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Job Title – Assembly Operator
Job Location – Farnborough
Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours considered and hybrid working where possible.
Job ID – 18797
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.
L3Harris in Farnborough specialist in secure ground and airborne communication and network systems for the US military, international forces and commercial customers.
A few of our employee benefits are:
- Half day finish on a Friday
- 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Private medical insurance with optional family cover
- Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
- Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
- Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
What the role will involve
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
- Working as part of the assembly team to produce LRU’s to the daily going rate.
- Re-work of circuit boards to IPC7711/7721 standard involving removal/replacement of surface mount components.
- Working on repair and processing of LRU’s through troubleshoot ensuring correct use of in-house systems.
- Use of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for the test of product.
- Use electronic systems to track repairs and update correctly.
- Check Assemblies meet quality standards and seek advice from supervisor or Manufacturing Engineer as necessary.
- Work with other Cell members using lean manufacturing techniques and participate in lean production activities.
- Maintain housekeeping in cell using 5S+1 techniques.
- Maintain quality levels of work in progress adhering strictly to IPC610 cat C.
- Update Work in Progress and output TAKT boards, record figures daily.
What you’ll bring
The role of Assembly Operator requires the following experience and skills:
- Experience of maintaining soldering standards
- Broad knowledge of re-work techniques for surface mounts and through hole components is desirable, as well as experience in the re-work of circuit boards
Important to know
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
