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  • Title:

    Manufacturing Technician

  • Location:

    Newport

  • Salary:

    Up to £24.86 per hour + Umbrella

  • Contact:

    Kate Derrick

  • Contact email:

    kderrick@belcan.com

  • Job ref:

    JO0000022029_1620817422

  • Published:

    almost 3 years ago

  • Duration:

    6 Months

  • Expiry date:

    2021-05-19

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Manufacturing Engineer - Inside of IR35

Belcan have a fantastic 6 month contract opportunity for a Manufacturing Technician to join our client, a Defence & Space division of a European multinational Aerospace corporation based in Newport. The Newport site specialises in secure connectivity, cyber solutions and the security of critical infrastructure in the UK, serving as key partners in government and NATO-led information infrastructure programmes.

Key responsibilities:

  • Survey, test and repair a variety of communication products in accordance with test procedures.
  • Build, test and repair of complex low volume communication products, in accordance with existing assembly and test procedures.
  • Maintain and develop product assembly and test capability by identifying potential process improvements and contributing to their implementation.

Main activities:

  • To ensure cost, time and quality targets are achieved for allocated tasks.
    Build, survey, test, repair and maintain complex equipment.
  • Control the security of these products whilst ensuring records and databases are kept up to date.
  • Ensure PCB's are repaired to IPC standards.
  • Carry out Manufacturability analysis and formal feedback to design engineering.
    Manage stock of components to support workload.

Required Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

  • Qualified to A-level/BTEC Level 3 in STEM subjects, or equivalent vocational qualifications.
  • Self-Motivated, results driven with experience in diagnostic fault finding down to component level on complex communication products with a desire to improve products and the processes used to build/test.
  • Capable of building trustworthy relationships with internal customer, sub-contractor and peers.
  • Knowledge of the cost of quality and providing value and recommendations to improve the quality of outgoing products.
  • Hands on experience of applicable assembly, test and diagnosis techniques for complex electronic assemblies.
  • Knowledge of low volume highly complex communication products.
  • Able to co-ordinate and lead the activities necessary to ensure that products are built, repaired and tested efficiently.



Successful applicants for this role must meet eligibility requirements to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Due to the sensitivity of the project the requirements are that the successful applicant must be a sole British National.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan