We’re looking for an experienced Production Wire Person to join a growing engineering team in the Blandford area. This role is ideal for someone who takes real pride in the quality of their workmanship and enjoys working to exacting standards on complex electrical assemblies.
You’ll be producing a range of cable harnesses, looms, and test equipment from drawings, kits, and wiring schedules — including work on cabinets and fixtures. The work is varied, hands-on, and suited to someone confident in fine detail wiring and high-reliability assembly.
What you’ll be doing:
Building and wiring cable looms, harnesses, and assemblies from drawings or schematics
Crimping, soldering, lacing, and splicing to IPC/WHMA-A-620 Class 3 and aerospace/defence standards
Working with MIL-spec connectors and multi-core cables
Supporting the build and wiring of cabinets, fixtures, and test equipment
Ensuring all work meets ESD and quality control requirements
Occasionally supporting wiring or repair tasks at customer sites
What we’re looking for:
Proven experience as a Wiring Technician, Wireperson, or similar
Skilled in hand crimping, soldering, and cable preparation to high standards
Confident reading detailed wiring diagrams and assembly drawings
Knowledge of aerospace or defence wiring standards desirable
SC security clearance or eligibility to obtain it
A proactive, detail-focused approach with excellent workmanship
Why join:
Ongoing training and support from a highly skilled engineering team
Clean, well-equipped workshop environment
Long-term career potential with a respected local employerHow to Apply
Apply directly. For more information about this role, contact Kate Taylor on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Holt Engineering
We source skilled mechanical and electrical talent for engineering blue collar roles across the UK. This includes CNC machinists (turning, milling, sliding head, EDM and programming), toolmakers, manual grinders and deburrers. We also recruit welders and fabricators (TIG, MIG and coded), sheet metal workers and steel erectors. On the assembly and test side, we place mechanical fitters, maintenance, paint spraying, laminators, deck fitters, assembly technicians and electrical technicians, electronic technicians, wire persons, IPC technicians, solderers, PCB assemblers and test technicians, plus production operatives and warehouse and stores staff