Senior Production Technician (Manufacturing)
We’re looking for a number of highly motivated Senior Technicians to bring their experience of assembling and testing complex electro-mechanical products to our growing team.
Role Overview
We’re a small, agile team tackling big engineering challenges so you’ll have the freedom to take real ownership of your work and see the direct impact of your designs in systems deployed worldwide.
About Us
OpenWorks Engineering develops C-UAS, Air Defence and Optical Surveillance, Sensing and Tracking Technology for Defence and Security applications. We are very proud to have supported a wide range of law enforcement and military operators protecting many of the most high profile sites and individuals around the world.
The amazing things we do are only possible because of a dedicated and passionate team.
Our benefits
- Salary of £13.50 per hour (£26,325 pa and negotiable depending on experience)
- Performance related bonus
- 25 days holiday plus public holidays (+ long-service bonus days)
- Free breakfast and a free freshly cooked lunch daily served by Chef Mark and his team
- Private health care insurance
- Death in service cover to protect those close to you
- EV car scheme
- Pension scheme (up to 4% matched contribution)
- A high-energy and supportive work environment, based in the beautiful Northumberland countryside
- A positive company culture. We enable change, encourage challenge and demonstrate commitment
Main responsibilities
- Assist the production team with the assembly and testing of the range of autonomous optics and SkyWall products
- Assemble and test intricate electro-mechanical camera systems in a clean room environment
- Conduct thorough debugging of systems and equipment to identify and resolve issues efficiently
- Assist in the training of Junior Technicians, sharing knowledge on best practices and technical skills
- Assemble projectiles
- Pack nets
- Pack parachutes
- Re-build shot projectiles from testing and training
- Join outdoor field testing
- Assist with user training activities
What we’re looking for
We’re on the hunt for a number of individuals with:
- A demonstrable level of experience from a similar manufacturing setting
- Good knowledge of mechanical and electrical hand tools
- Good soldering skills
- Good wiring skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A positive and proactive attitude, highly collaborative and professional
- Strong team-workers with the ability to thrive in a small, closely-knit and dedicated team
- Detail orientated with excellent organisational skills
- A self-motivated mindset and the ability to work unsupervised
More About Us
Our vision: Help protect the territory and airspace of NATO countries and their allies.
Our mission: Be a world-leading provider of autonomous technology for Surveillance applications and Defence
Values
Be a good egg: Earn respect, have mutual trust and be honest
Do cool stuff: We develop cool tech with an awesome team, and we get stuff done
Be empowered: We are autonomous, reliable and take personal responsibility
We are one team: Look out for each other and the team
Things go wrong: Fail fast, learn and move on
Have fun: We’re doing amazing things with passionate people