Manufacturing Technician (Mech)

Thales is seeking experienced Manufacturing Technicians for its Optronics and Missile Electronics department in Glasgow. This role involves performing complex manufacturing operations, assembling mechanical and optical components, aligning opto-mechanical systems, and conducting functional testing. Technicians will work a 4-day week, Monday to Thursday, for 37 hours, ensuring high-quality product assembly and adherence to company processes. The position requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to interpret engineering drawings.

Must Have

• Perform complex manufacturing operations in accordance with documentation
• Assemble product to a high quality standard, including mechanical and optical components
• Align opto-mechanical systems and complete affiliated functional testing
• Perform self-assessment of products
• Adhere to defined company processes
• Escalate technical blockers and issues to Manufacturing Engineer
• Ensure quality non-conformances are logged and escalated
• Contribute to diagnostics and root cause analysis
• Input and support continuous improvement actions
• Use company tools (ERP/Oracle, Palma etc.) for assembly & test tasks
• Manage and record build configuration of product
• Escalate Health and safety issues to Work Cell Manager
• Ensure all incidents are logged correctly and escalated to H&S leaders
• Experience building mechanical assemblies
• Ability to interpret drawings and diagrams
• Clear communication with relevant stakeholders
• Ability to follow process and instructions
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to work on own initiative when required
• Eligible to obtain full SC clearance

Perks & Benefits

• Flexibility for part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or flexible start/finish times
• Free on-site parking
• On-site canteen
• Mobility policy for career development at home and abroad
• Inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process with reasonable adjustments

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Manufacturing Technicians - Naval - Wiring, Mechanical, Test

Role: FTC (12 months)/ Permanent

Hours: 4 day week Monday-Thursday / 37 hours per week

Due to demand we’re looking for experienced Technicians to join our Optronics and Missile Electronics (OME) department. You will work closely with existing team members, Work Cell Manager and Manufacturing Engineers in delivering the outputs from the relevant work cell as per the business requirements. With experience in Mechanical/ Wiring and Test you will be working on assemblies performing manufacturing tasks in accordance with engineering drawings to the required quality.

The roles are based out of our manufacturing site. You will work a 4 day week Monday to Thursday and work 9.25 hours per day. Start time is flexible between 6:00am and 7:30am and you get 30 minutes unpaid for lunch. There is also free on-site parking and an on-site canteen.

Key duties:

• Perform complex manufacturing operations in accordance with the associated documentation provided in a timely and professional manner
• Assemble product to a high quality standard that includes assembly of mechanical and optical components with careful consideration for any present ESD sensitive componentry
• Align opto-mechanical systems and complete the affiliated functional testing as per the production documentation including the acceptance test specification.
• Perform self-assessment of products
• Adhere to the defined company processes when carrying out all tasks
• Escalating technical blockers and issues to the relevant Manufacturing Engineer
• Ensuring any quality non-conformances are logged and escalated to the Inspector or Quality representative
• In addition, when able; should contribute to diagnostics and the finding of the cause/root analysis
• To input and support any continuous improvement actions being worked on within Industry
• To use the company tools (ERP/Oracle, Palma etc) when carrying out product assembly & test tasks
• To manage and record build configuration of product
• Escalating Health and safety issues to the Work Cell Manager
• Ensure all incidents are logged correctly and escalated to H&S leaders as appropriate

Experience:

• Experience building mechanical assemblies
• The ability to interpret drawings and diagrams
• Clear communication with relevant stakeholders
• Follow process and instructions
• Problem solving skills
• The ability to work on own initiative when required
• Eligible to obtain full SC clearance

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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