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• OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A LEADING GLOBAL MANUFACTURER OF PRECISION OPTICS...
• Do you have a background in precision manufacturing or engineering work?
• Do you have a keen eye for detail?
• If so, we want to hear from you…
• ABOUT US
• G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing. As experts in the technology of light, G&H works with customers to provide optical systems, assemblies, and components for demanding applications.
• Headquartered in Ilminster Somerset, UK with primary operations in the USA and Europe, G&H is recognised for the breadth of our acousto-optic, electro-optic, crystal-optic, fibre optic, and precision optic products. G&H is recognized as the preferred source for OEMs in the life sciences, industrial, and aerospace and defence industries, with a history of quality and excellence that dates back over seventy-five years.
• Our success is built on innovation, precision, and the talent of our people. We are committed to developing capability at every stage of a career, from apprenticeships and graduate pathways through to leadership development.
• ABOUT THE ROLE
• To set up machinery, processes or equipment to enable the safe manufacture of optics throughout the production process.
• To follow written procedures to ensure the best methods and equipment are used at any given time.
• Take responsibility of department/cell quality, output, safety and improvement targets.
• MANDATORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Adherence to all Company policies, management systems and standard operational procedures, including legal responsibilities in relation to Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality
• Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel in order to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity
• Promote and display the G&H values: Customer focus, Passion, Unity, Precision
• RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain all production documentation as per the relevant procedures such as route cards, time sheets, traceable data logs and any other department related documents.
• Ensure MRP transactions are correct and completed in a timely manner.
• Operate/ use machinery and tools safely and correctly, reporting any concerns to your line manager.
• Adherence to production processes and procedures at all times.
• Provide feedback on production output to your line manager and support with corrective action if required.
• Ensure you are working and maintaining quality standards
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures as per the company handbook.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities.
• PERFORMANCE MEASURES
• Planned activity adherence
• Attendance
• Time keeping
• PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Result orientated
• Positive can do attitude
• Strong teamworking ethic
• Flexible approach to working and shift patterns
• Willingness to learn and develop skills
• Attention to detail
• Methodical approach
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and to meet deadlines
• OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE
• Competitive salary with a 20% uplift for rotating shift work.
• Generous overtime pay: 1.5x after 39 hours and 2x on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
• 25 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Pension contributions: Company pays 6%.
• Company bonus scheme.
• Health Cash Plan to cover medical expenses.
• £500 referral bonus for recommending friends (terms apply).
• Cycle to work scheme
• Ready to join a leader in Optical Technology? Take your career to the next level with G&H. Apply today and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of optics!

• Notes: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities and dimensions for the role. Therefore, this job description does not describe any individual role holder. In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their line manager.

• The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunity or practices on the grounds of gender, race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national laws under which the Company operates.

• Potential candidates should be aware that many of the employment roles at Gooch & Housego are subject to government security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities that you may have previously held and your place of birth, could restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

• All UK applicants must, as a minimum, be able to successfully complete security vetting to the UK government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard, which includes a criminal record check being performed. Many roles may also require higher levels of security vetting to be completed, where applicants must typically have been continuously resident within the UK for the past five to ten years.