Careers
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Challenger Solutions offers a range of career opportunities for talented individuals, from apprentices and trainees through to highly skilled PCB Assemblers, SMT Operators, and qualified Engineers and an extensive customer service driven, energetic project team.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and commitment to join our team, please email your CV to vacancies@challengersolutions.com.
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Current opportunities
Electronics buyer
We need to add to our growing procurement team to manage a varied and diverse purchase order book.
Around 80% of the materials purchased are electronic components, the balance includes raw PCBs, metal, plastic enclosures and cables.
For this role we require someone who has an understanding of electronics, including electromechanical items and the supply chain market. A tenacious individual who can adopt ownership and add value as we expand our operation.
We are looking for buyers who have been involved in the following areas:
- Sourcing electronic component and materials from franchised and grey market sources.
- Raising and placing purchase orders on the supply chain using EPS system against works orders under guidance of the Procurement Manager.
- Manging multiple projects to obtain materials to meet fixed production build plans and ensure expenditure to planned budget targets.
- Prepare material costings
- Managing scheduled orders
- Must be flexible and willing to carry out different tasks as required.
- A positive attitude and good team player.
Requirements
- Understanding of the electronic component distribution market
- Excellent IT Skills, particularly MS Excel
- Excellent communication skills with suppliers
- Experience of stock control systems
- Be able to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work effectively
About the company
- Full time 37.5 hours basic – Overtime available
- Workplace pension scheme
- 25 days annual holiday
- Good rates of pay
- Normal benefits
- Friendly clean environment
Trainee SMT Technician
We are seeking a motivated Trainee SMT Technician to join our experienced SMT team. This is a great long term role, ideally suited to a recent school leaver, where in time you will learn how to operate a SMT machine and other related equipment — Full training will be given. The role will include:
- Setting component feeders
- Kit checking
- Labelling pcbs ready for production
- Loading machines
- De-kitting machines
- Aiding Senior SMT Technicians to improve on efficiency
Duties
- Assist senior SMT technicians in setting production lines
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and processes
- Able to work to deadlines
- A positive attitude and a good team player
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility to help where needed
- Great time keeping
- Full training and supervision given
- Potential college placement
Company
- Full time 37.5 hours basic – Overtime available
- Workplace pension scheme
- 25 days annual holiday
- Good rates of pay
- Friendly clean environment
- Uniform provided
Account manager
Experience required:
- Managing multiple projects to obtain materials to meet fixed production build plans and ensure expenditure to planned budgets
- Managing scheduled orders
- Sourcing electronic components and materials
- Prepare material costings
- Excellent communication skills
- Technically minded
Other requirements:
- Understanding of the electronic component distribution market
- IT Skills, particularly MS Excel
- A positive attitude and good team player
- Must be flexible and willing to carry out different tasks as required
- Raising and placing purchase orders on the supply chain using EPS system against works orders under guidance of the Procurement Manager
About the company
- Full time 37.5 hours basic – Overtime available
- Workplace pension scheme
- 25 days annual holiday
- Good rates of pay
- Normal benefits
- Friendly clean environment
SMT Technician/Operator
- Programming SMT machinery as and when required.
- Basic electronic component recognition.
- Ability to work from computer, drawings or parts lists.
- Ability to read component identity markings desirable.
- Preparing all required equipment and performing essential checks.
- Checking production documentation.
- A positive attitude and good team player.
- IPC 610 accreditation would be an advantage but not a pre requisite.
Company
- Full time 37.5 hours basic – Overtime available
- Workplace pension scheme
- 25 days annual holiday
- Good rates of pay
- Normal benefits
- Friendly clean environment
- Uniform provided
Production engineer
Key attributes and duties
- Proven ability in production engineering with an understanding of Electronics subcontract manufacture.
- Comfortable viewing gerbers and schematic drawings on various software packages.
- Good communication skills and the ability to convey ideas clearly to customers and staff.
- Trouble shooting & solving technical issues on the Production floor.
- Hands on approach to problem solving.
- Ability to produce tooling and jigs as required for the shop floor.
- Familiarity with and the ability to use manual lathes and mills an advantage.
- Some Machine Maintenance and repair.
- Understanding the requirements of current quality standards and build practices.
- Good Windows based PC skills.
- Good 2D and 3D cad skills an advantage but not essential.
- Be able to work on own initiative, under pressure and flexible in the work undertaken.
About the company
- Full time 37.5 hours basic – Overtime available
- Workplace pension scheme
- 25 days annual holiday
- Good rates of pay
- Normal benefits
- Friendly clean environment
- Uniform provided
Test engineer
We are currently looking for a Test engineer to join our fast-growing team.
Functions
- Proven background in fault finding to component level on a wide range of electronic products including analogue and digital circuitry.
- Proven background in fault finding to component level on a wide range of electronic products including analogue and digital circuitry.
- Ability to follow schematic and circuit drawings.
- Ability to fabricate test jigs to test in line with a specification.
- Ability to test assembled PCB’s to functional test specifications.
- Write and update test specifications and procedures if required.
- Ensure accurate records are maintained.
- Experience with ICT desirable.
- Experience with XJTAG desirable.
- Experience with Labview advantageous.
- Understanding requirements of current quality standards and build practices. IPC, 5S etc.
- Good soldering and rework skills.
- Good Windows based PC skills.
Qualities
- Focused, polite and determined.
- Ability to converse effectively in a concise technical manner with customers.
- Be able to work on own initiative, under pressure and flexible in the work undertaken.
Qualifications
Ideally qualified to HNC level, or with an Electronic Engineering Apprenticeship background
