55 manufacturing technician jobs found in Dartford

Location: Melbourn, near Royston (SG8) Type of Work: Temporary Duration: 3 months initially, transfer to permanent staff for the right candidates Hours: 8am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday (37.5 hour week) Moving to weekly shift rotations 13th July 2026 early / late shift (6am - 2:30pm and 1:30pm - 10pm on a weekly rotation) Salary: £17 per hour Job Reference: 36205 Polytec are looking for Manufacturing Technicians to complete assembly tasks for our client based in Melbourn, near Royston. Ideally you will have access to your own transport due to the shift pattern requirements. Responsibilities: * Assembling small plastic components Requirements: * Experience assembling small items * Attention to detail, good dexterity and an awareness of quality requirements * Cleanroom experience would be useful but full training will be given. You must be comfortable in lab PPE including hairnet, shoe covers, gloves and coat * Familiarity with a glovebox assembly would be beneficial Please contact...

Job title: Mechanical Technician Job location: Basildon Rate: £15.64 (Increasing to £16.56 after 6 months) Start Date: Multiple intakes starting at the end of July Hours per week: 39 6:45 - 15:45 (Mon - Thurs) 6:45 - 11:45 (Fri) Duration: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (potential for perm) Benefits: * Free Onsite Gym * Subsidised Canteen * Workwear Provided * Pension Match up to 9% * 25.5 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays * Strong Progression (Supported by Line Manager, encouraged to broaden skill set) Client Summary: Working for CNH Industrial - a major manufacturer of Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery. Based out of the Basildon Manufacturing Plant. Position Summary: This is a great opportunity to break your way into the engineering industry. Carry out the fitting of parts and the repair of quality defects to a high standard. This position sits after initial quality checking. The main role is to complete repairs and replacements of smaller defects on non-conforming products as...

Job title: Mechanical MTS Fitter / Repairman Job location: Basildon Rate: £15.64 (Increasing to £16.56 after 6 months) Start Date: Multiple intakes starting at the end of July Hours per week: 39 6:45 - 15:45 (Mon - Thurs) 6:45 - 11:45 (Fri) Duration: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (potential for perm) Benefits: * Free Onsite Gym * Subsidised Canteen * Workwear Provided * Pension Match up to 9% * 25.5 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays * Strong Progression (Supported by Line Manager, encouraged to broaden skill set) Client Summary: Working for CNH Industrial - a major manufacturer of Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery. Based out of the Basildon Manufacturing Plant. Position Summary: To carry out the fitting of parts and the repair of quality defects to a high standard. This position sits after initial quality checking. The main role is to complete repairs and replacements of smaller defects on non-conforming products as well as further analysis and diagnosis of larger defects to be...

Job title: Quality Engineering Technician Job location: Basildon Rate: £20.64 Hours per week: 37 Duration: 6 months Start date: ASAP Client Summary: A leading, well recognised global manufacturer of Agricultural machinery Position Summary: Responsible for supporting the Quality functions through the inspection, validation, and rework of components and vehicles. The role will ensure finished products meet engineering specifications as well support the identification, investigation, and resolution of quality issues. This will encompass inspection duties across, warehouse, lineside, and finished vehicles. Roles can include: * Inspect and validate components against engineering drawings, specifications, and test criteria * Investigate quality concerns, capturing data and supporting root cause analysis * Support resolution of product quality issues in collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers * Communicate quality concerns and updates in a timely manner * Prepare...

Job title: Aesthetics Technician Job location: South East London Hourly pay rate: £22.28 PAYE / £28.99 Umbrella Shift Pattern: Sun - Thurs Nights Hours per week: 50 Duration: On-going Start date: ASAP Company Summary: A world renowned Rolling Stock vehicle service, maintenance and manufacturing company and is the number one provider of rail solutions in the world. This prestigious company is also the largest rolling stock manufacturer and provider in the UK and employs over 70,000 employees in 60 countries worldwide. Position Summary: As an Aesthetics Technician you will be working on a live rail depot as a member of a productive team. Your job role will be varied duties and task will include: * Aesthetic condition examinations & rectification work. (Inspecting units for any visual defects relating to the Aesthetic condition of the interior & exterior of the fleet.) * Bodyside repair of dents, scratches, scrapes & vegetation damage. * Spray painting Interior...

Maintenance Technician (Training Provided) Excellent Opportunity to Build a Career in Rolling Stock Maintenance Location: Crawley Pay Rate: * T2A: £21.58 per hour (PAYE) * T2B: £22.30 per hour (PAYE) Shift Pattern: 5 on / 5 off rotating 12-hour shifts (days and nights). Applicants must be willing to work both day and night shifts. Hours: 40-48 hours per week plus overtime opportunities Contract Duration: Ongoing assignment with a guaranteed minimum of 6 months. Expected duration is 24-36 months, with the opportunity to secure a permanent position, subject to performance. Start Date: 14 July 2026 ________________________________________ About the Opportunity Looking to take your mechanical career to the next level? Shorterm Group, in partnership with Siemens Mobility, is offering an excellent opportunity for experienced mechanical professionals to transition into the rail industry through a structured training programme. Working on the Class 700 fleet, you'll receive comprehensive...

The Quality Assurance Technician will play a vital role in ensuring all products meet the highest standards of quality and compliance within this industry. This 12 month temporary position in Kent is perfect for detail-oriented professionals with a passion for maintaining excellence. Client Details This opportunity is with a well-established company in the Food manufacturing industry. As part of a medium-sized organisation, the team is dedicated to providing high-quality products while maintaining rigorous standards in their operations. Description Dealing with trading, customers, technical and production team queries with regards to Food/Feed Safety, Legislation & Quality requirements. Involvement with site external audits (BRCGS, EFISC, Red Tractor, Kosher, Halal and customer audit). Coordinating and conducting GMP Audits (Good Manufacturing Practice). Reviewing results, identifying trends, training of GMP auditors, ensuring actions are completed on time and to acceptable...

The Quality Assurance Technician will play a vital role in ensuring all products meet the highest standards of quality and compliance within this industry. This 12 month Fixed Term contract position in Kent is perfect for detail-oriented professionals with a passion for maintaining excellence. Client Details This opportunity is with a well-established company in the Food manufacturing industry. As part of a medium-sized organisation, the team is dedicated to providing high-quality products while maintaining rigorous standards in their operations. Description Dealing with trading, customers, technical and production team queries with regards to Food/Feed Safety, Legislation & Quality requirements. Involvement with site external audits (BRCGS, EFISC, Red Tractor, Kosher, Halal and customer audit). Coordinating and conducting GMP Audits (Good Manufacturing Practice). Reviewing results, identifying trends, training of GMP auditors, ensuring actions are completed on time and to...

TEMP AND TEMP TO PERM OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE 8.00am - 5.00pm MONDAY TO FRIDAY Our client, a specialist manufacturing provider based in High Wycombe, is seeking Assembly Technicians to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a quality-driven environment, contributing to the assembly of innovative products used across major projects throughout the UK and internationally. This role is available on a temporary and temp-to-perm basis, offering long-term potential for the right candidate Key Duties: * Assembling bespoke product systems to specification * Reading and interpreting basic technical drawings * Supporting project delivery and meeting production deadlines * Providing technical assembly support to internal teams * Maintaining quality standards across all builds * Following health and safety procedures at all times Key Requirements: * Strong attention to detail and quality-focused approach * Good communication skills and...

The client I am working with are a leading housing association providing more than 13,000 affordable homes within the South of London, making there residents a number one priority by providing great homes and services. Whilst also ensuring their employees are provided with a inclusive and inspiring place to work. As a Carpenter Multi you will cover most aspects of property maintenance, this will involve carrying out repairs and maintenance to Social Housing properties, ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision, The Carpenter Multi takes ownership of work, aiming for First time Fix on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters Your day to day duties will consist of carrying out carpentry repairs and maintenance tasks ensuring all work meets high-quality standards, General works will include first and second fix carpentry, some kitchen fitting and joinery, Take...

The client I am working with are a leading housing association providing more than 13,000 affordable homes within the South of London, making there residents a number one priority by providing great homes and services. Whilst also ensuring their employees are provided with a inclusive and inspiring place to work. As a Carpenter Multi you will cover most aspects of property maintenance, this will involve carrying out repairs and maintenance to Social Housing properties, ensuring all work is undertaken to a high standard with the minimum of supervision, The Carpenter Multi takes ownership of work, aiming for First time Fix on all jobs, operating within the company Health and Safety guidelines, and remaining within budget and time parameters Your day to day duties will consist of carrying out carpentry repairs and maintenance tasks ensuring all work meets high-quality standards, General works will include first and second fix carpentry, some kitchen fitting and joinery, Take...

Data Engineer London 12 Months Contract £400 a day Inside IR35 An established leader in the fintech space is urgently hiring a Data Engineer for a 12-month contract. In this role, you will help design and optimize high-throughput data frameworks that feed advanced machine learning models and drive high-performance user applications. This role offers a unique chance to work across a modern, full-stack cloud data environment with a clear path toward a permanent position if you love the culture and the technical challenges. Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and scale production-ready batch and real-time data streaming flows within a Google Cloud environment. Integrate automated testing, data quality guardrails, and monitoring tools to guarantee system health, security, and compliance. Collaborate with data scientists and product engineering teams to map out data ingestion pipelines and support MLOps initiatives. Contribute to architecture blueprints and participate in...

Our client Scottish Power Renewables are seeking a ONSS Connections Works Project Manager for a contract role initially up until 31.1.2027 at this stage. This role could be based in either London or Glasgow working on a hybrid basis. Main Purpose of the job The management and coordination of project and technical interfaces between NGET and the EA1N Onshore Substation, supporting the Onshore Substation Package Management team. The role will also include providing technical support to the ONSS Team for technical interfaces between ONSS and the MEQ Package including providing support to the Commissiong Team for the development of the ONSS commissioning requirements. Key Tasks Will be technically competent to review the reports (technical), assisting the package manager with decision making and leading the design aspects within a typical site execution phase of the project. • Should have good experience of the 400kV AC systems and the related auxiliary systems...

Working Environment You'll operate in production-focused environments where platform usability and operational excellence matter. The work sits at the intersection of platform engineering, DevOps and MLOps, with close collaboration across data science, ML engineering, software engineering and architecture. The role requires comfort working 'in the weeds' - understanding how platforms behave under real workloads, and designing guardrails that balance flexibility for users with reliability, security and governance. What You'll Be Doing - Provide technical leadership across platform engineering, DevOps, and MLOps activities - Design, build, and operate a Kubernetes-based MLOps platform that supports the full model lifecycle - Implement and operate MLOps tooling and frameworks enabling teams to build, train, deploy, and serve models - Develop and support model serving and inference capabilities within Kubernetes environments - Implement workflows that support model...

Job Title: Building Surveyor (Temporary) Location: North London Rate: £25 to £30 per hour PAYE Contract: Temporary Working Pattern: Office and site based (no hybrid working) About the Role We are currently recruiting for an experienced Building Surveyor to join a local authority in North London on a temporary basis. This role supports the delivery of planned and cyclical maintenance programmes across residential blocks, with a focus on undertaking condition surveys and producing accurate repair specifications. This is a hands on position combining site based inspections with technical reporting. Key Responsibilities Carrying out external condition surveys on residential properties Identifying and recording building defects and areas requiring repair Taking photographs and accurately documenting survey findings Preparing repair specifications using the Schedule of Rates Producing clear and detailed reports to support planned maintenance works Managing site inspections and...

Remote Technical Designer Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 DOE  Hours: Fully remote work from home (UK Based) Minimum 5 years' experience working within a design and build environment. About the Role Our client is looking for an experienced Remote Technical Designer to join their growing remote design team. This role is ideal for a highly organised, proactive and technically skilled individual who can transform creative concepts into accurate, buildable technical drawing packages. Working closely with the interior designers, project managers and fabrication partners, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality projects on time while ensuring every design is practical, compliant, and ready for manufacture and installation. Technical Designer Key Responsibilities Produce comprehensive technical drawing packages, including general arrangements, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, construction details and bespoke joinery drawings. Translate creative concepts...

Role: Senior Product Design Engineer Location: London Contract Type: Contract / Freelance Duration: 6 months + Rate: £315 per day Status: Outside IR35 - Ltd co contract Shape Innovative Products from concept to reality. An exciting opportunity has arisen with a highly respected product innovation consultancy known for delivering cutting-edge solutions across healthcare, consumer, and industrial sectors. Working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, you will play a pivotal role in transforming ideas into commercially successful, production-ready products. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Product Design Engineer who thrives on solving complex engineering challenges, balancing creativity with technical rigour, and leading projects from research through to manufacture. The Opportunity: As a Senior Product Design Engineer, you will work on a broad portfolio of technically challenging and highly innovative projects within consumer electronics,...

Role : Senior IT SCM Technical Lead / PM Type : Contract for 6months with Potential extension Location: UK & Eu(multi-country, multi-site (travel required))Job Description The Opportunity This role sits at the centre of a significant, multi-year supply chain and ERP transformation programme touching Commercial, Manufacturing, and Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L) workstreams across multiple European markets. You will provide senior technical leadership and programme management across the full delivery lifecycle - from design and system migration through to cutover, go-live, and hypercare - while serving as the primary point of accountability between business operations, IT, and third-party delivery partners. This is not a governance or PMO role. We are looking for someone who has lived inside manufacturing and supply chain operations - someone who understands what it means for a system change to affect a production line, a warehouse team, or a customer order - and...

PIM Data Steward Global Consumer Products Organisation Fully Remote (UK) 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract (Potential Extension) Morris Sinclair is partnering with a global consumer products organisation to recruit an experienced PIM Data Steward to support the ongoing management, governance and optimisation of product information across international markets. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong Product Information Management (PIM) experience who enjoys improving data quality, supporting product launches and working with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, consistent product information is available across multiple digital channels. The Role As a PIM Data Steward, you will be responsible for maintaining high-quality product data throughout its lifecycle, ensuring product information is accurate, complete and ready for syndication across multiple sales and digital platforms. Working closely with commercial, product, marketing and technical teams,...

Front of House Host - Luxury Automotive Brand Join our client's prestigious automotive brand as a Front of House Host, where you'll be at the forefront of creating an exceptional first impression for all Park Lane and Park Royal customers. This is a pivotal role providing outstanding service across both the sales and after-sales departments. Previous experience in a customer-facing role within luxury corporate hospitality and events. This full-time role offers a 40-hour working week, Monday to Saturday, on a rota basis across Park Lane and Park Royal sites. Flexibility is key to ensuring full coverage during opening hours, including bank holidays. Hours of work are between 7:30am - 20:00pm depending on the day and shift. Your Time at Work You will be the face of the brand, delivering a seamless, elevated experience from arrival through to departure. - Provide a warm, professional welcome to every guest - Maintain immaculate showroom and reception standards -...