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Location: Cambridge, CB4 0WN
Salary: Competitive Salary, DOE + Excellent Benefits
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Hours: Mon to Fri, 8am – 6pm (37.5 hours/week) with occasional weekend working/over time – on site 5 days per week.
Benefits: Annual bonus scheme, Private healthcare, Co-financed gym membership, Life insurance, and an extra day off ("Company day")!
HUBER+SUHNER Polatis is a global leader in high-performance optical switching solutions.
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail focussed Manufacturing Technician to join our Operations Team!
In this role, you will help build cutting-edge products used across the communications, defence, and space industries, working in a modern Lean Manufacturing Environment.
You will be hands-on in the assembly, inspection, testing, and analysis of precision micro-components within a clean room setting.
You will also play an active role in developing manufacturing standards, supporting prototype builds, and contributing to continuous improvement projects that drive quality, efficiency, and innovation.
If you thrive in a technical, structured environment and enjoy being part of a team that creates market-leading technology – this role is for you!
As Our Manufacturing Technician Your Day-to-day Work May Include
Precision assembly and inspection of micro-components in a clean room environment
Testing products and subassemblies for quality and functionality
Troubleshooting product, device, or equipment issues
Preparing, assembling, and building product sub-assemblies and final units
Monitoring and adjusting production processes for optimal output and quality
Operating production equipment in line with standard work procedures
Supporting Engineers in prototype builds, new product trials, and process development
Calibrating or adjusting equipment using precision tools (calipers, micrometres, gauges)
Inspecting finished goods to meet internal and customer specifications
Maintaining accurate production logs, batch records, and tracking documentation
Managing inventory and preparing materials for builds
Packaging finished goods and coordinating with production planning to meet delivery schedules
Creating and developing Standard Work Instructions, productivity reports, batch documentation, and more
Installing new equipment and verifying safety system functionality
To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have
Exceptional attention to detail and strong awareness of Health & Safety
Proven practical, hands-on technical skills
Ability to understand, follow, and implement manufacturing processes
Confidence interpreting engineering information and working across multiple disciplines
Ability to follow – and create – work instructions
Experience working efficiently with minimal supervision
A proactive team-first approach xlqdzyr with the ability to influence and contribute improvements
Familiarity with Microsoft Excel or MES systems for data entry and tracking
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to operational challenges
Why HUBER+SUHNER Polatis
Work with cutting-edge technology in a precision engineering environment
Play a meaningful role in developing products for mission-critical industries
Be part of a collaborative team driving quality excellence and continuous improvement
Opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to technical development projects
Our aim is to be the employer of choice and as such you can be assured of a market leading remuneration package that matches your skills and experience.
If you’re a skilled, motivated, and detail-oriented manufacturing professional looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us create world-class products used across the defence and space industries
About the Company
HUBER+SUHNER Polatis delivers the world's lowest loss optical circuit switching solutions for dynamic remote fiber-layer provisioning, protection, monitoring, reconfiguration and test, with over 19 billion port-hours in-service worldwide. Dependable, field-proven DirectLight optical matrix switch technology scales from 4x4 to 384x384 ports, applying class-leading performance to telecommunications, datacenter, government, test and video networks.
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