Test Lab Technician – Defence – Guildford – 6 months
Job TypeContract
Real Time Recruitment Solutions
https://www.rtrs.co.uk
Client – Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL)
Rate – Competitive Hourly Rate (Umbrella)
IR35 Status – INSIDE IR35
Hours per Week – 37 hours per week
Contract Length – 6 months
Location – Full time on site in Guildford
Job Description:
We are currently looking for a contractor to assist in maintaining our clients SSTL’s Test Lab in accordance with SSTL procedures.
Previous Experience Required:
Primary role will be supporting the Lab Manager in the general day-to-running of the Kepler Building Test Lab – Typical duties include:
- Assist in maintaining lab area safety and tidiness
- Maintain Electro-Static Discharge protection facilities
- Maintain Inventory of lab equipment
- Facilitate calibration and servicing processes for equipment used in test lab and flight assembly departments
- Facilitate repairs and where appropriate seek repair quotes for test equipment
- Assist in lab coat and consumable replenishing
- Assemble and align in-house cable assemblies and test jigs/boxes
- Assist with test lab and flight assembly workload handover to ensure smooth running of cross department flight hardware
- Must be prepared to help Flight Assembly when required
- Other activities as delegated
Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills
- Experience within an engineering environment
- Practical, hands-on ability
- Good general computing skills (word processing and basic spreadsheets) Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- ESA or IPC certificate or a good knowledge in soldering and wiring practices
- Clear communication skills
- A knowledge of safety and COSHH processes and procedures
- Commitment to take own initiative
- Problem solver
- Desire to support others
- Good team working skills
- Excellent planning and organising skills
- Ability to perform some heavy lifting
- Able to use common sense when under pressure
- Ability to deliver solutions under pressure and to tight timescales
- Ability to multi-task and deliver both immediate and longer term tasks
- Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours; Be accountable, Drive & delivery, Communicate effectively, Self-manage effectively, Work as one team
Manufacturing & Quality
2022-09-07
2022-09-07