New Engineering Jobs

Senior Design Engineer

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:42 +0000

£35K Birmingham (L1201141)

Be an integral part of a design platform; lead the development of new /existing products from cradle to grave. Liaise with customers /product engineers in identification of product test specifications. Test products, analyse results, make recommendations and produce technical reports. Solve product failures /problems using CADDS5, CATIA 5 &
Analysis software. Conduct reviews; provide an understanding of tolerance studies /FMEA’s for new /existing products. Design, build /supervise (internal /external contractors) innovative test fixtures /control equipment. Produce component /assembly drawings to support prototype /production releases. Release prototype /production drawings in line ETRS.

Min BSc /BEng Mechanical /Electrical, Test/Development Eng, 5 yrs Automotive Components Ind/ Vehicle Manufacture exp, Knowledge of stamping, injection moulding, electronics, electrics and pneumatics. Familiar with CADD’S/CATIA 5 system employing both surface and solid modelling.

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Projects Engineer

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:21:20 +0000

£38K - £40K Birmingham (L1201142)

To assist the Project Leader in the successful planning and control of a nominated Engineering discipline or project
Identify and adhere to Project and Financial Plan. To conduct design reviews, having and providing an understanding of tolerance studies and FMEA’s for new and existing products. To design, build and/or supervise (both internal and external contractors) innovative prototype designs and control equipment. Liaise with suppliers to produce component and assembly drawings to support prototype and production releases.
Automotive background.
Minimum BSc or BEng Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Multi lingual skills advantageous

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Strategic Buyer

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:12:52 +0000

£Competitive + Bonus & Bens (G1112134) Cambridgeshire

Our international client is looking to recruit a strategic buyer into their procurement team. You main roles and responsibilities will be to provide purchasing solutions expertise using Quality Delivery Cost Innovation and Management criteria to deliver maximum value.
Manage portfolio of commodities and develop, communicate and implement a global sourcing strategy for commodity spend.
Constantly drive to reduce purchasing costs through cost down initiatives; identification and implementation of cost improvement activities. Utilise best practise Procurement techniques.
Create a negotiating strategy based on factual information and through knowledge of the supply base.
Devise & implement a sourcing strategy per commodity utilising resources & company buying power in line with business needs QDC and innovation.
Lead continuous improvement intiatives and purchasing NPI activities.
Collaborate with Supplier development engineer to ensure continuous improvement in QDC with Key suppliers.
Develop mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organisational levels.
Provide leadership for sourcing and resource management decisions.
Provide cover in Procurement Mgrs absence at monthly board and management mtgs.
Achieve agreed in year & annualised cost down targets and build the funnel for future purchase price reduction.
Analyse commodity spend and supply base performance; identify opportunities within group companies for synergy sourcing, supplier consolidation and performance improvement.
You will continually strive for Puchase Price Reduction, improved QDCI performance, low cost region sourcing % and increase suppliers readiness for NPI.
You will have significant pertinent strategic buying experience within one or more of the following industries; automotive, aerospace or electronic/mechanical component manufacture. You must have experience of controlling a £6M+ spend and solid international buying experience. Candidates with significant experience in buying from China will be a distinct advantage.
You will ideally educated to degree/HNC level in a relevant engineering/purchasing discipline.
This position offers a competitive salary with attractive benefits. Please apply immediately as our client is arranging interviews now!

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Maintenance Engineer

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:05:12 +0000

£30K - £34K Birmingham (G1201163)

Our client is looking to a recruit a multiskilled maintenance engineer with either a mechanical or electrical bias. You will attend breakdowns and rectify faults efficiently, conduct PPM's on plant equipment such as conveyors, wrappers, packaging machines. You will be a proactive engineer, with a continuous improvement approach, embracing modern production techniques in this modern plant. Candidates that have significant experience in the food/fmcg industry coupled with good electrical & mechanical skills including TIG welding will be at an advantage. Please apply asap!

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Manufacturing/Engineering Manager

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:20:33 +0000

£40K Birmingham (G1112161)

Due to expansion, our client is looking to recruit a Manufacturing Manager/Engineering Manager to it's growing team.

The role will include the management and administration of existing and new product development, identifying lean opportunities and continuous improvement whilst ensuring all quality, environmental and health and safety legislation and standards are adhered to.

The ideal candidate will provide the technical authority to, and management of, a small team of skilled personnel, whilst building relationships with customers, suppliers and all levels of the company.

Being commercially aware and quality led, the ability to demonstrate a track record in management, production scheduling and engineering with experience of CAD/CAM and CNC 4/5 axis machining is required.

The role provides the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the development and success of the company through meeting and exceeding customer’s expectations.
Candidates with experience in exotic and precious metals will be at a distinct advantage as will applicants with experience of Delcam-Powermill CAM software.

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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:24:16 +0000

£32K x3 shift patern G1112159) Suffolk

Our major client is looking to recruit 2 multi skilled maintenance engineers to work at their fast paced manufacturing & process plant.
Your main roles and responsibilities will be to attend plant equipment breakdowns, conduct routine PPM and take part in small engineering projects. You will be a multi skilled maintenance engineer either with a mechanical or electrical bias but must be able to fault find and troubleshoot via PLC's. You will be experienced in working with a large array of plant equipment including, conveyors, dryers, centrifuges, pumps, motors, steam raising plant etc.
You will be a proactive engineer that is comfortable in a pressured, fast paced environment providing quick response to breakdowns.
You must embrace continuous improvement and TPM techniques.
Ideally you will have come from a food industry background or brewery or other FMCG industry. Apprentice trained with qualifications or experienced and strong qualifications preferred. Rotating 3 shift pattern with 3, 1 & 10 day off periods. Please apply asap for more information.

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Technical Support Engineer

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:16:46 +0000

£24K+NEG + Bonus + Bens (G1111158) Cambridgeshire

Our client is looking to recruit a Technical Support Engineer to their expanding team. Your main roles and responsibilities will be to;
Provide front-line liaison for distributors on technical issues; assist with identification of machine parts and other order administration queries; provide interface to discuss non-standard parts requests.
Work with distributors to develop and improve their service offering, including carrying out regular audits of the service organisation and performance.
Visit distributors to provide sales and service support, assist with on-site problem resolution, review parts returns, review on-going technical issues (including quality problems), coach distributors on information management and administration of data.
Manage the distributor on-boarding process, providing technical training and training support.
Provide set-up and sales support for exhibitions,
Manage / support distributors in retaining their installed base customers and consumables sales.
25%-30% of this role will require overseas travel of which expenses will be paid.

You will have come from a field service/support role within a electronic or printing industry, a recognised technical qualification and be customer focused and happy to travel internationally.

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UK Technical Service Engineer

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:12:07 +0000

£24K + NEG + Company Car + Bonus + Bens (G1112160) Cambridgeshire

Our major client is looking to recruit a UK Technical Engineer (inc Company Car) to their expanding team to provide technical support to internal & external customers, to travel to customer sites & install, maintain & repair the full range of company products.
Your main roles and responsibilities will be to
1.Install, repair and maintain coding/printing equipment with minimum direct supervision, as directed by the Help Desk and local supervision.
2.Promote Proactive technical support to UK customers, Field Service Engineers and Sales to ensure customer fix and maximise Field Service Engineer intervention.
3.Diary technical intervention to ensure Customer errors are resolved quickly and to maximise Field Service Engineer intervention.
4.To Co-Ordinate and carry out Workshop intervention processes of customer repairs and Trial process and manage workshop inventory.
5.Take ownership of engineers diary scheduling & work allocation
6.Manage Installation process to ensure right first time customer installation.
7.Helpdesk duties and support.
This role will 30% office based with the remainder in the field.
You will be an experienced service engineer from a industry that encompasses electronic/mechanical components. Candidates with experience in a electronic/printing background will be at a distinct advantage. You will also hold a relevant technical qualification.
You must be located within a 30 mile radius of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:31:20 +0000

£35K - £40K Days or Nights Cambridgeshire (L1111135) x2 positions available

Apprentice trained multi skilled mechanical bias engineer, having proven experience within a food or FMCG industry. You will be required to take ownership of a designated area where you will carry out planned and breakdown maintenance. Working on various fast production machinery from conveyors, seamers, bottling, packaging and labelling. Understanding of control drawing & circuits, Power drives & Gearboxes, Pumps and Systems Conveyors and Pneumatics Fitting. Working in a proactive way and to lean techniques such as Six sigma and contribute to and help implement continuous improvement, to enhance quality, safety, efficiency and waste reduction. Doing root cause failure and recording data on engineering log. This client is looking for a forward thinking attitude, a self managed individual, someone who can add value and implement and make changes. There is variation to the role where you will be involved in projects within the engineering department,

Person Specification: Ideal Background etc
Minimum 5 years FMCG, Maintenance and precision engineering

Qualifications:
ONC or BTEC or NVQ4 and GCSE/A level Maths, English & Science,
HND Maintenance Engineer Qualified
Completed Apprenticeship or Equivalent

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Design Engineer

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:08:34 +0000

£30K - £40K Edinburgh, Scotland (G1111155)

URGENT REQUIREMENT

Our major client is looking to recruit a design engineer to their existing team. You will be a experienced mechanical design engineer ideally with experience in the food automation industry with excellent Autocad 2D and Pro E/ Inventor 3D skills. You will have sound experience of stainless steel fabrication design, MRP, BOM, & Microsoft office packages. The client will also consider a exceptional graduate with excellent Autocad skills.
There are both contract and permanent design engineer opportunities with this client.

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