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R&D Technician
Job Description
Workshop Technician
Edenbridge/Redhill, UK
Provide essential technical support, maintenance, and operational readiness for workshop facilities, equipment, and tools, ensuring a safe and efficient environment for users.
Key Responsibilities
Equipment Maintenance: Perform routine checks, repairs, and preventative maintenance (PPM) on machinery and tools; arrange for external repairs when needed. Technical Support: Assist and advise users on equipment use, design principles, material selection, and safe practices, offering one-on-one or group guidance. Workshop Operations: Prepare and set up equipment for tests, manage tool maintenance systems, maintain cleanliness, and ensure high standards of workshop practice. Health & Safety: Enforce safety rules, report hazards, maintain risk assessments, and ensure compliance. Stock Management: Monitor and maintain levels of consumables, materials, and components, liaising with management for purchasing. Fabrication: Manufacture components, pipe assemblies and test pieces as required for projects or research. Use of workshop tools such as Tig welder, band saw, pneumatic pressure testers and other hand tools.
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Experience: Hands-on experience with mechanical processes, workshop tools, and machinery. Technical: Proficiency with hand and machine tools; ability to read instructions/diagrams; potential for specialized areas (e.g., pressure tests, electrical installations and welding). Safety: Strong understanding and adherence to Health & Safety regulations. Interpersonal: Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Organizational: Ability to manage stock, logs, and prioritize tasks. Education: Relevant vocational qualifications (e.g., in engineering) and GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English required.
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