OJM Recruitment |
| Contact |
K Henley |
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| Telephone |
+44(0)845 833 0875 |
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applications@ojmrecruitment.co.uk |
| Website |
http://www.ojmrecruitment.co.uk |
| Address |
Gresham House
, 7 Veryan
, Fareham
, Hampshire
, Hampshire
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| Description |
The key philosophies behind OJM Recruitment are to offer work seekers a comprehensive service which entails taking the time to understand their requirements and work with them to ensure that the job hunting process is conducted efficiently and with fairness to all parties.
The aim being to develop a relationship with the candidate based on trust between parties so that candidates are more assured of their value.
Our candidates have described our service as going the extra mile.
we are particularly active in Defence, Aerospace, Space, Consumer Electronics and IT.
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Senior Engineers Power |
| Location |
RUGELEY, West Midlands |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £35000/annum plus bonus plus benefits |
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| Job number |
112123857 |
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| Posted |
02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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Our Client designs and manufactures Power and Magnetic product solutions for the Defence and Transit markets world-wide.
A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Engineer to join our Clients Power Business Unit.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager the successful candidate will carry out a vital role as part of a dedicated technical team challenged with the task of delivering robust and cost effective signature management system solutions.
You will be responsible for a range of engineering activity from bid to delivery. This role will challenge your experience of designing optimum solutions in a cost competitive environment.
Working closely with other team members and sub-contractors you will plan develop and deliver sub-system solutions that successfully meet overall project objectives.
Key requirements will include:
Meet required milestones and minimise risk to the project.
Take responsibility for a major part of the engineering work on a large project and co-ordinate allocated resources effectively.
Contribute to project meetings and to deliver detailed technical and progress reports.
Work closely with senior team members to plan and co-ordinate projects.
To review, coach and train technical staff to maintain engineering standards and expertise at a high level.
Candidate requirements:
You will have a relevant degree with proven experience in an electrical engineering environment.
Experience of working within a team-based, multi-skilled environment.
Ability to apply best practice engineering and development techniques.
Working knowledge of safety and environmental legislation.
Other
Will have or will be capable of obtaining UK security clearance.
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| Contact name |
Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM/2008/PMES 07/017 443 |
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| Job Title |
Senior Engineer Transit |
| Location |
RUGELEY, West Midlands |
| Salary/rate |
£30000 - £35000/annum plus bonus plus benefits |
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| Job number |
107258972 |
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02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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OJM Recruitment |
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Our Client designs and manufactures Power and Magnetic product solutions for the Defence and Transit markets world-wide.
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer to join our Transit Power Division.
The Role:
Carry out a vital role within a dedicated team, with the task of delivering robust and cost effective power system solutions.
Responsible for a range of engineering activities from bid to delivery.
Working closely with other team members and sub-contractors to develop technical solutions to successfully meet project objectives.
The Candidate
Educated to degree level with post-graduate experience in an electrical engineering environment.
Hands on experience of substation design and integration covering ac and dc switchboards, power transformers, battery chargers, lv panels / switchboards, including:
o Specification and rating of equipment for procurement and manufacture.
o Technical liaison with equipment suppliers and internal manufacturing.
o Integration of the substation equipment into a functioning substation, e.g equipment interconnections. Reviewing supplier drawings and documentation against requirements.
o Production of substation test specifications & manuals.
o Knowledge of substation integration in a dc traction environment is highly desirable.
o Hands on experience of power rectifier design is desirable.
Ability to apply best practice in a cost competitive environment.
Other Requirements:
Some travel required e.g. supplier visits, vendor assessments.
Overtime may be required in order to achieve deadlines.
Other
Will have or will be capable of obtaining UK security clearance.
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| Contact name |
Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM/2008/PMES 07/011 552 |
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| Job Title |
Principal Engineer Transit |
| Location |
RUGELEY, West Midlands |
| Salary/rate |
£35000 - £38000/annum plus bonus plus benefits |
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| Job number |
107258973 |
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02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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OJM Recruitment |
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Description
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Our Client designs and manufactures Power and Magnetic product solutions for the Defence and Transit markets world-wide.
A vacancy has arisen for a Principal Engineer to join our client in the Transit Power Section of the Power Systems Engineering Department.
The Role:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager or Project Manager, the successful candidate will carry out a vital role as part of a dedicated project team, challenged with the task of delivering robust and cost effective traction power systems and installations.
You will be responsible for a wide range of engineering activities covering all stages of a project from bid to delivery. The role will challenge your experience of designing optimum solutions in a cost competitive environment.
Working closely with other team members and sub-contractors, you will plan and carry out your activities to develop technical solutions, which successfully meet with the overall objectives of your project.
The Candidate:
A motivated self-starter, capable of leading small engineering teams.
You will have a relevant degree with at least five years experience in a dc traction electrical engineering environment.
Hands-on experience of rectifier design and development, and integration of transit power systems is highly desirable.
Knowledge of ac/dc switchgear and LV distribution panels is essential.
A demonstrable understanding of engineering best practice in a cost competitive environment.
You will have a good working knowledge of railway, safety and environmental standard and legislation.
PC and keyboard literacy is essential.
Other
Will have or will be capable of obtaining UK security clearance.
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| Contact name |
Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM/2008/PMES 07/014 553 |
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| Job Title |
Software Architect Wireless Systems |
| Location |
Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| Salary/rate |
£38000 - £48000/annum Plus benefits |
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| Job number |
112124273 |
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| Posted |
02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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OJM Recruitment |
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Description
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Our Client, a leader in digital television technology, was founded in 1982. The Companys primary focus is the development of innovative set-top boxes and over 20 million of the Companys products have now been installed in homes worldwide.
They seek to fill the vacancy for a Software Architect Wireless Systems to be based at their site near Bradford.
The successful candidate will have experience of commercial software development experience within the Consumer Electronics, Telecoms, or related Industries. You will be able to demonstrate your specific contribution to a number of previous successful projects. Your achievements and ambition will be key but it is also likely that you will hold a Degree or Post-Graduate qualification (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or appropriate discipline.
Job purpose:
Responsible for the creation of the software architectures as well as for the delivery of all software required and produced within the Technologies - Wireless Systems Projects.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Software architectural and design lead for all Wireless Systems projects.
2. Responsible for the delivery of all Wireless Systems software projects.
3. Mentoring of all software engineers within the team.
4. Creation and management of some projects within the Wireless Systems portfolio.
5. Manage and nurture relationships with software and silicon vendors.
Knowledge and experience:
1. Expert in Object Oriented Design, its principles, its usage and its pitfalls!
2. Very strong developer in C/C++ (particularly C++)
3. Demonstrable experience in architectural design of complete end-to-end systems
4. Must be very comfortable with Client/Server architecture at all levels
5. A demonstrable ability to deliver complex software systems and sub-systems.
6. Preferably with a background in Linux and embedded systems.
You will join a world-class team working at the leading edge of this sector. You must be able to work within a fast moving and complex environment and be able to communicate effectively as well as be a leader within a cross functional team. You will be responsible for the specification, definition and delivery of all software projects within the team.
The key requirements for this role include:
An evangelist of the Object Orientation methodology, with experience in this field as both a developer and a designer.
Extensive usage of UML to communicate the architectural design to the developers is essential.
A consummate C++ developer/designer.
Deep knowledge of XML, SOAP and Web Service related technologies.
A creative mind, not afraid of thinking outside the box to resolve complex problems for his own work as well as for less senior members of the team.
A track record in the analysis, design and successful implementation of client/server architectures within any industry (enterprise, consumer electronics, entertainment
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A demonstrable ability to deliver complex software systems and sub-systems.
Firm grasp on programming tools such as compilers, linkers, and debuggers.
Knowledge of operating systems and driver level code.
Strong influencing skills and customer orientation.
In addition experience in the following areas is desirable:
Application level software experience.
Network-related mechanisms and protocols: UDP/TCP/DTCP/HTTP/SOAP/
Metadata Design and Management. XML, XSLT, XSD, etc
Digital Rights Management (DTCP, SVP) and Content Protection (DVB CSA, AES, 3DES)
Major Middleware systems currently employed on set-top-box products, including but not limited to OpenTV and Fusion.
Video decoding, including knowledge of timing recovery, jitter management and PCR algorithms in set-top box products.
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| Contact name |
Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM/2008/PAC2530-567 |
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| Job Title |
Motor Design Engineer (Mechanical) |
| Location |
RUGELEY, Staffordshire |
| Salary/rate |
£35000 - £40000/annum Plus benefits |
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| Job number |
107286224 |
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02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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OJM Recruitment |
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Description
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Our Client designs and manufactures Power and Magnetic product solutions for the Defence and Transit markets world-wide.
A vacancy has arisen for a Motor Design Engineer (Mechanical) to join our client located in Rugeley Staffordshire.
The Role:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Motor Design Engineer (Mechanical) will be responsible for providing the power business with mechanical design expertise to support the design and development of specialist high power motors and generators.
The candidate will provide expertise in the mechanical packaging of power dense motor solutions and will provide design support throughout the design lifecycle; from feasibility studies and concept designs for new products, through to detailed design and production delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Provide the business with mechanical design expertise for high power motors rated in the range of several kW to a few MW
Provide a focal point for all motor mechanical design activity, encompassing mechanical, structural and thermal design and analysis, within a multi-disciplined engineering environment
Generate concept design proposals and feasibility studies to support future product development programmes
Carry out the detailed mechanical design of motors
Supervise other engineers working on motor design and product support
Work with production engineering to develop manufacturing technologies, process plans and quality systems and to initiate and support cost improvement activities
Develop appropriate external design, analysis and manufacturing partners in support of our ongoing business opportunities
Contribute to the development of engineering excellence within the business
Personal Requirements
An honours degree in mechanical engineering or close equivalent
Experience in the mechanical design of motors and generators
Strong analytical skills and a good working knowledge of material science
An enthusiastic and hands-on approach to design and development
Design experience using 3D CAD
FEA and CFD experience would be an advantage
Working knowledge of safety and environmental legislation is essential
Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and IT literate).
Other
Due to the defence related nature of the work, our Client would generally require candidates to
fulfil the following criteria:
You must be a born or naturalised British citizen and one of your parents must be a British
citizen or have substantial ties to the UK. Candidates must normally have been resident in the
UK for 10 years immediately prior to their application; this is particularly important if you were
born outside the UK. This is required to obtain SC security clearance.
OJM Recruitment offers a range of versatile recruitment services.
Actively participating across all levels within the commercial sector as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business we are particularly skilled at sourcing candidates for specialist positions in the IT, Engineering, Financial, Scientific and Sales and Marketing fields.
Above all we seek to make our success, your success. The commitment of our consultants is to deliver a service that is client and candidate focused, thereby encouraging a complementary, long term union.
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| Contact name |
Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM/2008/PMES 08/005 601 |
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| Job Title |
Project Manager (Transit) |
| Location |
RUGELEY, Staffordshire |
| Salary/rate |
£35000 - £42000/annum plus bonus plus benefits |
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| Job number |
107290901 |
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02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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OJM Recruitment |
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Description
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Our Client designs and manufactures Power and Magnetic product solutions for the Defence and Transit markets world-wide.
A vacancy has arisen for a Project Manager in the TRANSIT Division working from their site located in Rugeley Staffordshire.
The Role:
Reporting to the Programme Manager the successful candidate will be responsible for management of complex power electronics design and development projects from bid to delivery.
Achieving agreed time, cost and performance targets is vital. To assist you with this goal you will have direct responsibility for engineering department staff assigned to your project portfolio.
Design for manufacture is key to our success. You will be challenged with introducing cost effective new designs to manufacturing and facilitating an excellent engineering and manufacturing team approach.
With an eye for the critical path, effective project planning and excellent communication at all levels will be key to building upon an already successful customer relationship.
Main Function of Job
- To support the Programme Manager in delivering Product Stream Strategy and agreed operational performance.
- To manage key design, development and manufacturing projects from bid to completion within agreed time, cost and performance targets.
- To manage staff and resources assigned or made available to the project team or to a project portfolio.
- To carry out other duties that may reasonably be required by immediate supervision
Primary Duties & Principle Accountabilities
- Management of projects and effective leadership of a multidiscipline development team to achieve agreed objectives and goals.
- Prioritising project portfolio activities to achieve business objectives and delivery milestones.
- Providing assistance with implementation of the staff appraisal process
- Promoting engineering and manufacturing team collaboration.
- Successful project planning with accurate and effective progress reporting.
- Proactive approach to problem solving.
- Management of the customer interface during project execution.
Tools & Equipment Used
- Office tools and equipment
- MS-Project
- Company business system
Working Conditions
- Primarily office based, but occasional offsite or overseas working is likely.
The Candidate overview:
Graduate in a relevant engineering discipline.
Relevant project management experience from contract development, electrical engineering and low-volume manufacturing environments.
A successful track record leading engineering teams is essential.
Confident and motivated self-starters will most likely succeed in this role.
Knowledge of best practice project management techniques an advantage.
PC and keyboard literacy is essential.
Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications (Essential)
- Educated to HND standard or equivalent
- Proven track record of relevant experience in a similar design for manufacture or systems environment
- Knowledge of best practice in project management techniques
- PC and keyboard literate plus working knowledge of project management tools
- Verbal, numerical and conceptual reasoning ability
Desirable
- Educated to Bachelor Degree level
- Proven track record of managing or leading multidiscipline development teams.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety, environmental requirements and quality systems.
- Knowledge of group problem solving techniques; able to apply and facilitate
Must Have
- Excellent team working skill
- Planning and controlling
- Be able to demonstrate clear leadership abilities
- Persuasive
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Highly Desirable
- Business aware
- Flexible with a change orientation
- Ability to analyse situations and develop appropriate plans and strategies
Other
Due to the defence related nature of the work, our Client would generally require candidates to
fulfil the following criteria:
You must be a born or naturalised British citizen and one of your parents must be a British
citizen or have substantial ties to the UK. Candidates must normally have been resident in the
UK for 10 years immediately prior to their application; this is particularly important if you were
born outside the UK. This is required to obtain SC security clearance.
OJM Recruitment offers a range of versatile recruitment services.
Actively participating across all levels within the commercial sector as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business we are particularly skilled at sourcing candidates for specialist positions in the IT, Engineering, Financial, Scientific and Sales and Marketing fields.
Above all we seek to make our success, your success. The commitment of our consultants is to deliver a service that is client and candidate focused, thereby encouraging a complementary, long term union.
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Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM2008/ PMES 08/06 -609 |
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| Job Title |
Principal Electronics Engineer |
| Location |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Salary/rate |
£35000 - £50000/annum Plus benefits |
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| Job number |
112125948 |
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| Posted |
02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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Description
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Our client is a specialist company providing innovative system and product solutions for naval,
land and air based applications. They seek to fill the vacancy for a Principal Electronics Engineer.
To be successful the candidate must have proven experience with Servo Control Systems.
That is Servo Electronics, Control Systems or Power Systems with a decent analogue background too. Experience of FPGA or standard Digital Design although useful is not essential. Ideally the candidate will have had some involvement in flight simulation work.
This is a great opportunity as this person could potentially be the System Design Authority or run the team. This person could be someone with a good educational background with a few years experience, but show ambition and drive to further their career.
Background
The Principal Electronics Engineer will work within a team in the ISTAR business unit. The primary areas of work within the team are related to the design and development of camera systems, servo controlled platforms and other military equipment for use in land, sea and air domains.
The Principal Electronics Engineer will report to the ISTAR Electronics Group Leader and will be expected to take responsibility for a number of projects working in either a lead design capacity and also as the Systems Design Authority when required.
The Purpose of the Role:
To provide expertise to carry out the design and productionisation of electronic units within the ISTAR business area.
Supervisory Responsibility:
The role will not have any direct reports initially, however management of more junior personnel on tasks will be a day to day part of the job. With the planned expansion of the business unit it is likely that the role will have a team of engineers reporting into it in the future.
Tools, S/W Packages and Equipment Used
EDA tools are used within the department and their use will be expanded.
Microsoft Office.
Working Conditions
Ability to travel within the UK and overseas when required to support activity as required. This is not seen as a major part of the role but would be required on an occasional basis.
Required Education
Essential - Degree in Electronic Systems Engineering or closely related subject.
Desirable - Chartered Engineer
Required Experience
Essential
Proven experience of electronics design within an environment handling the entire product lifecycle from design through to production engineering.
Implementation of circuit and system level design using current digital and analogue technology.
Understanding of servo control systems
Knowledge of legislation such as EC Directives, RoHS and WEEE.
Experience of working in a structured engineering environment.
Desirable-
An understanding of the issues associated with fielding Military equipment in particular ruggedisation of commercial components and EMC requirements.
Good understanding of S/W architectures and the tradeoffs between hardware, firmware and software implementations.
Knowledge of video control and processing design.
Other Requirements:
Ideally Security cleared BUT must be able to obtain security clearance. For this you must be a born or naturalised British citizen and one of your parents must be a British citizen or have substantial ties to the UK. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for 10 years immediately prior to their application; this is particularly important if you were born outside the UK.
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| Contact name |
Keith Henley |
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| Ref no |
OJM/2008/UECCS- PEE |
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| Job Title |
Production Engineer |
| Location |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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| Job number |
117137344 |
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02/07/2008 (10:27) |
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OJM Recruitment |
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Description
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Our Clients Operations department manufacture bespoke military Stabilised Platforms, Surveillance, Gun control, Cameras, Control systems and Weapons Integration equipment in low volume, small batch production basis. Equipment is manufactured from existing, new and prototype drawings often with the incorporation of a high volume of changes; this requires a significant and continuous input from the Production Engineer in both Electrical and Mechanical disciplines. They seek to fill the vacancy for that Production Engineer.
The Purpose of the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Operations the Production Engineer is required to:
oversee the smooth introduction of new and existing designs of complex electro mechanical equipment from development to manufacture.
provide a service to the Project and Design teams to ensure that designs are produced to achieve the most cost effective manufacture and procurement methods.
continually review processes to reduce costs.
assist the shop floor in designing & providing tooling necessary for manufacture.
Responsibilities/Duties:
1. Raise the most efficient manufacturing build processes and create routings for products as required
2. To ensure that all times on routings and build processes are accurate and derived from the estimating documentation.
3. To propose and implement shop floor layouts to further improve the efficient running of the operations department and to maintain and update such layouts.
4. Raise Change Requests as necessary, solving manufacturing problems occurring on shop floor.
5. Review designs during development to ensure suitability & ease for manufacture. As a result of the reviews to define and design manufacturing tools, jigs and fixtures using CAD, arranging their manufacture to ensure timely availability.
6. Co-ordinating engineering changes to schedule and design criteria .
7. Attend design reviews giving positive input to influence design for ease of manufacture.
8. Check and approve first issue drawings prior to release ensuring design for manufacture and reducibility to cost.
9. Be proactive in continually reviewing manufacturing processes to ensure most efficient cost effective working methods.
10. Defining Manufacturing Material Handling Processes.
11. To manage assessment justification and installation of capital equipment.
12. Ensure availability to the shop floor of specifications and process instructions.
13. To create baseline costs from BOMs and assist in the preparation of production Bids and Estimates.
14. Participate in the continuous improvement process and initiatives.
15. Liaise with suppliers on ease of manufacture, manufacturing problems, product problems and changes.
Tools, S/W Packages and Equipment Used:
CAD,
Microsoft Office,
MRP,
Outlook ,
Microsoft Project,
company business operating system eg. Costpoint.
Working Conditions:
May be required to lift up to 25kg on occasion.
Required Education:
Minimum HNC Engineering (Manufacturing, Production).
Experience:
In-depth experience in an electro-mechanical production environment.
Low volume batch type manufacture experience gained within a defence equipment manufacturing environment.
Experience of ISO9000 systems or equivalent.
Other Requirements:
Ideally Security cleared BUT must be able to obtain security clearance. For this you must be a born or naturalised British citizen and one of your parents must be a British citizen or have substantial ties to the UK. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for 10 years immediately prior to their application; this is particularly important if you were born outside the UK.
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