Additive Manufacturing Operator (Day Shift)
Company Overview
Alloyed is a young venture-funded company built with world-class metallurgists, mechanical engineers, technicians, and software developers. Operating from our HQ in the UK but also globally, we are building the future of advanced metal components. Our innovative approach integrates proprietary software that combines advanced machine learning and physical modelling with extensive experimental facilities, enabling us to 3D print metal components more efficiently and effectively than anyone else.
Our facilities in Yarnton and Abingdon, near Oxford, are dedicated to establishing the world’s fastest, smartest, and best-equipped environment for the rapid development of additively manufactured parts and the creation of novel metal alloys for enhanced performance.
We serve a variety of sectors including electronics, aerospace, and industrial by leveraging our cutting-edge technology to build businesses across diverse markets, each with unique requirements, timelines, customers, and cultures.
Role Overview
Production Solutions, a division of Alloyed, is currently setting up a serial production facility for mass producing advanced highly optimised metallic components. The premise is simple, we are developing a state-of-the-art facility for the high-volume production of additively manufactured parts for the electronics, aerospace and industrial sectors.
Production Solutions is seeking a motivated and experienced Additive Manufacturing Technician responsible for setting up, running, and monitoring additive manufacturing machines to produce parts to specification, including material handling and depowdering.
You will be based in Alloyed’s site in the Harwell campus, but travel to other Alloyed sites in Oxfordshire may be required from time to time for training purposes. A highly competitive remuneration package is offered.
Normal working hours 9am - 5.30pm. However, some flexibility may be required to cover morning shifts (6am-2:30pm) and evening shifts (1:30pm-10pm) on occasion.
Responsibilities
Operating additive manufacturing/3D printing equipment
Running post-processing equipment such as automatic depowdering machines
Communicating with production management and engineers to understand their needs, scheduling and performing work accordingly
Supporting operational excellence through disciplined adherence to approved manufacturing processes and escalation of improvement opportunities through established channels
Maintaining good health, 5S principles, first-line equipment care and safety practices
Essential skills
Experience operating metal LPBF systems.
Experience with powder handling and depowdering procedures, including safety protocols for metal powders
Strong process discipline, following established procedures and work instructions accurately and consistently in a production-controlled environment
Comfortable working within structured, repeatable workflows while proactively flagging deviations or anomalies
Excellent attention to detail, hands-on attitude and willingness to learn new skills
Organised and able to work independently, but also to collaborate with a diverse, fast-moving team
Desired skills
Experience working with LBPF Renishaw / EOS systems
Willingness to work flexible hours if needed
Aerospace or regulated manufacturing experience
Strictly no recruitment agencies / apply now for immediate consideration
- Department
- Production Solutions
- Role
- Additive Manufacturing Technician
- Locations
- Oxford
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Alloyed
Alloyed is a young venture-funded company of around 200 world-class Metallurgists, Mechanical Engineers, Technicians, and Software Developers working across offices in the UK and worldwide, building the future of advanced metal components.
We use proprietary software packages and extensive experimental facilities to 3D-print metal components better and faster than anyone else.
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