Join a Leading Fortune 500 Company on the Rise! Amphenol Advanced Sensors is a successful and rapidly growing Fortune 500 company, offering an excellent opportunity for an Experimental Fabrication and Laboratory Technician to join the team.
Location: Taunton, TA2 8QY
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 Hours pw
About Us:
Amphenol Advanced Sensors is a pioneering leader in advanced sensing technologies and innovative embedded measurement solutions tailored for regulatory and industry-driven applications. Our focus is on creating value by delivering crucial information for real-time decision-making.
We provide domain expertise, swift customisation, world-class manufacturing capabilities, and foster enduring customer relationships, all aimed at delivering the utmost value in terms of cost of ownership for our customers. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join a successful, growing Fortune 500 Company!
Experimental Fabrication and Laboratory Technician - The Role:
- To provide a prompt and efficient response to all requests for experimental samples and fixtures for samples` build and for testing
- To provide a prompt and efficient response to all requests for testing, to be executed internally or externally
- To provide other fabrication and repair services to the Taunton team as required to meet business goals, including production equipment and fixtures
- To plan and control tests execution to meet project deadlines
- To provide tests data to the requestors
- To support engineers / technicians and other members of staff as required
Experimental Fabrication and Laboratory Technician - Key Responsibilities:
Experimental Samples & Fixtures Build:
- Construction of samples to agreed time scales
- Design and construction of tests equipment and jigs for samples build
- Design, construction and implementation of experiments
- Order materials and parts for samples and jigs build, targeting the lowest costs
- Responsibility for Fabrication Shop housekeeping and general tidiness
- Testing of samples to agreed time scales
- Identify required equipment, fixtures and jigs and plan their constructions or acquisition, internally or externally
- Optimise test equipment utilisation
- Plan and control tests executing according to project timing
- Provide tests data to allow the requestors to consolidate results reports
- Responsibility for testing Laboratory housekeeping and general tidiness
- Conduct of work to meet the requirements of relevant Quality and H&S standards
Other activities:
- Identification of any EHS issue in the Fabrication Shop and in the Laboratory and assist in getting it resolved
- Support to production upon request
- Support to cost saving initiatives upon request
- Support samples failures analysis (X-Ray, Microscope, etc.)
- Other responsibilities as deemed appropriate by immediate Supervisor
Experimental Fabrication and Laboratory Technician - You:
- Secondary education qualification in relevant technical discipline desirable
- 3-5 years successful experience in Experimental Fabrication Shop and Test Laboratory
- Technical Skills & Competences Required: Milling machines skills, including CNC, Welding / soldering, Metrology equipment, 3D printing, CAD software (AutoCAD, Solidworks), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint)
- Good communication skills / self confidence
- Building positive relationships at all levels
- Working effectively in teams on cross functional basis
- Accuracy and efficiency
- Drive and determination
- Initiative for continuous improvement
- Fluent in English
Experimental Fabrication and Laboratory Technician – Benefits:
- 26 days annual holiday + Public Holidays
- Defined Contribution Pension
- Group Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Free car parking
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
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