Lead Production Technician

The Lead Production Technician position leads the production build process by performing assembly, testing, kitting, and diagnosing mechanical faults in electro-mechanical products, while coordinating the build crew and managing manufacturing order progression.

Key Responsibilities Supervising a team of Electro-Mechanical Assemblers, assigning and delegating tasks, and ensuring the team meets its goals Liaising with the Planner to convert build plan to Manufacturing Orders Actively participating in the following disciplines, balancing hands-on work with supervisory duties to ensure deadlines are met:
Assemble electro-mechanical assemblies with reference to assembly drawings, assembly instructions, bills of materials. Performing with the Programming, set-up and testing of built units (including any necessary optical alignment cameras) Diagnosing mechanical faults in camera sub-assemblies to component level and managing the repair/replacement Kitting/Supervising the kitting of Manufacturing Orders to the shop floor (including transacting stock via Net Suite) Liaising with the test engineers with reference to the progression of Manufacturing Orders through to completion Assisting the Stock Controller (including assisting with stock take and stock organisation/location) Liaising with the Production Manager/Planner and test engineers reference RMAs and the progression of RMA returns through repair or to stock In conjunction with Engineering, Design Engineer, Realisation Engineer and Production Manager:
Assist with the on-going improvement of current product by actively feeding back observations from the current build Assist in the risk prevention/design improvement process by actively feeding back observations from the prototype/current build. To participate in training activities for flexible working Required Skills, Knowledge and Expertise To have experience in the leadership of teams of people To have experience in the use of ERP Systems (i.e. NS) Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.

Enthusiastic and committed to the goals of the Company. Meticulous with a good eye for detail. Organised and tidy. Exhibit good written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.