Manufacturing Technician

at  Tunstall UKI

We are looking to recruit a Manufacturing Technician to join our Manufacturing team based at our factory in Whitley.
Main Purpose of Role:
Our manufacturing facility, based in Whitley, delivers products to all UK customers as well as worldwide. As a Manufacturing Technician you will provide the highest quality of repair and maintenance to a wide range of company equipment. In this 6-month Fixed Term Contract role you will be working alongside another Manufacturing Technician, focused on repairing printed circuit boards (PCBs).
The Ideal candidate:
To be successful in this role you will have a level 3 electrical / Electronic engineering qualification or equivalent relevant experience. You will have proven hands on experience of working with printed circuit boards (PCB) and fault finding down to a component level using a wide range of test equipment. You will be a good communicator, collaborative in your approach, with a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude, able to demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary,
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays,
• Ability to buy holidays,
• Contributory pension,
• Car benefit scheme,
• Volunteer day to support a cause you are passionate about,
• Dedicated 24/7 employee benefits platform ‘Verlingue’ that include things like: free eye tests, retail discounts,
• A subsidised on-site canteen,
• EAP WeCare service - including a 24/7 online GP and mental health counselling service,
• Boost your learning and growth through access to a Talent Library with over 800 courses,
• Free car parking,
• A warm and welcoming team environment and a chance to build a rewarding career.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Must be able to identify functions of a circuit using a circuit diagram,
• Be able to provide a good technical explanation of a fault,
• Maintaining good, accurate, concise repair records,
• Effectively repair existing and new equipment,
• Designing basic test equipment to aid repair, which is of good quality construction, reliable, and meets all relevant health and safety standards.
• Deliver training and direction to other colleagues,
• Managing multiple tasks effectively and to tight timescales,
• Create basic test procedures, allowing testing of the product to be handed down to another technician (or operator),
• Highlight any issues or problems to relevant departments as required,

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• ONC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent appropriate experience,
• Experience of fault finding down to component level using a wide range of test equipment,
• Good IT Skills,
• Able to plan and proritise multiple tasks effectively ensuring quality deliver to required timescales,
• Target driven, able to work to key performance indicators (KPIs),
• Able to demonstrate effective problem solving and analytical skills.
• An effective team worker, collaborative in approach, able to coach and train others,
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written,
• Customer focused.
• Any knowledge of manufacturing processes and operations is highly desirable.

A BIT ABOUT US:

Tunstall is a market-leading health and care technology provider.
We’re passionate about ensuring our team reflects the brilliant and unique qualities of the people and communities we support. Our incredible team of 3,000+ people provide lifesaving and life changing technology and services to millions of customers across 18 different countries.
At Tunstall you’ll find a place where you’re valued and celebrated for being yourself. We empower our people to deliver the very best teamwork, innovation and thought leadership by creating an environment where we champion diversity and inclusion. We demonstrate our commitment to diversity and inclusion at each step. From our open, fair, and transparent recruitment processes, through to the many development and career growth opportunities we provide.

• Must be able to identify functions of a circuit using a circuit diagram,
• Be able to provide a good technical explanation of a fault,
• Maintaining good, accurate, concise repair records,
• Effectively repair existing and new equipment,
• Designing basic test equipment to aid repair, which is of good quality construction, reliable, and meets all relevant health and safety standards.
• Deliver training and direction to other colleagues,
• Managing multiple tasks effectively and to tight timescales,
• Create basic test procedures, allowing testing of the product to be handed down to another technician (or operator),
• Highlight any issues or problems to relevant departments as required