Production and Quality Operator Salary Range: £24,000 to £26,000 Location: Harrietsham, Kent Interviews The job advert closes on 25 th March 2025, with 1 st stage telephone interviews during the week commencing 3 rd April 2025 and 2 nd stage face-to-face interviews during the week commencing 10 th April 2025. The Story: Established in 1976, Bedfont is an award-winning medical technology company based in Harrietsham, Kent. Its breath analysis medical devices are exported globally thanks to its network of carefully selected distributors. The Challenge: Healthcare is evolving and the market for breath analysis monitors is expanding. Bedfont are looking for hard-working, like-minded, and passionate individuals to join the Bedfont Family to help achieve its goal of innovating healthcare worldwide. The Benefits: 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Private medical insurance Subsidised health checks Well-being warriors Well-being garden and room Annual optical allowance Cycle to work scheme Pension scheme Bonus scheme Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Rewards app Referral bonus Charity days Social Events Employee awards Free on-site parking Training & development opportunities Free uniform Subsidised Celler8 device Subsidised kids club Your Mission: As a Production and Quality Operator you will be utilising a wide range of methods to assemble and quality check our products. You will have an essential role in the production and quality control of our products ensuring they conform to the highest standards and meet the required safety and quality standards. The production and quality checks must be fully documented raising any defects or issues with supervisors and managers. Roles and Responsibilities: First line testing and inspection of incoming products at goods in stage, to ensure that products are fully ready for despatch when required and maintain available stock levels Assembly and full testing of final products Troubleshooting issues and executing fault corrections Liaising with operations/warehouse/technical departments to resolve issues Maintaining concise test and production records Qualifications: Although this area of work is open to all with relevant experience candidates with experience of working in a medical devices environment would be beneficial although not essential as full training will be given. Preferred Skills: Being systematic and accurate Self-motivated and willing to be flexible Excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to work well within a team Ability to work well under pressure, whilst maintaining a high level of customer focus Logical thinker IT literate Ability to maintain focus whilst undertaking repetitive tasks In addition, employees may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required of them. In these circumstances training will be given where it is considered. Bedfont Scientific Ltd. does not and will not discriminate in the recruitment or managing of staff on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation and more. We are an equal opportunity employer and Bedfont regards every employee as a member of the Bedfont family and is committed to providing a fair, safe, diverse and welcoming atmosphere. Our application process has been designed so that everyone is able to demonstrate their skills and how they meet the criteria required for the job advertised. All successful candidates will be subject to a digital ID and DBS check. If you are interested in applying for this role, please visit the Bedfont website to apply.