Workshop Technician

Company description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.

We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job description

PA Consulting’s technology centre in Melbourn has an enviable prototyping facility with workshops for machining,3D printing and rapid prototyping).  If you can think of it, we can probably make it in-house. 

These workshops are populated by a team of highly skilled technicians who work closely with our engineers and scientists who turn innovative designs into test rigs and prototypes. 

"The best part of our job is the sheer variety of requests we see. From novel medical devices improving the lives of people all over the world to dry moulded fibre products reducing single use plastics, no one day is the same. We use manual and CNC machinery, EDM and range of 3D printing technologies to create or modify parts for our engineers, scientists and designers"

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a technician that has strong machining skills but ideally also has experience/interests in other fabrication techniques.

Essential skills

• CNC Machinist Milling & turning, ideally on Haas mills
• CAD experience, preferably Solidworks
• Computer literacy

Desirable skills

• SolidCAM
• Wire erosion and Die Sinking
• 3D printing experience, ideally in SLA or Polyjet
• Design & manufacture of test rigs and mould tools.
• Precision assembly & Machine building.
• Pneumatic/electropneumatic experience.

This role would suit an experienced technician who is probably craving the sheer variety of projects and tools they will get exposure to by working for a technology consultancy. 

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

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