Live Build Manufacturing Technician

Location Henlow
Job Type Contract
Salary £19.50 - £26.19 per hour + In IR35 (PAYE & Umbrella available)
Reference 945-1_1713538740
Duration 12 Months
Work Type Office-based

Get up to £1,600 a month for accommodation if you do not live within 30 miles from Henlow. Full apprenticeship required - this role is eligible to UK nationals and citizens only.

Our client seeks a Manufacturing Technician to support their prestigious Defence client at the Stevenage site. The technician will ensure product certification, use appropriate equipment, tools, gauges, callipers, and measuring instruments, and produce, repair, and modify company products following build standards and specifications.

As a Live Build Manufacturing Technician, you will manufacture, test, and inspect products according to certification procedures, project objectives, budgets and timescales.

What we're looking for:

  • 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.
  • ESD training.
  • Live Build training (will be provided).

What you'll get to do as a Live Build Manufacturing Technician:

The candidate is expected to possess product certification and approval via regular audits and certify the product in line with the certification procedure. They should maintain a versatile skill base to apply these skills across a range of tasks, be fully conversant with all equipment, tools, and measuring instruments associated with the manufacturing cycle, and ensure manufacturing build, inspection, and test times are met while maintaining high workmanship standards and product quality. Additionally, they should comply with all associated procedures applicable to the manufacturing and be able to apply essential skills across a range of tasks utilising equipment, tools, gauges, and measuring instruments associated with the production, repair, and modification of company products.

"Please Note: This project is a UK eyes only and requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role, but eligible candidates can start on a Baseline with their SC in progress. Join us for something great!"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the U.K. military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at the Stevenage headquarters, crucial for missile operations, with good transport links. Training and development are provided to all employees, and you may qualify for up to £400 per week in lodging expenses if you live more than 30 miles away.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.