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Assembly Technician

Ref no. BHN583345
Salary £20.54/hour
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Start date ASAP
Job type Contract 12 months
Job status Open

Job summary

BAE based in Hillend Scotland are looking for 2 Assembly Technicians to join their team.

Key skills required for this role

Assembly Technician, Electronics

Important

Assembly Technician

Job description

Role Profile

Function

Manufacturing

Discipline

Production Assembly

Role Title

Assembly Technician

Reports to

Team Leader

Role Description

A brief summary of the role purpose and the field, suggested 3-5 bullets/statements.
  • Manufacture, repair or modify complex Radar, Avionics and Underwater electronic assemblies.
  • Skills to exceed industry standards such as IPC and ANSIJ.
  • Requires flexibility to move between product range/contract.
  • Able to work with no supervision and limited engineering support.

Core Duties

Typical duties include (but are not limited to): (suggested 5-10 bullets/statements, indicative of the role at this level)
  • Assemble/process electronic assemblies in accordance with defined work instructions or detailed technical drawings.
  • Repair/modify current and legacy electronic assemblies.
  • Be able to work with limited data utilising experience.
  • Use business systems to record product history/compliance.
  • Support and assist in the training of personnel.
  • Work unsupervised

Safety:

(For an individual contributor - include the statement below)
  • The role holder is responsible for taking reasonable care of their own health and safety ensuring high standards for safety, health and environment (SHE) in our organisation are maintained. This includes; co-operating and following all reasonable instruction, information and training; reporting work-related hazards or incidents and using all equipment for the purpose intended. More detailed responsibilities are captured within the Company Health & Safety Policy (759/OF/016) and the Company Environmental Policy (759/OF/029).

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

Knowledge: (Recommended max 5 bullets/statements)
  • May have previous experience as a "Production Operative".
  • Have a good understanding of an assembly discipline such as wiring, fitting, PCB assembly, or similar.
  • Have a medium range of product experience and medium expertise in discipline.
  • Understand and comply with all relevant Business Management System (BMS) procedures.

Skills: (Recommended max 5 /statements)
  • Able to perform assembly/disassembly or modification tasks on electronic or mechanical components, subassemblies and systems - encompassing new build, and repairs products.

Qualifications: (Specify only as appropriate, or say 'none specified.' Where a qualification is listed, please indicate whether it is 'Expected or Preferred.')
  • Be formally qualified in appropriate Workmanship Standard e.g. ANSI J, IPC or similar (Preferred on qualification - experience is essential)

Behaviours
  • At BAE Systems both what you do and how you do it are of equal significance. Our eight company behaviours are applicable to all roles across the business, but the context of your role will determine how each behaviour is demonstrated.

About the team you'll be working in
  • Part of the Electronic Assembly Team, 50 in the overall department.
  • This role will be full time on site, no hybrid available.

Why BAE Systems
This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments."
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Evan Harris manages this role

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