Job Title: Production Engineering Technician
Location: High Post, Salisbury
Salary: £24,163.99 – £27,686 per annum
Job Type: Permanent/Full-time (over a 37.5 hour working week; Monday to Friday. Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team)
The Role:
Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.
The Engineering Technician role is part of a multi-discipline team working across a variety of process areas and supporting the Senior Engineer with creating and managing process documentation (PI & RA). You will provide support to NPP and documentation of existing processes and be involved in compiling documentation packs for various Production Engineering Tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Update and maintain Process Instructions (PIs), incorporating feedback from Process Lead, Team Lead and Production Operatives
- Assist Production Engineer, Process Leader and Team Leader with the training of Production Operatives
- Highlight any changes required to Risk assessments further to process changes
- Organise group Risk Assessments and modify accordingly
- Work with process area to compile and consider upset condition before, during and after incident
- Compiling documentation for Change Control Process (CCB), Trials Requests, and Upset Conditions (UC). Supporting as required at the CCB
- To provide support and problem solving to designated process areas. This will include work carried out by Production Engineer / Process Lead;
- Trialling of new tools and fixtures
- Assist with the design of new fixtures
- Assist with assembly and installation of new tools and fixtures
- Inspection of existing tooling and arranging repairs and renewals with maintenance department when required
The Candidate:
- Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain SC level clearance
- Must hold sole British citizenship and you must have continually resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years
- Hold a BTEC Level 3 in engineering discipline as minimum
- Demonstrate experience of working in a technical engineering department or hold general engineering knowledge
- Proficient in MS Office including Word, Excel and MS Project
- Ability to understand SoP / Process Instruction and interpret this for the user
- Ability to wear full PPE, required for the role
About Chemring Countermeasures:
Chemring Countermeasures has a culture built on our values of Safety, Excellence and Innovation. We continue our investment in the very best people to contribute to our delivery of highly reliable solutions. We are seeking individuals who are not only of the highest calibre for today’s business but have the capability to perform at even higher standards to meet the needs of tomorrow’s threats facing our armed forces.
We have more than 50 years’ experience at the forefront of Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) expendable decoy research, design and manufacture, we operate at the leading edge of expendable countermeasure technology.
What is offered:
- We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme
- 5.5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- A generous pension scheme
- Share save scheme
- Holiday buying and selling scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support
- We hold annual social events
- Cultural days
- Free on-site parking
- Podiatrist
- Weekly fruit baskets
Armed Forces Covenant:
We are proud to support the armed forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom.
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