Total 34 job vacancies by Guidant Group

Our client is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, and they are currently looking for an experienced General Operator - Soldering and Looming (Night Shift only) to perform manufacturing and self-certification duties, as well as sub-assembly components. This is an excellent opportunity to join the leaders in missile and defence and grow within their innovative initiatives.

The chosen candidate will create certification procedures, set workmanship standards, and manage budgets and timelines to achieve project goals.

What we're looking for:

• Proficient in dexterity for precise tasks.
• Ability to read and understand layouts.
• Adherence to instructions.
• Flexibility to work varying shift patterns.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Looming (working with PCBs)
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Completed ESD training.

Additional skills:

• PC literate.
• Basic Microsoft Skills
• Soldering skills
• Microelectronics experience

Tentatively work across several departments, these might include:

1. Looming: binding wire looming is a cable assembly that efficiently distributes electrical signals by linking cables together using a crimping tool. (Ex; wiring, root wiring, and fibre optics cabling),
2. PEC and CCA Assembly
3. Plastics Department (Ex; applying glues, cutting out intricate patterns, and moulding).
4. Manufacturing Control/ Stores (Kitting, SAP, Picking goods inwards).
5. Must be comfortable working under a microscope for most of the work.

What you'll get to do as a General Operator (FA) - Soldering - Night Shift only:

• Perform precise assembly and manufacturing tasks according to established procedures, quality standards, safety protocols, and deadlines.
• Soldering micro-components to circuit boards.
• Help streamline the flow of work and information in the manufacturing area.
• Adhere in all activities to agreed standards and behaviours.
• Comply with all health and safety requirements.
• IPC 610 certified / trained preferred.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, and they are currently looking for an experienced General Operator - (Looming) to perform manufacturing and self-certification duties, as well as sub-assembly components. This is an excellent opportunity to join the leaders in missile and defence and grow within their innovative initiatives.

The chosen candidate will create certification procedures, set workmanship standards, and manage budgets and timelines to achieve project goals.

What we're looking for:

• Proficient in dexterity for precise tasks.
• Ability to read and understand layouts.
• Adherence to instructions.
• Flexibility to work varying shift patterns.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Completed ESD training.

Additional skills:

• PC literate.
• Basic Microsoft Skills
• Microelectronics experience
• Soldering components/Crimping tool

Tentatively work across several departments, these might include:

1. Looming: binding wire looming is a cable assembly that efficiently distributes electrical signals by linking cables together using a crimping tool. (Ex; wiring, root wiring, soldering and fibre optics cabling),
2. PEC and CCA Assembly
3. Plastics Department (Ex; applying glues, cutting out intricate patterns, and moulding).
4. Manufacturing Environment: Manufacturing/Production Control/ Stores (Kitting, SAP, Picking goods inwards).
5. Must be comfortable working under a microscope for most of the work.

What you'll get to do as a General Operator (BA):

• Perform precise assembly and manufacturing tasks according to established procedures, quality standards, safety protocols, and deadlines.
• Help streamline the flow of work and information in the manufacturing area.
• Adhere in all activities to agreed standards and behaviours.
• Comply with all health and safety requirements.
• IPC 610 certified / trained preferred.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of MBDA's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, and they are currently looking for an experienced General Operator - (Microelectronics) to perform manufacturing and self-certification duties, soldering under a microscope, as well as sub-assembly components. This is an excellent opportunity to join the leaders in missile and defence and grow within their innovative initiatives.

The chosen candidate will create certification procedures, set workmanship standards, and manage budgets and timelines to achieve project goals.

What we're looking for:

• Proficient in dexterity for precise tasks.
• Ability to read and understand layouts.
• Adherence to instructions.
• Flexibility to work varying shift patterns.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Completed ESD training.

Additional skills:

• PC literate.
• Basic Microsoft Skills
• Microelectronics experience
• Soldering components/Crimping tool

Tentatively work across several departments, these might include:

1. Looming: binding wire looming is a cable assembly that efficiently distributes electrical signals by linking cables together using a crimping tool. (Ex; wiring, root wiring, soldering and fibre optics cabling),
2. PEC and CCA Assembly
3. Microelectronics
4. Plastics Department (Ex; applying glues, cutting out intricate patterns, and moulding).
5. Manufacturing Control/ Stores (Kitting, SAP, Picking goods inwards).
6. Must be comfortable working under a microscope for most of the work.

What you'll get to do as a General Operator (BA):

• Perform precise assembly and manufacturing tasks according to established procedures, quality standards, safety protocols, and deadlines.
• Help streamline the flow of work and information in the manufacturing area.
• Adhere in all activities to agreed standards and behaviours.
• Comply with all health and safety requirements.
• IPC 610 certified / trained preferred.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of MBDA's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Guidant Global is collaborating with our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, to find a proficient Electrical Calibration Operator. The role involves carrying out regular calibration of Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE) and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) equipment.

What we're looking for:

• Develop clear and comprehensive calibration & maintenance records.
• Experience in calibrating COTS/Special to Type Test Equipment
• Experience working on Environmental Stress Screening Facilities (ESS) is desirable.
• Knowledge in calibrating electrical test equipment such as Power Supplies, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, etc.
• Understanding In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
• Capable of following the manufacturer's instructions, and an excellent understanding of SAP would be desirable.
• Approved Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Framework/Modern Apprenticeship
• OR
• Vocational G or H Units with Further Education, City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• OR
• Vocational TR23 Units with Further Education, ONC or City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• OR
• Vocational NVQ3 with Further Education, BTEC ONC/HNC in Electronics

What you'll get to do as an Electrical Calibration and Maintenance Operator:

The candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the Operations team. They will perform initial calibration, routine calibration, and maintenance of test and measurement equipment, ensuring that factory and proprietary equipment is in line with current procedures. The candidate will follow departmental processes and procedures to carry out calibration and repair tasks and generate comprehensive calibration/maintenance records for traceability purposes.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client a trusted UK Ministry of Defence partner seeks an experienced continuous improvement manufacturing engineer. The role involves optimising their logistics reducing waste and enhancing productivity responsibilities include developing process for missile system delivery cross functional collaboration in leadership within assembly operations period.

What we're looking for:

• Formal technical Engineering/Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21.

"AND"

• Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.

"OR"

• BEng in relevant Engineering or Science Degree

As a CI Team member your skills and experience will ideally include:

• Strong background in manufacturing and warehousing, with a preference for experience in supply chain goods receiving practises.
• Understand MRP and just-in-time principles, preferably within a stores environment, and have experience supporting operations in a fast-paced production setting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are essential, particularly the ability to influence teams outside of their direct reporting structure and form productive working relationships across functions.
• Possess expertise in lean manufacturing, 6 Sigma methodologies, and CI and Quality tools, and have experience leading practical problem-solving exercises with multifunctional teams.
• Adept at producing maintaining an interpretating data using a structured approach, managing projects from inception to completion.
• Proficient in system tools, techniques, and Minitab software.
• Understanding of manufacturing, logistical, and engineering processes is also necessary.

What you'll get to do as a Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Engineer:

The ideal candidate will set up, support, and govern Continuous Improvement (CI) reviews, ensuring they are robust and sustainable. They will facilitate and execute CI plans to implement corrective and preventive actions, supporting root cause analysis for externally supplied data products. Additionally, they will work to reduce defects within the stores area of the business, including rework and non-conformance, using 8D/A3 methodology. The successful candidate will implement process controls and enhance process capability based on critical stores end logistics processes driven by both internal and external customers. They will also facilitate Problem Prevention System (PPS) for root cause analysis within manufacturing and logistics facilities, providing technical expertise on lean tools and change management. Furthermore, they will manage and drive improvement activities within the business.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.

This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen, Aldi shop, and Costa are nearby. All employees get training and development opportunities.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer specialising in Assembly and Integration. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in producing and assembling missiles. This contract opportunity may lead to a permanent position or an extension. A full apprenticeship and certificate copy is required. The role is full-time with a hybrid work schedule - in Bolton.

As the Manufacturing Engineer in charge of missile assembly, it is crucial that you ensure the efficient and cost-effective production of our client's products. Your role in the Manufacturing Engineering team is critical, and you will be accountable for supporting several manufacturing projects.

What we're looking for:

• Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 with a formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.

"or": A BEng degree in a relevant engineering field."

"or": A minimum of twenty years of experience working as a manufacturing engineer."

• Knowledge to interpret design drawings to produce manufacturing build instructions for skilled and semi-skilled operators
• Experience in Electronic Sub Assembly manufacture through to System level builds and expertise and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a diverse team and the ability to read, analyse and interpret documents for accuracy and compliance with Code
• Effective collaboration, customer understanding, and prompt response are crucial.
• Understand and work with Company Processes and Procedures.
• It is highly essential to have Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) training and SAP experience.

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly and Integration)

• In charge of compiling and updating manufacturing instructions.
• Responsible for designing, commissioning, and testing the associated tooling.
• Assist in the industrial validation process using tools such as FMEAs and FAIs.
• Resolve technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process and update route card to reflect changes because of re-works in activities
• To ensure proper configuration control, it's essential to incorporate design modifications into the manufacturing instructions.
• Support the Non-Conformance Process using SAP.

"Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role

MBDA's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of MBDA's newest cutting-edge facilities, offering showers and bike racks. The Bolton site has been considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Join a leading partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence! Our client is looking for a dedicated and experience manufacturing controller with a strong background and stores management. In this role, you'll be responsible for loading, controlling, and monitoring work packages within a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and Bolton. Ideal candidates will have proven experience and stores environments or manufacturing control.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in a store's environment or manufacturing control
• Ability to follow instructions and willing to work flexible shift patterns
• Attention to detail and work on own with minimal supervision
• Manual handling and ESD training
• Lifting & Slinging training (including overhead cranes).

Desirable skills:

• Lineside/Stores experience required to be considered (warehousing irrelevant)
• PC skills, including EXCEL.
• Forklift truck licence & medical (FLT licence required)
• Knowledge of Kanban and two bin systems.
• Experience with an Enterprise Planning System, e.g., SAP.

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Controller:

• Experienced in Manufacturing control and with an Enterprise Planning System, e.g., SAP.
• Issue, receipt and management of stores and inventory in a store's environment.
• Stock control/storekeeping, including shelf-life control (highly essential)
• Load the manufacturing cells with the requisite jobs according to planned lead and cycle times to comply with manufacturing programmes and delivery schedules.
• Packing includes the use of hand tools and receiving and issuing tooling
• Kitting (assembling all the necessary components for a worker to complete a task) activity (highly essential)
• Loading and unloading of Lorries

"Please Note: This project is a UK eyes only requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Guidant Global is collaborating with our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, to find a proficient Electrical Calibration Operator. The role involves carrying out regular calibration of Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE) and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) equipment.

What we're looking for:

• Develop clear and comprehensive calibration & maintenance records.
• Experience in calibrating COTS/Special to Type Test Equipment
• Experience working on Environmental Stress Screening Facilities (ESS) is desirable.
• Knowledge in calibrating electrical test equipment such as Power Supplies, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, etc.
• Understanding In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
• Capable of following the manufacturer's instructions, and an excellent understanding of SAP would be desirable.
• Approved Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Framework/Modern Apprenticeship
• OR
• Vocational G or H Units with Further Education, City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• OR
• Vocational TR23 Units with Further Education, ONC or City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• OR
• Vocational NVQ3 with Further Education, BTEC ONC/HNC in Electronics

What you'll get to do as an Electrical Calibration and Maintenance Operator:

The candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the Operations team. They will perform initial calibration, routine calibration, and maintenance of test and measurement equipment, ensuring that factory and proprietary equipment is in line with current procedures. The candidate will follow departmental processes and procedures to carry out calibration and repair tasks and generate comprehensive calibration/maintenance records for traceability purposes.

"Please Note: Our client UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, and they are currently looking for an experienced General Operator - Soldering (Night Shift only) to perform manufacturing and self-certification duties, as well as sub-assembly components. This is an excellent opportunity to join the leaders in missile and defence and grow within their innovative initiatives.

The chosen candidate will create certification procedures, set workmanship standards, and manage budgets and timelines to achieve project goals.

What we're looking for:

• Proficient in dexterity for precise tasks.
• Ability to read and understand layouts.
• Adherence to instructions.
• Flexibility to work varying shift patterns.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Completed ESD training.

Additional skills:

• PC literate.
• Basic Microsoft Skills
• Soldering skills
• Microelectronics experience

Tentatively work across several departments, these might include:

1. Looming: binding wire looming is a cable assembly that efficiently distributes electrical signals by linking cables together using a crimping tool. (Ex; wiring, root wiring, and fibre optics cabling),
2. PEC and CCA Assembly
3. Plastics Department (Ex; applying glues, cutting out intricate patterns, and moulding).
4. Manufacturing Control/ Stores (Kitting, SAP, Picking goods inwards).
5. Must be comfortable working under a microscope for most of the work.

What you'll get to do as a General Operator (FA) - Soldering - Night Shift only:

• Perform precise assembly and manufacturing tasks according to established procedures, quality standards, safety protocols, and deadlines.
• Soldering micro-components to circuit boards.
• Help streamline the flow of work and information in the manufacturing area.
• Adhere in all activities to agreed standards and behaviours.
• Comply with all health and safety requirements.
• IPC 610 certified / trained preferred.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client are seeking a skilled and experienced Production Test Engineer to join their core team in Bolton. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative defence and missile industry projects. Your primary responsibility in this role will be to perform production tests and diagnostics of complex weapons at the system and subsystem levels.

What we're looking for:

• HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and testing.
• Comprehension of measurement and testing principles, as well as the equipment associated with them, is essential. Please let me know if you require any further assistance.
• Having a grasp of RF and microwave technology at the subsystem level would be beneficial.
• Environmental testing, including Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), would be beneficial knowledge.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to analyse information, pay attention to details, and solve problems effectively are essential.
• Manual handling and ESD training.

What you'll get to do as a Production Test Engineer - Electronics:

The candidate's responsibilities will include testing complex electronic and electrical equipment and diagnosing production test failures down to the component level. They will need to identify corrective action promptly, ensuring that Manufacturing can continue production in line with the programme. Additionally, they will be required to assess issues with test equipment and direct support services to resolve equipment failures. The candidate will also evaluate technical issues and propose investigations, corrective actions, and process improvements. During Defect Review Board meetings, the Test Engineering representative will ensure that equipment progress and quality notifications are handled efficiently towards corrective action.

As an Electronics Production Test Engineer, you'll work with a team of engineers in a fast-paced, friendly, and inclusive manufacturing environment. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to critical projects and ensure the quality of complex weapons systems. If you meet the requirements and are excited about this Opportunity, apply now.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

Get up to £1,600 a month for accommodation if you do not live within 30 miles from Bolton. Full apprenticeship required - this role is eligible to UK nationals and citizens only.

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client are seeking a skilled and experienced Production Test Engineer to join their core team in Bolton. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative defence and missile industry projects. Your primary responsibility in this role will be to perform production tests and diagnostics of complex weapons at the system and subsystem levels.

What we're looking for:

• HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and testing.
• Comprehension of measurement and testing principles, as well as the equipment associated with them, is essential. Please let me know if you require any further assistance.
• Having a grasp of RF and microwave technology at the subsystem level would be beneficial.
• Environmental testing, including Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), would be beneficial knowledge.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to analyse information, pay attention to details, and solve problems effectively are essential.
• Manual handling and ESD training.

What you'll get to do as a Production Test Engineer - Electronics:

The candidate's responsibilities will include testing complex electronic and electrical equipment and diagnosing production test failures down to the component level. They will need to identify corrective action promptly, ensuring that Manufacturing can continue production in line with the programme. Additionally, they will be required to assess issues with test equipment and direct support services to resolve equipment failures. The candidate will also evaluate technical issues and propose investigations, corrective actions, and process improvements. During Defect Review Board meetings, the Test Engineering representative will ensure that equipment progress and quality notifications are handled efficiently towards corrective action.

As an Electronics Production Test Engineer, you'll work with a team of engineers in a fast-paced, friendly, and inclusive manufacturing environment. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to critical projects and ensure the quality of complex weapons systems. If you meet the requirements and are excited about this Opportunity, apply now.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

Get up to £1,600 a month for accommodation if you do not live within 30 miles from Bolton. Full apprenticeship required - this role is eligible to UK nationals and citizens only.

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Guidant Global is collaborating with our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, to find a proficient Electrical Calibration Operator. The role involves carrying out regular calibration of Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE) and Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) equipment.

What we're looking for:

• Develop clear and comprehensive calibration & maintenance records.
• Experience in calibrating COTS/Special to Type Test Equipment
• Experience working on Environmental Stress Screening Facilities (ESS) is desirable.
• Knowledge in calibrating electrical test equipment such as Power Supplies, Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, etc.
• Understanding In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
• Capable of following the manufacturer's instructions, and an excellent understanding of SAP would be desirable.
• Approved Apprenticeship/Apprenticeship Framework/Modern Apprenticeship
• OR
• Vocational G or H Units with Further Education, City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• OR
• Vocational TR23 Units with Further Education, ONC or City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
• OR
• Vocational NVQ3 with Further Education, BTEC ONC/HNC in Electronics

What you'll get to do as an Electrical Calibration and Maintenance Operator:

The candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the Operations team. They will perform initial calibration, routine calibration, and maintenance of test and measurement equipment, ensuring that factory and proprietary equipment is in line with current procedures. The candidate will follow departmental processes and procedures to carry out calibration and repair tasks and generate comprehensive calibration/maintenance records for traceability purposes.

"Please Note: Our client UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer specialising in Assembly and Integration. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in producing and assembling missiles. This contract opportunity may lead to a permanent position or an extension. A full apprenticeship and certificate copy is required. The role is full-time with a hybrid work schedule - in Bolton.

As the Manufacturing Engineer in charge of missile assembly, it is crucial that you ensure the efficient and cost-effective production of our client's products. Your role in the Manufacturing Engineering team is critical, and you will be accountable for supporting several manufacturing projects.

What we're looking for:

• Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 with a formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject.

"or": A BEng degree in a relevant engineering field."

"or": A minimum of twenty years of experience working as a manufacturing engineer."

• Knowledge to interpret design drawings to produce manufacturing build instructions for skilled and semi-skilled operators
• Experience in Electronic Sub Assembly manufacture through to System level builds and expertise and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a diverse team and the ability to read, analyse and interpret documents for accuracy and compliance with Code
• Effective collaboration, customer understanding, and prompt response are crucial.
• Understand and work with Company Processes and Procedures.
• It is highly essential to have Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) training and SAP experience.

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly and Integration)

The candidate will be responsible for compiling and updating manufacturing instructions, designing and testing tooling, assisting in industrial validation, resolving technical issues during manufacturing, ensuring configuration control, and supporting non-conformance using SAP.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, offering showers and bike racks. The Bolton site has been considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Get up to £1,600 a month for accommodation if you do not live within 30 miles from Bolton. Full apprenticeship required - this role is eligible to UK nationals and citizens only.

Our client are seeking a skilled and experienced Production Test Engineer to join their core team in Bolton. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative defence and missile industry projects. Your primary responsibility in this role will be to perform production tests and diagnostics of complex weapons at the system and subsystem levels.

What we're looking for:

• HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and testing.
• Comprehension of measurement and testing principles, as well as the equipment associated with them, is essential. Please let me know if you require any further assistance.
• Having a grasp of RF and microwave technology at the subsystem level would be beneficial.
• Environmental testing, including Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), would be beneficial knowledge.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to analyse information, pay attention to details, and solve problems effectively are essential.
• Manual handling and ESD training.

What you'll get to do as a Production Test Engineer - Electronics:

The candidate's responsibilities will include testing complex electronic and electrical equipment and diagnosing production test failures down to the component level. They will need to identify corrective action promptly, ensuring that Manufacturing can continue production in line with the programme. Additionally, they will be required to assess issues with test equipment and direct support services to resolve equipment failures. The candidate will also evaluate technical issues and propose investigations, corrective actions, and process improvements. During Defect Review Board meetings, the Test Engineering representative will ensure that equipment progress and quality notifications are handled efficiently towards corrective action.

As an Electronics Production Test Engineer, you'll work with a team of engineers in a fast-paced, friendly, and inclusive manufacturing environment. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to critical projects and ensure the quality of complex weapons systems. If you meet the requirements and are excited about this Opportunity, apply now.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client is a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence and is looking for an experienced Manufacturing Project Manager to assist the Programme Managers and Manufacturing Management Team. The selected candidate will define, plan, direct, and execute manufacturing projects/contracts at the Bolton site, ensuring they meet the predetermined targets.

The Manufacturing Project Manager is responsible for cost control and schedule adherence. The ideal candidate should be experienced in managing stakeholder interfaces and reporting project progress across all aspects of performance. This role is crucial for successful project management.

What we're looking for:

• Skilled Project Manager with a successful history of completing fixed-cost programs of substantial value in a matrix organisation.
• Preferably has experience in engineering or production.
• Skilled in communication, adept at forming solid connections, experienced in leading teams with varied functions, and capable of meeting tight deadlines.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and tenacious individual who can prioritise and understand strategic business needs while managing day-to-day tactical decisions.
• Relevant business experience and assistant-level Project Management skills.
• ESD training medical requirements.
• No Health surveillance requirements

What you'll get to do as a Manufacturing Project Manager:

The candidate will be responsible for planning, facilitating, and supporting the success of large-scale contracts throughout the product life cycle. They will develop and maintain relationships with internal customers and subcontractors, ensure accurate reporting of progress across all project aspects, manage plans and budgets related to contract risks and opportunities, convey project requirements to a diverse team, and play a crucial role in tendering/bidding activities for future business acquisition.

"Please Note: Our client requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role".

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of their newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.