Tube Assembly and Test Technician in Salfords

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology to address each customer's unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

Reporting to the Process Engineer, a Tube Assembly and Test Technician is required (working early/late shift) to play a key role in the processing, final assembly and testing of X-ray tubes ready for their incorporation into RTT scanning machines. This will involve operation of large vacuum bakeout ovens and vacuum equipment, final assembly processes, X-ray tube testing and high voltage tube conditioning.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the vacuum bake-out of X-ray tubes including diagnosis and rectification of vacuum leaks.
• Post bake-out Tube Activation, application of lead plates, tube assembly completion and set up for testing of X-ray tubes.
• High Voltage conditioning and testing of X-ray tubes.
• Supporting tube frame wiring loom build as required.
• Performing preventative maintenance activities as required on vacuum equipment and high voltage test rigs.
• Accurate and consistent recording of data including the use of Excel.
• Use of various plant including vacuum bake-out ovens, conditioning rigs and overhead gantry crane.
• Provide an on-going contribution to the development/improvement of the above processes and safe working practices.
• Basic fault finding on X-ray tubes, test equipment and vacuum systems.
• Raising Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) as required.
• Ensuring compliance with COSHH regulations.
• Organising and maintaining a safe and efficient working environment.
• Uphold the company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the company's Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Key Skills

• The ability to follow (and not deviate from) defined processes in work instructions and checklists.
• Ability to work closely with others and contribute as a member of a small team.
• Ability to learn and understand plant and processes.
• Great attention to detail and fastidiousness is required to maintain the highest standards.
• Comfortable operating computer-controlled processing equipment and test rigs via an HMI interface.
• Self-discipline to ensure maintenance of best possible working practices in working environment.
• Use of MS Office packages, in particular Excel which is used for data recording purposes.
• Ability to write clear and detailed shift hand-over reports.
• Ability to perform necessary manual handling duties according to safe working practices.

Qualifications

Essential

• Previous experience working as a technician (or similar) in a production / laboratory / R&D / hi-tech engineering environment for 3-4 years or more.
• Demonstrable experience in operating sophisticated manufacturing / processing / scientific equipment, ideally involving vacuum and high voltage systems.
• Familiarity with safe working practices and ensuring that others adhere to practices.

Familiarity with the following would be an advantage but is not essential

• Production technician experience working on X-rays tubes or similar hi-tech / scientific / medical equipment.
• Experience of working within a clean room environment.
• Helium leak checking of vacuum systems/components.
• Basic maintenance of vacuum systems.
• Working in accordance with a Quality system.
• Working in accordance with COSHH regulations.
• 5S, 6 Sigma Practices.
• Handling of compressed gas cylinders.
• Experience in working around/with lifting equipment, e.g., gantry crane.

Knowledge, Training and Qualifications if required

• Working in a hi-tech manufacturing or research environment.
• Technical qualifications in an Engineering or Scientific discipline to ONC/HND level (or significant experience in technical role/s).