Optical Coating Technician
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Manufacturing Engineer, Production Associate / Production Line, Assembly
Location:
Dundee, GB
Business Unit:
Electro-Optic Materials
About Umicore
Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.
About Electro Optic Materials
Power in space. Vision tings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting-edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still.
We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.
Umicore Coating Services are currently looking to recruit an Optical Coating Technician to work at its thin-film optical coatings site based in Dundee. This is a permanent full-time position in a well-established organisation that manufactures products of the highest quality that are supplied globally.
Your Key Accountabilities- Prepare and operate a variety of thin-film optical coating machines and equipment
- Load, unload, and inspect precision optics
- Scan post-production parts to collect reflection, absorption, and transmission data
- Conduct environmental performance testing of optics
- Interpret specification drawings and ensure machine set-up is correct
- Monitor production to help avoid system failures and coating defects
- Exceed customer expectations with high quality and yields
- Adhere to company health and safety procedures
- Work as a team to succeed
Full training will be provided to the successful applicant, but we are looking for the following attributes and skills:
- An initiative-taking mindset and a flexible approach to work
- Good manual dexterity skills and a high level of attention to detail
- The ability to read and understand job orders/instructions
- Experience with operating PC/PLC based machinery
- Comfortable working independently and as part of our team
- Awareness of 5S and continuous improvement methodologies
- Basic Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel)
- Experience in similar production environment may be an advantage, but not essential
The Benefits
- 37.5 hour working week (Mon-Fri) plus overtime potential
- Base salary commensurate with experience
- 28-day holiday allowance incl. bank holidays
- Bonus:
Eligible for performance related bonus scheme - Pension:
Up to 6% employee match
Umicore is an equal opportunities’ employer and applications are welcome from all.
What we offer
We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds.
As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?
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