Jobs in Hailsham

To ensure all TIG Welding projects are completed in conformance with specifications and set time scales.

* Fabrication and welding of vacuum chambers, components and subassemblies as required in line with planned manufacturing operations to defined quality standards and timescales.

* Complete projects in accordance with planned schedules aligning fabrication and welding workload with machine shop operations.

* Quality Control evaluations. Set up and running of leak checking operations using mass spectrometry equipment, (helium leak detectors) on all chamber vessels.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

* Manages personal workload, meeting all targets set.

* Works well within the team, maintaining effective relationships with colleagues in welding department.

* Demonstrates a flexible attitude coping with changing priorities in a fast paced environment.

* Understands the importance of quality, time frames and customer requirements.

* Looks for continuous improvement in quality and time saving solutions.

* Completes work in a effective and safe manner, following guidelines.

* Ability to prioritise projects throughout team to achieve targets incorporating CIT, (call in time / Overtime).

* Understands and works to the 5s program.

* Follow all health and safety regulations and seek to maintain and improve these standards.

DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

* Knowledge or experience of welding and fabrication processes would be beneficial

* Previous experience of working in the vacuum industry would be advantageous.

* Qualified to BTech/HNC/HND level in a Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing discipline.

* TIG Welding. (Ideally working with stainless steel & Mu metal).

* Established skillset in metal fabrication and welding including the use of precision measuring equipment.

* Able to read specified drawings.

* Comfortable working to deadlines set by lead technician.

* Basic knowledge of turning would be an advantage.

* Follow all health and safety regulations and seek to maintain and improve these standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

* Minimum 3 years' experience in TIG welding

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

* Good constructive communicator.

* Flexible and able to adapt to short term changes.

* Supports project completion through problem solving