Manufacturing Technician

PE Global is currently recruiting on behalf of a leading global engineering and technology organisation for an experienced Manufacturing Technician to join their team in Barrow-in-Furness.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Rate: £18.00 per hour

Contract: 6 months initially, with potential to extend based on performance

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded manufacturing professional to work within a highly skilled production environment, supporting assembly, testing, troubleshooting and process control activities across electronic, mechanical and systems-based manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

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• Perform technical duties and support projects within a designated manufacturing functional area.
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• Carry out testing, measurements, operations and process controls in line with established procedures.
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• Follow job packets, routings, work orders, wire lists, quality travellers and Bills of Material (BOMs).
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• Perform production testing and assembly activities to required quality and safety standards.
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• Maintain production tools and equipment to ensure they remain safe and fit for purpose.
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• Troubleshoot and diagnose product, process and programme defects, carrying out repairs where required.
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• Read and interpret engineering drawings and blueprints.
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• Identify components and carry out wire preparation, stripping and crimping.
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• Perform harness repair and termination activities.
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• Use a range of relevant manual hand tools and manufacturing equipment.
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• Apply knowledge of electronics, hydraulics and mechanical assemblies.
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• Support automated machine operation and programming activities where required.
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• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using established manufacturing systems, principles and tools.
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• Provide technical investigation support and assist with resolving production issues.
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Key Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will ideally have experience within a technical manufacturing, engineering or production environment, with exposure to areas such as:

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• Production assembly
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• Production testing
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• Technical investigation and fault finding
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• Manufacturing workflows
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• Electronics and/or electrical assembly
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• Mechanical assemblies
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• Hydraulics
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• Wire preparation, stripping and crimping
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• Harness assembly, repair and termination
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• Reading engineering drawings and blueprints
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• Use of hand tools and production equipment
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• Automated machinery operation and/or programming
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Working Hours & Rates

Standard Day Shift – £18.00 per hour

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• Monday–Thursday: 07:00–15:45
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• Friday: 07:00–11:30
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Overtime

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• Monday–Saturday overtime: 1.5× hourly rate
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• Sundays and Public Holidays: 2× hourly rate
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Backshift

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• Monday–Thursday: 15:45–00:45
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• 20% backshift uplift
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• Backshift overtime paid at 1.5× hourly rate
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***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK***

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please click the link below to apply.