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Umicore Coating Services are currently looking to recruit an Optical Coating Technician to work at its thin-film optical coatings site based in Dundee.
This is a permanent full-time position in a well-established organisation that manufactures products of the highest quality that are supplied globally.
Powering the cars of today and tomorrow. Reducing harmful emissions. Giving unique properties to high-end applications. Giving new life to used metals. As a global advanced materials and recycling group, we develop, produce, and recycle materials for a better life.
Power in space. Vision at night. Coatings thinner than human hair. Umicore is a world leader in material solutions for the space, optics and electronics sectors – enabling every day cutting-edge technologies. We guarantee our customers secure access to supply, plus recycling technologies that give materials a new lease of life. To produce materials with even higher performance, and provide recycling to new markets, we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new processes. Which is where you come in.
Umicore Coating Services are currently looking to recruit an Optical Coating Technician to work at its thin-film optical coatings site based in Dundee. This is a permanent full-time position in a well-established organisation that manufactures products of the highest quality that are supplied globally.
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Prepare and operate a variety of thin-film optical coating machines and equipment
Load, unload, and inspect precision optics
Scan post-production parts to collect reflection, absorption, and transmission data
Conduct environmental performance testing of optics
Interpret specification drawings and ensure machine set-up is correct
Monitor production to help avoid system failures and coating defects
Exceed customer expectations with high quality and yields
Adhere to company health and safety procedures
Work as a team to succeed
Full training will be provided to the successful applicant, but we are looking for the following attributes and skills:
An initiative-taking mindset and a flexible approach to work
Good manual dexterity skills and a high level of attention to detail
The ability to read and understand job orders/instructions
Experience with operating PC/PLC based machinery
Comfortable working independently and as part of our team
Awareness of 5S and continuous improvement methodologies
Basic Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel)
Experience in similar production environment may be an advantage, but not essential
The Benefits
37.5 hour working week (Mon-Fri) plus overtime potential
Base salary commensurate with experience
28-day holiday allowance incl. bank holidays
After 3-month probation period:
Bonus: Eligible for performance related bonus scheme
Pension: Up to 6% employee match
Umicore is an equal opportunities’ employer and applications are welcome from all.
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