Smt Supervisor

SMT Supervisor

Luton

Full-time Permanent role

Competetive salary depending on experience

Our client is looking to recruit a SMT Supervisor

Be a part of one of the UK’s most innovative companies and one of the UK’s largest privately owned electronics manufacturers.

Our client is a leading technology solutions provider offering a comprehensive range of vertically integrated design and manufacturing solutions tailored to meet our client’s highly diversified business requirements. We recognise the market need to be flexibleand responsive to meet the demands of a constantly changing landscape, focusing on low to medium volume high mix product profiles with localised support.

Our client is searching for a SMT Supervisor who will be responsible for ensuring the team provide a timely setup and operation of inhouse SMT line producing electronic products for a variety of major OEM’s.

**T he Role**:
Primary focus will at all times be upon ensuring timely delivery and complete satisfaction in all areas of ownership. This will be realised through training and the development, implementation and driving-forward of achievable improvement targets to processes,team-working, speed of action and resolution of recurring operational issues. To supervise and motivate the team and ensure the team assembles product in accordance with defined build instructions.

**M a in Responsibilities**:

- Day-to-day hands-on leadership and management of the complete manufacturing functions for SMT area including AOI
- Follow Production Plan and report issues as soon as they arise
- Identification of critical path issues and driving through of key actions to achieve on-time resolution every time
- Introduction of enhanced manufacturing practices and processes wherever qualified improvements can be made
- To coach and train others in all manufacturing disciplines
- Implement practices that ensure the company delivers to customer right first time & every time
- Ensuring quality principles & standards are applied & adhered to throughout area of responsibility
- Quote V Actual performance analysis & improvement planning
- To oversee, control and monitor the activities of manufacturing, timely materials delivery to point of use, quality and health/safety to meet customer-driven performance criteria
- Build-in manufacturing flexibility to cope with inaccurate customer forecasts and late changes in product requirements
- Implementation of performance analysis & development through appraisals
- To ensure all non conforming product & components are booked into the MRB process in a

timely and satisfactory manner
- Minimise / Elimination of waste In all areas of responsibility
- Implementation of housekeeping standards which ensure that the facility meets world class standards and is always in an “audit ready” state

Ensure equipment maintenance schedules are followed
- Measure efficiency report weekly and Implement improvement actions
- Measure Quality KPI and implement improvement actions
- Ensure all processes are stringently adhered to, any gaps or process improvements should be reviewedwith relevant departments/ personnel& effectiveremedial actions taken in atimely manner including updating supporting documentation in QMS
- Adherence to Human Resources procedures including but not limited to the following: Return To Work Interviews, absenteeism, timekeeping, holidays, inductions, probationary reviews

**Skills and experience**:

- Experience in Pre-kitting of SMT machines
- Ability to program and operate Stencil Printers
- Proficient in load placement program and set value checks for SMT Lines (Europlacer experience an advantage)
- Ability to create/ adjust component packages checks for SMT Lines (Europlacer experience an advantage)
- Carrying out maintenance on SMT line as required
- Operate and Maintain TSM and Heller oven
- Control of solder paste
- Handle Moisture sensitive Components
- Certification to IPC-A-610

**What’s on offer**:

- Competitive salary
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Free parking
- BUPA healthcare (after successful completion of probation period)
- Life Insurance

**Location**:
We are based in Luton, Bedfordshire

SMT / SMT Technician / SMT Supervisor / PCB / Electronic Engineer