Production Soldering Technician (Micro-Soldering)
4 days ago
St Helens
Production Soldering Technician (Micro-Soldering) Location: St Helens (Full Time, Onsite) Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum KO2’s client, based in St Helens, designs and manufactures complex IP and WAN-based connectors for communication devices. Due to rapid growth and increased production demand, they are seeking experienced Micro-Soldering Technicians to join their onsite team permanently The Role You will be responsible for precision soldering of small-scale, high-density multi-pin connectors (including Fisher connectors) used within advanced communication systems. The work involves: • Micro-soldering very small hollow pins arranged concentrically, • Working under a microscope due to extremely tight pin spacing, • Preventing solder bridging and pin contamination, • Terminating fine multi-strand cable assemblies, • Supporting electrical test (pass/fail) and fault identification, • Ensuring assemblies meet high-reliability standards before potting and overmoulding Essential Skills & Experience • Proven experience in micro-soldering / fine-pitch soldering, • Experience soldering small multi-pin connectors or PCB components, • Confident working under magnification (microscope essential), • Strong understanding of solder joint quality and defect prevention, • Ability to avoid bridging on closely spaced pins, • Background in electronics manufacturing, cable assembly, or connector assembly, • Comfortable working in a production environment with growing volumes Desirable • Experience within military, aerospace, or high-reliability sectors, • Knowledge of IPC standards (e.g. IPC-A-610), • Exposure to cable overmoulding processes This is a key hire within a growing manufacturing cell where quality and precision are critical. If you have the required micro-soldering expertise and are looking for a stable permanent opportunity in St Helens, we would like to hear from you.