** Manufacturing Team Lead (Electronics Assembly/Test) in Sunbury-on-Thames

A Group Lead is a working leader. S/he performs tasks substantially similar (in terms of nature and level) as the employees under his/her leadership. In addition, the Production Supervisor has responsibility for assisting the Production Manager in carrying out certain aspects of the business responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides work instruction and prioritises work of their team to ensure integration quality, production objectives and schedules are met.
• The Technical Lead provides training and performs complex technician functions including performing complex builds and complex troubleshooting with or without a build plan.
• Coordinate and monitor the work load and flow of all technicians to ensure that standards for efficiency, quality, safety and housekeeping are maintained, serves as a backup to all functions in the work area.
• Training of employees as it pertains to company work methods, processing procedures, and skills development.
• Serve as first level technical escalation for area technicians and point of problem resolution as appropriate for production process issues.
• Escalate issues and problems to management and/or appropriate support groups as necessary.
• Prepare, build and test product, package and deliver.
• Assist with skill assessment of talent in the hiring process.
• Administer performance assessment process.
• Assist the organisation with new process development.
• Assembles, repairs, reworks, or calibrates units, subassemblies or components to meet operational specifications or tolerances.
• Conducts tests and inspections of products and processes to evaluate quality, performance, and compliance to specification.
• Reads test schedule, work orders, performance specifications, wiring diagrams, or schematics to determine testing procedure and equipment to be used.
• Tests functional performance of systems, subassemblies and parts under specified environmental conditions such as pressure, force, temperature change, vibration, and humidity.
• Trims and prepares components including but not limited to wire cables, connectors, and resistors by applying solder and various adhesives as specified by prints and procedural documents.
• Uses a variety of equipment including but not limited to power supplies, multimeters, leak detection/vacuum systems, pressure generators, volt meters, ohmmeters, ovens, soldering equipment, microscopes and a variety of precision hand tools.
• Performs or inspects component replacement and rework on units, sub-assemblies and repair/exchange assemblies as required.
• Reads and works from drawings, blueprints, schematics, work orders, wiring diagrams and written instructions with limited supervision to assemble, rework, or reassemble units.
• Connects electronic component, subassembly, or part to test instrument, such as ohmmeter, voltmeter, ammeter, or oscilloscope, or to automatic or computerized test equipment, and turns switch to activate test equipment.
• Reads instrument dial or scope, or observes viewing screen, that indicates resistance, capacitance, continuity, and wave pattern or defect, such as short circuit or current leakage.
• Confers with engineers, technicians, value stream leader, and others regarding testing procedures and results to resolve problems.
• Examines component, subassembly, or part for defects and records type and quantity of defects.
• May analyse and troubleshoot test results on defective units to determine cause of failure.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces electronic component parts to correct defects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Explains assembly testing procedures or techniques to other workers as needed.
• Maintains employee records.
• Administer disciplinary measures as required with approval of Production Manager, Plant Manager, Human Resources Business Partner.
• Maintain an effective dialogue with all employees to foster good employee morale and to handle employee complaints.
• Maintain labor and production records as required.

Requirements Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Knowledge of quality standards and ESD-safe procedures.
• Ability to read and work from drawings, blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams and/or written instructions.
• Ability to use a variety of equipment including but not limited to power supplies, multimeters, leak detection/vacuum systems, pressure generators, volt meters, ohmmeters, ovens, soldering equipment, microscopes and a variety of precision hand tools.
• Communication Skills – The ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally with all levels of supervision on the status of jobs.
• Equipment Selection – Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
• Finger Dexterity – The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Instructing – Teaching others how to do something.
• Manual Dexterity – The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Near Vision – The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximising the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Quality Control Analysis – Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Reading Comprehension – The ability to understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Repairing – Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Troubleshooting – Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Salary: 25.00-30.00