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The Instrument Technician (m/f/d) is responsible for the assembly, integration, calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of advanced scientific instruments in line with production plans and quality standards. The role ensures instruments are built and prepared for on-time delivery while maintaining the highest levels of quality and customer satisfactio.
Strategic
Required Qualifications & Experience
Strategic
- Receive and execute production work plans and schedules.
- Carry out instrument integration, assembly, and calibration activities according to established procedures.
- Support engineering and continuous improvement projects.
- Maintain accurate records, logs, and documentation of work performed.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and technical documentation.
- Build, assemble, integrate, and calibrate complex scientific instruments and subassemblies.
- Perform both mechanical and electrical assembly tasks.
- Conduct functional testing, fault finding, and troubleshooting to resolve technical issues efficiently.
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with quality standards, manufacturing procedures, and safety requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, R&D, Production Engineering, Planning, and Technical Support teams.
- Maintain clean, organized, and safe working areas in line with 5S and best manufacturing practices.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Electronics or Mechanical background.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar environment, such as semiconductor, automotive, or manufacturing industries.
- Excellent computer skills.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of at least one engineering discipline, with a working overview of other engineering areas.
- Mechanical assembly and/or engineering experience.
- Electrical assembly and/or engineering experience.
- Experience in production mechanical and electronic testing, fault finding, and diagnostics.
- Experience working with computer-controlled instrumentation.
- Experience in precision mechanical and electrical assembly.
- Soldering and other electrical assembly skills.
- Experience using engineering drawings.
- Experience manufacturing cables from engineering cable drawings.
- Experience working with PCBs and interpreting electrical schematics.
- Experience with motor programming and testing.
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James Williams
James is a Lead Consultant and joined Jackson Hogg in July 2024 after working in recruitment in the Solar industry, then started focussing on mechanical engineering contract work. He’s originally from Manchester, a big Manchester United fan, likes playing football and golf.
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