Spare Parts Technician


Company:	Spider Web Recruitment
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ipswich, IP2 8AL
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

Spare Parts Technician -Spider is advertising on behalf of

SP Industries, who are looking for a

Spare Parts Technician to join their team at their

Ipswich, Suffolk facility. This is a key,

100% factory-based role supporting service operations and customer demand.

Salary: Competitive depending on experience

Annual Leave: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Other Benefits: All employees eligible for private heath care and health cash plan, Salary Sacrifice Pension, Life assurance

About the role:

As a

Spare Parts Technician, you will be responsible for assembling, testing and kitting spare parts, including mechanical and electrical sub-systems. You will also support continuous improvement activities to help maintain efficient, high-quality processes.

Key responsibilities include:

- Assembling and testing mechanical and electrical spare parts and sub-systems

- Creating some legacy spare parts and ensuring assemblies meet quality and safety standards

- Kitting parts to meet customer and service team requirements

- Maintaining accurate records in line with

QMS ISO 9001 standards

- Supporting Kanban management, work instruction optimisation and other continuous improvement activities

- Maintaining high housekeeping and

5S standards

- Providing feedback on processes and improvement opportunities

Occasionally, you may support field service engineers or depot repair teams. Flexibility to assist other departments and work overtime at short notice may also be required to meet customer commitments.

About you:

You will have

strong practical skills and mechanical aptitude, with excellent attention to quality and detail. You'll be computer literate, comfortable working with data, records and inventory systems, and able to communicate effectively in English.

You'll be collaborative, flexible and able to multitask and adapt to changing requirements.

Experience in

mechanical/electrical assembly, light engineering, manufacturing, spare parts kitting or inventory management would be advantageous. Exposure to lean manufacturing, manual handling, Health & Safety or reading engineering drawings would also be beneficial.

HND or higher in mechanical/electrical applications and manual lifting training are desirable but not essential, as relevant experience will be considered and training provided.

The role requires someone physically fit who can follow all company

Health & Safety, PPE and ESD procedures, including wearing safety shoes on the shop floor.

To be considered,

apply through Spider with an up-to-date CV.

Spider is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates. Please advise us of any reasonable adjustments required during recruitment. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder for correspondence.

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