271 Manufacturing Technician jobs in the United Kingdom

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician
Location: Cardiff,
Contract Length: 6 Months
Pay Rate: 14.04 per hour (PAYE)

About the Role:
Our client, a leading name in life sciences, is seeking two Manufacturing Technicians to join their Cardiff-based team on a 6-month contract. This role supports the manufacture, dispensing, and packaging of catalogue and custom products, playing a key role in delivering high-quality solutions that impact global healthcare and research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform manufacturing, automated dispensing, and packing activities according to documented procedures

• Work collaboratively to meet production targets and customer expectations

• Complete all required documentation accurately and in accordance with GDP standards

• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, reporting any safety issues promptly

About You:

• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality

• Well-organized and capable of following procedures precisely

• Flexible and quick to learn new tasks

• Prior experience in a lab or manufacturing environment is highly desirable

Apply now to join a forward-thinking life sciences company and help support critical manufacturing operations.

Manufacturing Technician – Medical Device Production
Near Pulborough, West Sussex
Day Shift – Full Time, Monday to Friday
Salary: Competitive
Own transport essential due to rural location

Found Industrial are recruiting Manufacturing Technicians to join a forward-thinking manufacturer specialising in the production of innovative medical devices.

This is a hands-on, technical role within a close-knit production team, where precision, quality and attention to detail are vital. Ideal for individuals with mechanical or electrical assembly experience or a background in manufacturing, engineering or field service who are looking to build their skills in a specialist environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Preparing and assembling components using hand and power tools
• Following detailed instructions and technical drawings to build high-quality products
• Carrying out in-process and final quality checks
• Cleaning and maintaining parts and work areas to high hygiene standards
• Packing finished devices for dispatch
• Supporting continuous improvement across the manufacturing process

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in mechanical or electrical assembly, or a production/manufacturing environment
• Engineering or technical qualifications (mechanical/electrical) desirable but not essential
• Excellent manual dexterity and attention to detail – components can be small and intricate
• A proactive, reliable team player with good communication skills
• Own transport due to the rural location

What You’ll Get:

• Weekly pay – every Friday
• Holiday pay (accrued)
• Employer pension contribution
• Pathway to permanent employment

We welcome applications from hands-on manufacturing professionals, recent engineering graduates and individuals with transferable skills from field service or technical roles.

Apply now or call Vicky at Found Industrial for more information

• Operate, maintain, and set up PLC-controlled vertical vacuum packing machinery
• Ensure effective day-to-day operation of the product packing area
• Complete all process documentation to ensure traceability
• Conduct routine cleaning and maintenance of equipment and working area
• Troubleshoot machine faults and optimise packing line performance
• Analyse and present OEE data to monitor and improve operational efficiency

• Provide cover for Packing Operators during breaks and absences
• Support the Engineering Team with maintenance and repair tasks
• Manage product and packaging changeovers effectively
• Uphold excellent housekeeping and hygiene standards across the packing area

• Must have experience of running, setting, and operating complex machinery within an FMCG or Process Setting
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills ideally with an Engineering background
• Must have Set Up Experience
• Have experience of working to ISO/BRC or GMP standards
• Must have worked in a similar role with the following job titles: Line Technician, Production Technician, Senior Operator, Asset Care Technician, Man Tech, Packaging Technician, Machine Technician

• Opportunity to work within a high-performing production environment
• Stable full-time hours with consistent shift structure
• Supportive team culture and structured processes
• Excellent career development potential within a well-established operation

• Engage in a variety of tasks, from workshop manufacturing to on-site service.
• Develop your skills with opportunities for training and career progression.
• Be part of a team that prioritises safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Operate equipment safely and effectively for production processing.
• Perform on-site service and warranty functions.
• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Maintain equipment and work areas in line with 5S principles.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop method statements for contracts.

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Flexibility to work overtime and on weekends as needed.
• Clean full driving licence.

• Weekly pay frequency.
• 25 days of leave plus bank holidays.
• Health plan eligibility after probation.
• 9-day fortnight working pattern.
• Pension scheme (Employee 5%, Employer 4%).
• Progression through pay grades with experience.
• Paid company sick pay.

MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN

Base salary £25,390 to £27,180 plus overtime, plus benefits

Witney, Oxfordshire

We reward our people, you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing training, development, and an opportunity to develop your career. Working hours are 40 to 46 hours per week, finishing at 12 noon each Friday. All hours over 40 are paid at 1.5 times.

You’ll have 32 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, dental insurance and dine out discounts. 

Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.

Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.

In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.

A bit about the role

Our manufacturing technicians are core to the operation of our business. A key member of our team, you’ll learn how to make our sustainable timber frame wall, floor and roof panels and work within a team to deliver components for our customers. We’ll train you to meet our standards in quality, productivity, and safety, enabling you to manufacture and build homes for communities around the UK.

If you enjoy making things, you can learn quickly, get on well with other people and are good at finding solutions, you could be perfect for this role.

If you have some experience of joinery, timber frame manufacture or timber frame installation would be helpful or experience working within an automated production line. It’s not essential though as we’ll invest in training you now and for your future.

Knowledge and grasp of basic arithmetic would be helpful so that you can understand technical drawings.

Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch.

A bit about us

Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited and sustainable.

We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.

Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.

Join us and make a difference.

The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need new people to join us and help us to grow further.

We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.

We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.

We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing training, development, and an opportunity to develop your career with the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer. Working hours are 40 to 46 hours per week and you’ll finish at 12 noon on a Friday. All hours over 40 are paid at 1.5 times.

You’ll have 32 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, dental insurance and dine out discounts.