SMT Process Technician

Job Title: SMT Process Technician
Location: Lewes, East Sussex
Salary: Up to £37,000 DOE
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, starting between 07:00/07:30 and finishing between 15:30/16:00
TPA Recruit are looking for an SMT Process Technician to join their SMT department at an exciting stage of growth and technological change.
This SMT Process Technician position will suit a practical, hands-on SMT professional who can support process machinery, minimise downtime, maintain quality standards and contribute to continuous improvement across a busy electronics manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintain, service and repair SMT process machinery to minimise downtime while protecting quality standards
* Create and control equipment programmes as instructed
* Support process changes, layout improvements and production flow across the facility
* Contribute to improvement meetings, new equipment justification and continuous process development
* Maintain close working relationships with equipment suppliers and engineers
* Train new machine operators and provide operational cover where required
* Keep work areas safe, tidy and hazard-free in line with health and safety procedures
Experience Required
* Good attention to detail and a practical, methodical approach to prioritising work
* Strong organisation skills and the ability to multitask under pressure
* High standards of professionalism, work ethic and housekeeping
* Flexible approach to daily tasks, training and hands-on support when required
* Positive communication skills and the ability to work with internal teams and external equipment suppliers
* SMT screen printing, pick and place, conveyors and transfers, reflow soldering and AOI
* Selective soldering, process flow, fluxes, solder paste, solder bar and other process materials
* Oven profiling, work instructions, procedures and engineering documentation
* Soldering experience and the ability to train new operators when required
* Collecting, manipulating and presenting process data using spreadsheets to support analysis and conclusions
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
* Private medical insurance
* 6% employer pension contribution
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Discretionary company performance bonus
* Long service employee recognition scheme
* Enhanced family leave
* Company events
* Subsidised amenities including tea, coffee, hot chocolate and milk
Interview Process Two-stage face-to-face onsite process. Stage one is likely to include a site walk-around, review of the SMT lines and a technical interview. Stage two will be a more in-depth conversation around previous experience, with competency-based questions
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed