Production Support Technician

OXFORD125696_1780667960

Salary Package: Up to £30000 per annum
Location: Abingdon, England
Consultant: Kathy Rusher
Posted: 05/06/2026

Description:

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Production Support Technician to work for a company in Milton Park, Abingdon.

Role: Production Support Technician

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Location: Milton Park, Abingdon

Key Responsibilities of the Production Support Technician:

• Develop and maintain a strong working knowledge of products and associated manufacturing processes.


• Provide first-line technical support across all product ranges, triaging and repairing units to component level.


• Own investigation of production test failures and repeat issues, driving root cause analysis and supporting permanent corrective actions.


• Support and improve production test and assembly equipment to maximise uptime and process stability.


• Maintain, calibrate and commission assembly and test equipment in line with planned maintenance schedules.


• Analyse production data (e.g. test failures, rework trends, downtime) to identify improvement opportunities.


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using structured problem-solving tools (e.g. 5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D).


• Support the introduction of new products and process changes into manufacturing, ensuring robust transition to production.


• Create clear technical reports relating to product and process issues.


• Act as a technical mentor to apprentice technicians and production operators, supporting skills development on the shop floor.


• Ensure safe working practices in accordance with company health and safety policies, including ESD control.

About you:

• GCSE in Maths and English (or equivalent), plus HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.


• Minimum 3 to 5 year’s experience in an electronics manufacturing, test or repair environment.


• Strong fault-finding capability to component level on electronic assemblies.


• Ability to analyse BOMs, circuit diagrams, schematics and technical documentation.


• Good electro-mechanical knowledge, supported by qualification or equivalent experience.


• Understanding of production test equipment and automated test environments.


• Working knowledge of Lean tools (e.g. 5S, process mapping) and structured problem-solving techniques (e.g. root cause analysis, Ishikawa).


• Experience working within ISO 9001 or regulated manufacturing environments.


• Confident soldering and rework skills.


• Ability to interpret production performance data and identify trends.


• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.


• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate technical issues clearly to different audiences


• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.


• You are a self-motivated, organised and driven individual who can prioritise workloads to ensure stoppages are resolved expediently, maximising possible up time.


• You can communicate effectively to different teams ensure a shared understanding of the problems.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!"

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment – 01865 777733 or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the groun