Additive Operations Technician

Join the Future of Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is one of the UK's leading centres for manufacturing innovation, working with industry, academia and government to develop and deploy cutting-edge technologies.

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Additive Manufacturing Technician to join our Additive Manufacturing team in Coventry. This is an exciting opportunity to work with state-of-the-art additive manufacturing technologies, supporting the delivery of innovative projects across a range of high-value sectors.

About the Role

As an Additive Manufacturing Technician, you will play a key role in supporting the end-to-end delivery of additive manufacturing activities, from receiving customer work requests through to production, post-processing and final delivery. You'll work with advanced metal and polymer additive manufacturing systems while ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety and process control.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and progress work requests through the production lifecycle, ensuring accurate documentation and timely delivery.
• Operate and maintain a range of additive manufacturing equipment, including technologies such as DMLS, MJF, FDM and MBJ.
• Conduct in-process inspections and quality checks to ensure products meet specification and customer requirements.
• Carry out post-processing activities, including support removal and surface finishing.
• Maintain compliance with health and safety procedures, risk assessments and PPE requirements.
• Work collaboratively with engineers, project managers and quality teams to support successful project delivery.
• Maintain accurate production records, machine logs and quality documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, root cause analysis and process development activities.

About You

We're looking for a hands-on manufacturing professional with a passion for advanced technologies and a commitment to quality and operational excellence.

Essential Requirements

• Experience operating metal and/or polymer additive manufacturing equipment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process control and quality assurance.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and CAD files.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements within a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team.

Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Experience across both metal and polymer additive manufacturing technologies.

Why Join MTC?

At MTC, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. You'll work alongside talented engineers, researchers and manufacturing specialists, contributing to projects that help shape the future of UK industry. We encourage innovation, continuous learning and professional development, providing opportunities to expand your skills with the latest additive manufacturing technologies.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the valley of death’.

It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.

In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the ‘workshop’.

Over the following seven years the MTC’s rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.

Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.

We now have over 700 talented employees working with us.

During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.