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Graduate Assembler Engineering Scheme
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Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing, improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications, from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration, and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.
Location: Stockport, UK
Start your engineering career in a hands-on, high-precision environment.
At Novanta, you work on technology used in medical devices, advanced manufacturing, and robotics. This role suits a recent graduate who wants to build practical skills quickly and progress into engineering.
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What You Will Do
- Assemble precision mechanical and electronic components to tight tolerances
- Work from drawings, schematics, and work instructions to build and test assemblies
- Support modification, rework, and testing of sub-assemblies
- Identify and report issues, including raising non-conformance reports (NCRs)
- Maintain a clean, safe, and quality-focused workspace
- Contribute to team tasks and continuous improvement activity
What You Bring
- Degree in Physics, Chemistry, or Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical Engineering
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work to tight tolerances
- Good communication skills and a willingness to learn quickly
- Self-motivated with a team-first mindset
- Organised, reliable, and comfortable working in a structured production environment
- Basic MS Office skills
Why Join Novanta
- Work on real products used globally in healthcare and advanced manufacturing
- Build practical experience that supports progression into manufacturing or design engineering
- Exposure to high-spec electro-optical and laser technologies
- Global business with opportunities to learn across teams and sites
- Clear path from graduate entry into technical specialist roles
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What To Expect
- Structured onboarding and on-the-job training and mentoring
- Opportunity for UK and international travel planned travel to West Coast US for 1-2 months, Autumn 2026
- Fast learning curve in a precision engineering environment
- Structured progression plan from Manufacturing Operations through to Manufacturing Engineer, within 18-24 months
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
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