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Manufacturing Technician

Dogtooth

Dogtooth

Posted on Nov 18, 2025

Overview of the Role:

Working within a small team, you will contribute to building and testing new strawberry picking robots as well as repairing, refurbishing and upgrading our existing fleet.

  • Mechanical and electrical assembly with PCBAs, sensors, cables, motors and transmission mechanisms. This will be following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) deployed in cellular manufacturing utilising standardised work.
  • System test on newly assembled modules and whole robots, including active performance measurement and diagnostic fault finding.
  • Test and diagnosis of issues on Installed Based (IB) equipment as part of our Repair, Refurbishment and Upgrade (RRU) process. This may be as simple as wear part replacement, a software update or a major dismantling and rebuild with a mechatronic subsystem replacement.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Build and test of new modules and robots as described above following SOPs in which you will be trained
  • Carry out activities in our RRU processes on our IB as described above
  • Receive on the job lean manufacturing and problem solving training
  • Participate in our 5s works organisation and daily management (short interval control) stand-up meetings
  • Raise and resolve bugs involving rework and problem solving of both our products and processes
  • Operate our inventory processes and identify exceptions to its operation
  • Participate in kaizen improvement events

Characteristics, skills and experience we are looking for:

  • Post-18 study in an engineering / science subject – or an ambition to do so!
  • Hands-on technical experience in a related field
  • Interest in manufacturing & technology
  • Mechanical dexterity
  • Disciplined with strong sense of urgency
  • Problem solving skills
  • Good work ethic and ability to work as part of a team
  • Eligible to work in the UK

To apply, please send your C.V. and cover letter to Sarah at recruitment@dogtoothtech.com

No recruitment agencies please.