Electrical Assembly Technician

Electrical Assembly Technician - £20K - £22K - Watford

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The candidate will be expected to be able to:

• Hand assembly of paging and radio systems

• Basic to good understanding of electronics, wiring and simple PCB assembly

• Experience of working with electronic equipment / machines / tools

• Able to follow simple build diagrams / drawings

• Understand ESD handling of electronic components and assemblies

• Be able to use a desktop PC and be IT literate in standard Microsoft software

• Have hands-on ability with attention to detail

• Previous experience working within a team and working to strict deadlines

DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstrate your ability to follow instruction and attention to detail.

• Be flexible and adaptable to the needs of the business in peak times (occasional overtime)

• Appreciation of health and safety guidelines

• Ideally you will have experience of working in a similar industry or with technical equipment

• Education in electronics engineering BTEC level 3 or higher or at least 5 years’ experience

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Production Technician Responsibilities:

• Working in a tech bench environment to undertake various assembly tasks involving occasional hand soldering, hand placement, cable and wire assembly and general assembly techniques for production.

Manually build finished products - cables, batteries, transmitters (pre-assembled), PCB boards, LED and electronics.

• Carry out basic mechanical tasks using small tools and other general assembly tasks.

• Use of electrical test equipment, meters and computer test systems

• Programming devices to the correct frequency

• Carry out inspection and Quality Control of assembled products •

Ad hoc technical department duties