An excellent opportunity for a Quality Technician to join our well-established aerospace manufacturing client in Barnstaple.
 
Job Title: Quality Technician
Job Type: Permanent, Full time
Salary: £25,000 - £33,000 per annum
Location: Barnstaple
 
Responsibilities of the Quality Technician: 

• Test and Inspect manufactured or repaired products, following test specifications to a high degree of accuracy with the aid of ATE, or long hand test equipment.
• Test & or Inspect product in a timely manner in line with expected costed time restraints.
• Complete Test or inspection tasks in accordance with both General Manufacturing and Aerospace controls (IPC 610/620 and ISO9001 or AS9100 standards)
• Support a wider range of test and inspection functions across the business (ATE & Long hand testing or have a wider experience of inspection across build lines)
• Highlight quality issues where required
• Lead testing and inspection initiatives
• Problem Solving and delivering solutions
• Maintain zero defects, right first-time attitude - Promote a continuous improvement approach in all tasks - Work within a zero-harm culture
• Working as a willing, competent member of a team with a continuous improvement attitude.
• Flexible in approach with willingness to learn new skills, such as IPC 610/620 or ISO as necessary
• Ability to work in an orderly manner and organised in a 6S environment. - Able to work to required KPIs with respect to quality of work, performance & output - Identifying & raising problems to the team (immediate/Wider)
• Demonstrate safe behaviour at all times, to ensure yourself and others are safe.

Requirements of the Quality Technician: 

• Experienced in quality within the aerospace or a similar high-precision industry.
• Experience in working in low volume, high product mix, build-to-print environments.
• Experience working in design to spec environments following customer drawings and schedules.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work as a team, thrive under pressure and deliver against deadlines.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills are essential.
• Experience in soldering, assembly, PCB build or wiring operations within manufacturing.
• Experience working in a KPI led environment and knowledge of Lean manufacturing techniques.
• Accreditations in IPC 610/620 or recognised ESA/ECSS are desirable.
• Trained to recognised standard i.e ONC, HNC, HND in Electrical/ Electronic Engineering
• Experience working to ISO9001 or AS9100 standards.

Benefits of the Quality Technician: 

• 4-day week
• Opportunities to train to Level 2/3 (increase in salary)
• Paid Holidays + Bank Holidays
• Company Pension
• Onsite Parking