Production Technician

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

As a Production Technician, you will play an important role in our highly motivated production team. You will be working on the build/assembly and testing of land based armoured vehicle communication systems along with avionics systems.. You will be expected to apply soldering skills and assembly expertise to the various units which pass through our manufacturing department. Your responsibility will be to ensure our products are assembled correctly and meet all our quality requirements as well as operating a GO/NOGO test programme. You will be expected to follow both written instructions and drawings/schematics, to meet the required assembly standards expected in our industry. A basic understanding of electronics to diagnose faulty units down to circuit card level would be a useful attribute.

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• High level skills in competent soldering PTH / SMD
• High level skills in wiring and mechanical assembly
• A good understanding of mechanical and electronic drawings
• A basic knowledge of electronics would be desirable
• Act and make decisions upon your own initiative
• Excellent capacity for problem solving combined with report writing skills
• Capable of working on numerous tasks in parallel
• Familiarity with IT and some knowledge of the Microsoft Office toolset.
• Willingness to learn new skills to allow for personal development

This role of Production Technician has a starting salary of £28,350 to £30,000 dependant upon experience and an attractive flexible benefits package.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits: 

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off. 
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company. 
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits 

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company - learn more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please email [email protected] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme. For more information on the Disability confident scheme in General Dynamics click here.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks