Manufacturing Technician

Morson are recruiting a Mechanical Manufacturing Technician at a leading defence systems manufacturer based in Henlow, Bedfordshire. This is an initial 12 month contract paying £22.12/hour on a PAYE basis or £29.70/hour via an Umbrella company.

The Live Build Manufacturing Technician will be responsible for carrying out manufacturing, test and inspection tasks within the Live Build Facility, in accordance with product certification procedures, allocated budgets and timescales to meet project objectives. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Certify the product in line with the product certification procedure.
• Maintain product certification and approval via regular audits.
• Possess a versatile skill base with the capability to apply these skills across a range of tasks.
• Be fully conversant with all equipment, tools and measuring instruments associated with the manufacturing cycle.
• Ensure manufacturing build, inspection and where relevant, test times are met.
• Check and complete all paperwork associated with the manufacturing data pack.
• Maintain to the highest level, workmanship standards and product quality.
• Ensure compliance with all associated procedures applicable to the manufacturing process.
• Maintain a safe working environment.
• Maintain a good housekeeping policy.
• Communicate best practice to other team members.

The Manufacturing Technician will typically be capable of certifying the product and possess a versatile skill base, with a capability to apply their skills across a range of tasks utilising equipment and tools, gauges and measuring instruments associated with the production, repair and modification of company products to meet defined build standards and specification requirements. Instructions associated with the task to be carried out would normally be documented by Engineering and take the form of Layouts, Schedules and Test Specifications.

Skillset/experience required:

• Approved Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Framework/Modern Apprenticeship OR Vocational G or H Units with Further Education, City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 OR Vocational TR23 Units with Further Education, ONC or City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 OR Vocational NVQ3 with Further Education, BTEC ONC/HNC.
• Experience in a Manufacturing / Craftsman position.

Please be aware that this role is subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard; this role also requires a higher level of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.