Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Air Traffic Management, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Machine Technician

Location: Belfast

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Land and Air Systems (LAS) Air Operation and Weapons (AOW) business unit as Machine Technician.

As a Machine Fitter you will be providing and implementing a complete facilities engineering service to the entire S.M.S and D.S.D. multi-unit complex within a skilled adaptable and flexible team.

Key responsibilities and tasks:

• Install, commission and maintain all manufacturing process and capital equipment including complex C.N.C machine tools, ensuring achievement of the following departmental objective:
  • Maximise the availability of all equipment in line with production needs and targets
  • Maintenance of all equipment to design standards and specifications, ensuring manufacturing accuracy is maintained
• Operate, service and develop the building environmental control and energy management system in line with the following departmental objectives:
  • Determine efficient and economic plant control parameters, so as to maintain environmental conditions and maximise the efficient use of all energy resources.
  • Analyse and present system data regarding building environmental control and energy management issues.
  • Determine and maintain a quality assurance calibration scheme for all field equipment associated with the building environment control and energy management system
• Maintain industrial capacity building environmental control plant systems
• Implement and finance the portable appliance test and inspection programme
• Perform all tasks necessary to ensure the company’s mobile and fixed plant is in compliance with Health and Safety legislative regulations also instillations comply with the 16th edition of IEF Electrical regulations.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Time served in an electrical or mechanical discipline with relevant experience in CNC machine tool and robotic systems within a high volume manufacturing environment
• Educated to an NVQ level 3 in mechatronics
• Be familiar with machine tool control systems and their operation
• Working knowledge of an automated process plant including PLC control systems
• Able to fault diagnosis mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Have experience of electrical distribution systems including their installation
• Need to demonstrate the ability to work with minimum supervision and as part of a multi discipline
• Needs to be available to work overtime and shift work

To play a key role in driving the success of a worldwide organisation and to join a talented team click the apply button now.

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 65,000 employees in 56 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!