The main purpose of this role will be:

- 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.