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Assembly Technician - Weekend shift (FTC)

Siemens Healthineers Magnet Technology has an exciting opportunity for Manufacturing Technicians to join our established site in Eynsham, Oxford, and our soon-to-open, state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 production facility in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

If you are conscientious, responsible, hardworking, and have an aptitude for production work with a passion for healthcare, we want to hear from you! Siemens Healthineers is a global leader in a rapidly growing market and is expanding its manufacturing capability in Bicester by 2026. We are looking for Manufacturing Technicians to join our Weekend shifts.

These roles are offered on an initial 12-month FTC

Role & Responsibilities:

As a flexible Manufacturing Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring that superconducting magnets are manufactured to a high standard.
Following health and safety standards.
Maintaining a clean workstation in line with our 5S principles.
Assembling products and parts following production instructions and specifications.
Operating machinery and production line equipment (training provided)
Meeting production targets.
Reporting any issues to the supervisor on duty.
Performing other tasks as assigned
Skills and Attributes:

Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
Ability to follow detailed production instructions and specifications accurately.
Adaptability and willingness to learn
Team player with effective communication skills to report issues and collaborate with supervisors.

Why Siemens Healthineers?

We offer excellent benefits, including 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with the option to buy/sell more), annual bonus, BUPA, up to 10% employer pension contribution, onsite gym, subsidized restaurant, share scheme, and free onsite parking.
Be part of a team that is pushing boundaries in healthcare innovation. Our projects impact lives globally, from diagnostics and image-guided therapy to cancer care and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Our culture:
At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainabily

We are an inclusive and diverse global team of over 71,000 employees across 70+ countries. Together, we are passionate about improving lives through innovation and collaboration.

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, join us and help shape the future of healthcare manufacturing!

How we work:
When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual's potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world's most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Check our Careers Site at Siemens Healthineers - Oxford ((url removed))

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.

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