Coating Technician in Leicester

To assist the coating department by using optical technological knowledge to help with production requirements to meet on-time delivery requirements and yield expectations. To stay competitive within the current market and to assist in new product development, they make recommendations for continuous process improvements and may instigate relevant development activity. They will regularly demonstrate exemplary levels of efficiency and quality in their output.

Key Responsibilities

• Competent to run numerous processes on a minimum of two coating plants in the department successfully, maintain the appropriate paperwork and route sheets correctly.
• Polished ability to measure and assess work on the appropriate spectrophotometers.
• Ability to identify potential coating problems ‘in process’ and take appropriate corrective action.
• Identify coating defects such as spatter, striae, delamination, lint marks, comet marks etc., understand the possible causes and know the type of action to take to avoid their occurrence.
• Possesses a thorough understanding of relevant Surface Quality Specifications and how the above relates to them.
• Examine work prior to coating and be satisfied it is fit to coat; load optics safely and maintain their cleanliness.
• Determine and specify the suitability of jigs for coating taking account of aspects such as clear aperture, outer dimensions, condition of jig being used, etc.
• Determine the appropriate test pieces to load into a run to maximise efficiencies and adherence to quality schedules, measure witness pieces to produce ‘customer copies’, familiar with quality plans and drawings.
• Possess the ability to identify and carry out routine preventative maintenance of critical process control features.
• Identify potential problems with the coating plant or measuring equipment and alert the appropriate support staff.
• Successfully perform a clean-down of the coating chamber, identify any issues that could cause a failure, and re-assemble in good working order observing local health and safety rules.
• The engineer has and will develop sufficient experience and expertise to minimise and gauge the necessity for test runs.
• Maintain a tidy work area and work within the guidelines set down by the HSWE.
• Understand and adhere to the relevant quality control procedures in accordance with ISO 9000.
• Read and understand all prints and specifications for optical coatings and check desired specifications.
• Cleaning of various material types.
• Competent to train colleagues on various aspects of the coating department.

Aims

• Provide Coating Supervisor with clear support to meet departmental objectives.
• Work as a member of the team.

Key Relationships

The Coating department liaises closely with the Sales & Engineering department to ensure that products meet the right customer specifications.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; this is likely to result from a mix of experience in addition to a certain level of formal qualifications.

• Qualifications in Mathematics and Physics at least to GCSE or ‘A’ level.
• Computer literacy, including familiarity with Excel and Word.
• Ability to analyse situations and results (reasoning ability and logical thought).
• Have a minimum of one year experience operating thin-film coating chambers.

Physical Demands

This will involve physical activities such as transporting optics to and from the coating department. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to carry out each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable adjustments may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.