financial rewards package including benefits package
* The chance to join a highly established proven market leader who continually invest in their solutions to stay ahead of the competition
• A comprehensive learning and development program and genuine career prospects
• An excellent hard working but fun close “family” oriented collaborative working environment
If you are a good match then please send a CV immediately to learn more about this excellent rare and diverse permanent career opportunity!
Keywords: Production engineer, installation technician, strain guaging, Supervisor, Lead, Leader, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Engineering, Electro-Mechanical, aerospace, electronics, defence
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