Production Operator - #146656

Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day.

Production & Service Operative

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. is looking to recruit to the Production department a Production & Service Operative to contribute to delivering company growth goals. This is a local role reporting to the Team Leader.

Company: Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd, 172 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD.

About Us

We have been designing and manufacturing life-saving products for 50 years, protecting people from toxic and flammable gases.

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Halma plc. Halma’s (www.halma.com) purpose is growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Halma is a market leader in specialist safety, health, and environmental technologies, a global group of businesses developing solutions that push the boundaries of science and technology. Headquartered in the UK, Halma is one of the top performing businesses in the FTSE 100 index with many years of record revenues and profits. The group has nearly 50 businesses operating through three sectors (Medical, Environmental & Analysis and Safety) in more than 20 countries and major operations in Europe, North and South America and Asia, supplying customers in 160 countries and employing more than 8,500 people worldwide.

Crowcon’s Purpose Is

Detecting gas. Saving Lives.

Crowcon’s Values Are

• Do the right thing
• Collaborate and support each other
• Always do your best
• Try new things
• Be yourself
  
  

What will you be doing?

About

As a member of the Production Team, you will start by learning how to build our products within the production team before having a chance to move to a servicing team. Each product will be learnt separately. It takes about 1-2 weeks to learn to build one product. Learning how to service one product can take 1 month or more (depending on complexity). You may also get to spend some time in our Calibration Laboratory. The team is made up as follows:

• Head of Production
• Manufacturing Engineering Team
• Portables Products Team
• Fixed Products & Calibration Team
• Service, Repairs & Warranty Team
• Engineered Fixed Systems Team
  

If Working In Manufacturing Team

• Own assembling, testing and packing a variety of life-saving gas detection equipment.
• Have accountability for ensuring quality and performance targets.
• Continuously look for innovation/improvement opportunities.
• Sustain a learning mindset towards soldering, calibrating, processes and working instructions.
  
  

If Working In Servicing Team

• Own inspecting, fault-finding, repairing, servicing and cleaning of returned faulty gas detection instruments (warranty and non-warranty).
• Deliver testing, programming, calibrating of instruments and soldering of small electronic parts.
• Have accountability for ensuring adequate stock levels of spare parts, writing reports and providing accurate quotation for customers using ERP system (NAV - training will be provided) and completing some administration tasks.
• Continuously look for innovation/improvement opportunities.
• Sustain a customer-centric mindset.
  
  

Your Skills & Experience

• You have good dexterity and attention to detail.
• You can handle multiple tasks and responsibilities at the same time.
• You have a good team spirit and demonstration of company's values.
• You have experience with MS Office or PC applications (required only for Service work).
  
  

About You

• You inspire with your passion and values.
• You are culturally sensitive.
• You are a collaborative team player.
• You are straightforward and have no interest in politics.
• You are curious and disrupt the status quo.
  
  

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