Technician - Manufacturing

Search by Keyword Search by Location Show More Options Loading... Location All Country/Region All Job Function All Language All Business Unit All Clear Select How Often (in Days) To Receive An Alert Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Technician - Manufacturing Date: 18 Sept 2026 Location: High Wycombe, GB Job Function: Operations Business Unit: NanoAnalysis Technician Location: High Wycombe, UK Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7:30am to 4:00pm | Friday, 7:30am to 12:30pm Join Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis At Oxford Instruments, our purpose is to accelerate the breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world. Our cutting‑edge technologies help scientists, engineers and innovators solve some of the most complex challenges facing society today. Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group that also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology and X‑Ray Technology. With a sixty‑year history, and fourteen Queen's Awards for Enterprise, our world‑class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century. This is an opportunity to join a highly skilled manufacturing team, helping to build and deliver advanced scientific instruments used by leading researchers, universities, technology companies and industrial organisations around the world. The Opportunity We're looking for a Technician who enjoys hands‑on assembly work, takes pride in quality craftsmanship, and thrives in a precision manufacturing environment. Working as part of our manufacturing team, you'll be responsible for building complex scientific instruments to exact specifications, ensuring quality, delivery and performance standards are consistently achieved. You'll work closely with colleagues across production and engineering while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives and maintaining the high standards our customers expect. This role would suit someone with previous manufacturing, engineering, assembly or technician experience who enjoys problem solving, working with precision components and seeing a finished product leave the factory knowing they've played a key part in its success. Key Responsibilities Build and assemble products in line with quality standards and manufacturing procedures. Manage your workload against production plans and agreed delivery schedules. Follow standard operating procedures and quality processes. Interpret and work from mechanical drawings and technical documentation. Support continuous improvement activities, including 5S and Lean manufacturing initiatives. Maintain accurate inventory and work‑in‑progress records. Monitor build quality and resolve issues where appropriate. Work safely and ensure compliance with Health