Assembly Technician II

Job Title: Assembly Technician

Location: Hillend.

Salary: Up to £27,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Assemble/process product in accordance with defined work instructions or detailed technical drawings.
• Repair/modify current and legacy products
• Use business systems to record product history/compliance

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Have a good understanding of an assembly discipline such as wiring, fitting, printed circuit board assembly
• Able to perform assembly/disassembly or modification tasks on electronic or mechanical components, subassemblies, and systems – encompassing new build, and repairs products

Desirable:

• Be formally qualified in appropriate Workmanship Standard e.g. ANSI J, IPC or similar, training will be provided

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Assembly Team:

The BAE Systems facility at Hillend manufactures Electronic Sub-assemblies for a range of Defence applications for both internal and external customers. The Production Team are skilled in SMT, Hand Soldering and Mechanical Assembly processes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing business where training will be provided.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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 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.

Closing Date: 6th September 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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