Coating Technician

Job Description:

CoatingTechnician/Graduate, Whetstone, £28K (full training provided)

Shifts: 6am to 2pm and 2pm to 10pm (switching each week)

Our client offers a full spectrum of optical engineering, manufacturing, and assembly expertise. They manufacture advanced optical components for high performance optronics systems and are the leading experts in manufacturing and integration of large optics from visible and near infrared, to longwave infrared

What You’ll Be Doing

• Assist the coating department by using optical technological knowledge to help with production requirements to meet on-time-delivery requirements.
• Run numerous processes on a minimum of 2 coating plants in the department successfully, maintain the appropriate paperwork/route sheets correctly.
• Measure and assess work on the appropriate spectrophotometers.
• Identify potential coating problems ‘in process’ and take appropriate corrective action.
• Identify coating defects such as spatter, striae, delamination, lint marks, comet marks etc. and understand the possible causes and know the type of action to take to avoid their occurrence. Possesses a thorough understanding of relevant Surface Quality Specifications and how the above relates to them.
• Examine work prior to coating and be satisfied it is fit to coat. Be able to load optics safely and maintain their cleanliness.
• Determine and specify the suitability of jigs for coating taking account of aspects such as clear aperture, outer dimensions, condition of jig being used, etc.
• Determine the appropriate test pieces to load into a run to maximise efficiencies and adherence to Quality schedules, is capable of measuring witness pieces to produce ‘customer copies’, this will involve familiarity with quality plans, and drawings.
• Possess the ability to identify and carry out routine preventative maintenance of critical process control features.
• Identify potential problems with the coating plant / measuring equipment and alert the appropriate support staff.
• Successfully perform a clean down of the coating chamber identifying any issues that could cause a failure, and re-assembly in good working order observing Local Health and safety rules.
• You would have developed / will develop; sufficient experience and expertise to minimise and gauge the necessity for test runs
• Maintain a tidy work area and work within the guidelines as laid down by the HSWE.
• Understand and adhere to the relevant Quality Control Procedures in accordance with ISO 9002
• Read and understands all prints and specifications for optical coatings and checks desired specification.
• Clean all various material types.

What You’ll Need

• Engineering Degree
• Competent Handling skills
• Attention to detail
• Working to tight tolerances
• Willingness to learn
• Punctual
• Clean room experience preferred but not essential
• This will involve physical activities such as transporting optics to and from the coating department

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