Job Description
Printed Circuit Fabrication Technician
Salary £36,330 - £39,055
Location Milton Keynes
This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week or part-time with a minimum coverage of 28 hours between Monday and Friday. Flexible or compressed working hours available. This role is based onsite.
Have you worked in a manufacturing environment? Looking to learn and develop more? Why not do that where you can support national security and really make a difference?
You’ll bring your experience of working in a manufacturing environment into a highly skilled team who collaborate and use each other’s abilities to provide unique, complex and high-quality Printed Circuit Boards (PCB’s). Working alongside a team of experts you’ll learn about various processes involved in printed circuit manufacture. You'll further develop your planning, prioritising and processing skills to deliver high quality PCBs to our national security partners.
You’ll be based in our purpose built, advanced manufacturing facility operating the latest machinery and technology available in the UK PCB industry to deliver bespoke products to a range of partners.
More About You
To apply for this role, you will already have:
* Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
* Experience of following detailed processes with quality in mind.
* Awareness of COSHH and health and safety issues.
It would be beneficial if you also have one of the following (although these are not essential):
* Experience working in a clean room environment.
* Experience of inspection and quality standards.
* Waste management experience including correct labelling, storage and collating.
* Experience performing planned preventative maintenance.
Your Personal Skills
You will be someone who:
* Enjoys being part of a team. You’ll learn from others and share your ideas.
* Looks for ways to use processes to achieve efficient and effective results.
* Listens to and values different ideas, views and ways of working.
* Wants to make a difference. You understand the importance of what we do and take pride in doing your best.
* Has a focused attitude to achieving outcomes, despite any setbacks.
* Keeps colleagues and stakeholders fully informed of plans, possibilities and progress.
* Keeps up to date with the issues that affect your work area.
Putting your skills to use
Using your experience of working in a manufacturing environment, you will:
* Develop skills specific to PCB Manufacturing.
* Be competent in the safe machine operation or processes that you are tasked with.
* Work in accordance with current processes, procedures and work instructions.
* Become familiar with other aspects and capabilities within the PCB Manufacturing department.
* Ensure that levels of consumables and material stocks are maintained, stored correctly and are within manufacturers use by dates.
What we Offer
Now that we’ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here’s what we can offer you:
* 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
* 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
* 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
* Paid overtime or time off in lieu. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, we believe you should be rewarded for that.
* Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a ½ day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it’s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you.
* Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It’s competitive.
* Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you.
* On site nursery (subject to availability).
* 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
* Free parking.
* Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day.
* Relocation Loan*.
* Affinity groups – whether you are a person with a disability, part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or from an ethnic minority background, we provide an inclusive environment support and a variety of networks for everyone.
About HMGCC
We are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK’s national security.
We work with the national security community, UK government, academia, private sector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the national security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead and help to protect the nation.
We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to.
To find out more about us and if we’re right for you, please visit our website.
Equal Opportunities
Inclusion and diversity really matters to us. It's not just about numbers or visible differences.
HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.
We’re not looking for any one type of person. We’re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect and value each other's differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us even better at what we do.
We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the role. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the inclusion and diversity information on our website.
Apply now
Discover more by clicking ‘apply’.
Our recruitment team will process your application once the role has closed and everyone will get a response.
Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date.
*If you are relocating to the area and renting a property then we can offer an interest free relocation loan of up to £2,500, which is to be repaid in instalments over a period of 24 months.