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Role: Buyer

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Buyer to join our Livingston Headquarters.

What You’ll Be Doing?

Reporting into the Purchasing Manager, the Buyer will take responsibility for the purchase and supplier management of a range of products. They will be expected to interface with other procurement professionals across the group and work closely with colleagues in Production. The role is to source the correct products at the right time and price in line with Manufacturing requirement and approved requests, considering market influences, stock control and logistics.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Source, procure, negotiate and administer cost effective purchase (to specification, on time at best pricing) of all components and supplies.
• Maintain database of orders, products, components, suppliers and costs.
• Develop and maintain appropriate ‘terms and conditions’ for all EI procurements.
• Progress orders to ensure correct on-time delivery.
• Develop and maintain key suppliers and monitor performance.
• Maintain and control stocks at cost-effective levels using MRP system.
• Act on purchasing reports from MRP system.
• Ensure purchasing system complies with Company operating procedures.
• Maintain best working practices at all times in line with Health and Safety policy guidelines.
• Any other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• We are looking for an experienced engineering and manufacturing buyer / procurement professional, preferably CIPS qualified or in the process of attaining their CIPs certificate (not essential).
• Relevant experience in industrial purchasing with a proven knowledge of sourcing components and assemblies.
• Purchasing experience in some of the following areas: mechanical machined parts, printed circuit boards (PCB), contract manufacturing, cables and electro-mechanical sub-assemblies, power supplies and precision machining.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Conversant with MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Understanding of ‘terms and conditions’ of purchase.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work, electric car and employee discount scheme.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role: Production Operator

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Production Operator to join our Livingston Headquarters.

What You’ll Be Doing?

Reporting to the Production Supervisor, the Production Operator will be responsible for the wiring and electromechanical assembly of Company products, electrical sub-assemblies, and custom designed equipment in accordance with production documentation.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Manufacture, wire and assemble electronic and mechanical components and sub-assemblies and to integrate them into Company products as required.
• Hand soldering – conventional and surface mount.
• Ensure that the specification and manufacturing standard of electronic wiring in the Company complies with required international standards and safety regulations.
• Ensure that all electronic wiring is carried out in compliance with Company formulated Quality procedures.
• Adhere to all internal Company policies and health & safety procedures.
• Liaise with the Inspection and Test areas of the Company and suggest remedies to minimise Non-Conforming Reports and product rework.
• Ensure that all equipment is correctly used, stored, and maintained.
• Any other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need to Bring:

• Relevant work experience in electronic wiring, PCB population and assembly coupled with a systematic and thoughtful approach.
• Practical experience in electrical production techniques, PCB assembly, soldering, wiring, crimping, etc.
• Practical experience in wiring sub-assemblies and looms with minimum supervision from wiring schedules and diagrams.
• The ability to recognise standard electronic components both conventional and surface mount.
• Experienced in point-to-point wiring of components/assemblies with the ability to recognise electronic components and wire in accordance with schematic diagrams would be beneficial.
• Experience in a mechanical/assembly background, would be advantageous.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work and employee discount scheme.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role:  Raman Development Engineer

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Raman Development Engineer to join our Livingston Headquarters.

What You’ll Be Doing?

The Raman Development Engineer supports the Project Manager and conducts development tasks for new Raman products, bespoke customer requests and sustainability and product improvements. Responsibilities also include supporting the Project Manager in the generation and maintenance of technical documentation. The Raman Development Engineer works in a team with mechanical, optical, electrical and software engineers and will communicate to other teams such as marketing, applications, sales, operations, and production, as required. The ability to present ideas and information accurately in a clear and concise manner is important.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Aid new product developments in Raman spectroscopy.
• Support bespoke development projects in accordance with directions set by the Project Manager.
• Support sustainability and product improvement developments in accordance with directions set by the Project Manager.
• Conduct development tasks, alignment, optimisation, and validation of instruments. This will include using standard instrumentation, adapting systems to enable customer applications, and providing input and direction for proposed product improvements, including new software features.
• Work closely with the Project Manager to share knowledge and ensure projects remain on track.
• Support other teams, such as Production, Operations, Applications, Sales and Marketing, if required.
• Create and maintain technical documentation such as manuals and specification data sheets
• Assist with technical papers, data sheets, application notes, devising experimental lab work to produce technical documentation.
• Assist with the approval and communication of new products and product changes, to take account of the impacts on stakeholders (internal and external).
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time by your line manager.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Master’s degree or higher in relevant scientific discipline and experience of spectroscopy instrumentation.

We’d Also Love to See

• Knowledge and experience of Product Design methodologies.
• Experience of advanced spectroscopy techniques.
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, software and optical engineers.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work and employee discount scheme.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role:  Software Development Engineer

Location: Livingston

Type: Permanent

Reports To: Software Team Leader

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Software Development Engineer to join our Livingston Headquarters.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting into the Software Team Leader, the Software Development Engineer’s will be responsible for the design, development, testing, documentation, and maintenance of system software for our newly developed products.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Gather requirements, design, code, test and maintain system software for Company products.
• Liaise with and support, through proper use of the defect tracking system, Software Testing.
• Produce manuals and support documentation for system software.
• Maintain full records and ensure safe keeping of all system software.
• Ensure that all activities comply with Company quality procedures.
• Propose, implement and demonstrate solutions to problems which may not, given the research and development environment, have clearly defined requirements.
• Provide support to Production and Sales teams, as required.
• Keep abreast of current technology and advise the Company on issues that may affect performance and success.
• Undertake off-site visits, and/or remote in, as required to install, service or maintain software systems and computer related hardware.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Have a degree in software engineering or a related engineering/science discipline with relevant software development experience.
• Microsoft windows programming experience – specifically in C# (WPF), database management (SQL and SQLite) and entity framework (EF)
• A thorough understanding of object-oriented design methods and patterns
• Demonstrable UI design skills
• Experience of using Source Code Management and Bug tracking tools in a team environment

Other desirable skills include:

• Knowledge of other programming languages such as C++ and Java
• Familiar to agile software development principles and patterns
• Instrumentation – scientific/medical, imaging, hardware interfacing, data acquisition, USB devices, sensors and optical detectors, motor control, etc.
• Graphics – Data visualisation, charting, 3D

Why Us? 

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role:  Product Support Engineer

Location: Livingston, UK

Type: Permanent

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a Product Support Engineer to join our Livingston Headquarters.

What You’ll Be Doing?

The Product Support Engineer supports the Project Manager / Program Manager and conducts sustainability and product improvements tasks for existing products, new product development and bespoke customer developments. Responsibilities include supporting engineering change requests, providing technical support to the Production department, designing, and developing new products and systems, ensuring the performance and safety of products meet the specified requirements and standards.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Support engineering change requests and implement design modifications to existing products.
• Create and modify engineering drawings, schematics and specifications.
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure that products meeting customer requirements.
• Research and evaluate new materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes to improve product performance and cost efficiency.
• Develop and maintain project documentation including engineering reports, bills of materials and assembly instructions.
• Provide technical support to the Production department.
• Conduct testing and analysis to ensure product quality and reliability.
• Undertake travel or other support activities to the Business.
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time by your line manager.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Mechanical Engineering or near equivalent qualification (HNC at minimum).
• Knowledge of Low volume/bespoke Product Support.
• DFM/DFA particularly in CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, optics handling.
• Assembly and piece part Modelling/Drafting using Solidworks 2018 or later.

We’d Also Love to See

• Optomechanical design or experience in near equivalent field such as dimensional metrology instruments, avionics, robotics or machine tool design.
• Recent experience with Solidworks PDM Professional.
• Accessing/operating modules of ERP/MRP systems.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays, subsidised gym membership, cycle to work and employee discount scheme.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Location: Homebased. North M25 corridor; M1 corridor to Leicestershire

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Precisa is part of the Techcomp Europe Group and operates from our newly refurbished facility near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Formed in 1982, Precisa is the exclusive distributor for the United Kingdom and Ireland for all Precisa Gravimetric products.

At the core of our UK business operation, is the co-operation with our sister Company Precisa Gravimetrics AG, located in Zurich, Switzerland.  Precisa AG have been manufacturing balances since 1935 with renowned Swiss quality and precision and are globally acknowledged as one of the leading balance manufacturing Companies.

Through the support of our Swiss Company, we sell, support and service all Precisa balances from our UK HQ.  To reduce product leadtime and delivery costs, we stock a wide range of balances in Scotland to enable quick and prompt delivery to customer sites around the UK & Ireland.  In addition to the support of Precisa balance sales, our engineers are also able to access to our Swiss R&D and Customer Service Centre for technical support and updates.

We are looking to recruit a Field Service Engineer that will be homebased but within commutable distance of the North M25 corridor & M1 corridor to Leicestershire.

What You’ll Be doing

 Reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, the Field Service Engineer will provide UKAS and ISO calibration services for non-automated weighing equipment up to 400kg in the UK.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Travel to customer sites to service, calibrate and the repair of balances of all makes and models to a wide range of industries.
• Plan and organise field work based on monthly schedule.
• Complete accurate service reports, UKAS certificates, and other necessary documents
• Technical knowledge and expertise related to mechanical and electronic equipment preferably in a laboratory environment.
• Report regularly to Service team with regards to work scheduling, progress of work and necessary actions/follow-ups required.
• Promote Service capability and support service business growth and expansion.
• Ad hoc duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need to Bring

• Technical requirements (BTEC, HNC) in Electronic, mechanical or scientific field or equivalent.
• Prior experience of working in laboratory environment.
• Experience and knowledge about GLP & GMP practices and environments.
• Knowledge or previous work experience of calibration of weighing equipment would be beneficial.

Why Us?

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, pension scheme, paid holidays, employee discount scheme, cycle to work, subsidised gym membership and group life, permanent health & private medical insurance.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Role: Optical Product Engineer (Operations)

Location: Livingston

Type: Permanent

Reports To: Product Manager – Operations

Have you recently graduated with a degree in physics or electrical engineering and have a good understanding of optics? Do you have previous research experience using optical spectroscopy techniques? Or perhaps experience at a component level, for example building an optical system in a lab? Are you confident, enthusiastic and enjoy customer interaction and international travel?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then this could be the role for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting into the Product Manager – Operations, this role covers the most important facets of our customer-facing agenda. Coupled with rigorous in-house final-testing of our custom spectrometer products to ensure they meet the demanding specifications.

As a member of the Service & Operations Team, the successful candidate will be enthused to act as an ambassador for our company, and conduct installation, training and service support visits to our customer-base. They will also provide technical support, customer feedback and give views on development strategy relating to our growing product range.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Conduct final test, product installation, training and servicing work for fluorescence spectrometer products at our customer location.
• Undertake the repair and servicing of our fluorescence spectrometer products.
• Responsible for final-stage testing of spectrometer products within production area.
• Involved in the continuing development/improvement of luminescence spectrometers and custom designed analytical instrumentation.

What You’ll Need to Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in a physics or Electrical Engineering with a good knowledge of optics. A higher degree such as an MSc/PhD in Chemistry, Material Science, Physics would be a distinct advantage.
• Previous research experience using optical spectroscopy techniques such as photoluminescence or Raman spectroscopy/microscopy is a benefit.
• Experience of these spectroscopy techniques at a component level, such as building an optical system in a lab, would be a particular advantage.
• A willingness to travel. This role requires a level of extended international travel which may be up to 14 nights at any one time. The travel expectations are around 7 nights per month (after the initial training period of 6 months).
• Takes ownership of customer problems and issues and work to resolve them.
• Capability to provide simple solutions to technical problems and based on customer requirements.
• Enthusiasm, confidence and professionalism with excellent communication and interpersonal skills is an important part of this role.
• Responsiveness and focus, combined with attention to detail are essential.
• Self-motivated, able to work under pressure, with the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines with proven analytical and numerical skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision as well as part of a larger team.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.

Why Us?

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation. Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading-edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

This a great opportunity to join an established and growing global business. In return we offer excellent financial rewards and career development prospects. You will work 37.5 flexible working pattern, that allows an early finish on a Friday. After an initial qualifying period and subject to the Company’s terms and conditions of employment, Edinburgh Instruments offers a comprehensive range of benefits including performance-related bonus scheme, death in service, permanent health insurance, private medical insurance, pension scheme, paid holidays and subsidised gym membership.

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.