Engineering & Production Jobs In Cambridgeshire

Due to continued success and growth they're looking for an experienced project engineer, from either a Food/Chemical/or Pharmaceutical background, to join their successful operation to contribute to the quality of their service. Working with an established team of 6 other dynamic Project Engineers, dealing with “whole life cycle” project management & engineering within the food processing industry.

The Role

Working under own initiative, with support from their close-knit projects team as necessary, fulfilling “inception to completion” project engineering and management.

A typical project engineer’s role starts with carrying out client liaison to fully identify detailed user requirement following receipt of order.

Continuing with engineering works including - sourcing equipment from their own range of products and that of close partner companies, working with the client to establish working line layout and agreeing KPI’s, generate P&ID’s & PFD’s, supplier negotiations and equipment purchasing, project cost tracking and monitoring, conduct their own internal fabrication quality and pre-assembly inspections and those with the client prior to despatch. Documentation gathering for manual compilation and training purposes.

Finishing with on-site works from start of installation to hand-over to client including – Site supervision of all elements of installation works, working closely with key contractors for both mechanical and electrical build. Hands-on approach to commissioning, engineer/operator training and managing closure of snagging lists.

On larger projects you may be nominated “project leader” whereby you would be leading a small team of engineers plus health and safety manager on site working under CDM regulations.

The successful candidate can expect a healthy split of 60% office based activities and 40% on-site. Site involvement varies from project to project but would typically involve 12hour days 7 days/week and can be for long durations of time – average 2-3 months, in blocks of time possibly 4-week blocks. Short term site involvement typically 4-6 weeks would generally be covered in a single block. Longer term projects are considered on individual basis.

Candidate Attributes:

Minimum HNC/HND qualification in engineering
Minimum 3 years industry experience (mechanical/process bias)
Previous experience in equipment design, fabrication and installation, project engineering.
Preferably from the food, pharmaceutical or other related process industry.
Good understanding of machinery process and design.
A strong "hands-on" engineering background.
Dynamic, enthusiastic and flexible approach and willing to travel (at times on extended durations).
Excellent Commercial awareness.
Excellent people skills and clear communicator with the ability to form strong customer relationships.
Computer literate with working knowledge of the following:-
AutoCAD
Microsoft Project & Office range of programs

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Purpose of Job

To provide turnkey electrical design solutions using CAD / Electronic Media, for hydraulic power unit and system solutions. Derive specification requirements and produce working designs / material schedules and gain approval. Verify and validate solution derived, providing technical support; working instructions with clarity considering process and methods of realisation.
Based in St.Neots providing role cover locally and extended to provide remote role cover for our Wakefield facility.
Output provides direct solution in consideration of all engineered products within ME division for hydraulic drive and control solutions with electrical content.

Department:

Working within the Systems and Engineering department as member of the design team, to work closely with the engineers to develop electrical design solutions for junction boxes, marshalling cabinets, electrical starter gear for industrial electric motor drives associated with diverse, bespoke hydraulic drive and control solutions for many different industries. Taking responsibility for the design solution produced meeting with the responsible engineers approval. Maintain electrical standards used within the business. Realisation of activities - priorities through the design group leader, direct reporting to the department manager.

Service - Role Performed:
To produce and issue electrical design solutions using CAD / Electronic Media, for the business.
To facilitate support to Sales / Engineering, including concepts, quotations (technical input and costings), technical support.
To facilitate interaction to Logistics - Procurement, including enquiry (specification), review of offers (technically), specification of materials.
To facilitate interaction to Quality, including the provision of Inspection and test requirements.
To facilitate interaction with Production - Workshop, including the dissemination and clarification of working instructions and the processes and methods derived for realisation of the solution.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
To afford ownership and accountability, representing both the solution and the output, ultimate responsibility for design solutions using CAD / Electronic Media (verification, validation).
To afford responsibility for the verification of costings.
To afford responsibility for the realisation of material specifications, source, budget and availability.
To afford responsibility for the verification of contract reviews (quality gate reviews), considering costs, quality and time.
To afford responsibility for maintaining and the dissemination of electrical standards used within the business, as a central contact 'champion'.

Functional Responsibilities:

5.1 To produce and issue electrical design solutions using CAD / Electronic Media, for the business
" Maintain drawing borders and templates, producing accurate, clear design solutions without ambiguity.
" Maintain design convention considering the identification of constituent parts such that instruction of same is without ambiguity and affords clear interpretation.
" Maintain the design process in accordance with company standard and protocol.
" Maintain and disseminate electrical standards used within the business in accordance with company standard and protocol.
5.2 To keep up to date with new product developments in defined industry sector(s) in order to enhance business decision making by:
" Maintaining a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of trends in Electro-Hydraulics and controls systems including design and manufacture.
" Developing an understanding of the companies products and services, customers and competitors including the business environment.
" Sharing information and ideas to enable others to build their understanding of Electro-Hydraulics and control systems and the departments objectives.
" Analysing what is required to develop and deliver quotations and design solutions and meet department targets.
5.3 To contribute to the overall department objectives and plan by:
" Identifying and utilising opportunities and suggestions for growth.
" Proactively supporting industry sales objectives, customer sales enquiries and targeting potential customers.
" Agreeing job requirements and competencies, participating in relevant training and development programmes including performance reviews and associate surveys and to seek support as required.
" Monitoring and sharing of own progress and addressing any changes, taking corrective action as required.
" Communicating regularly with other associates, department and individuals involved in the business considering the design solutions produced so as to ensure rapid two way flow of information and immediate contribution to effective team working.
5.4 To take joint responsibility for the planning of activities including time - delivery, and financial - cost, and quality are met by:
" Contributing to the development of department objectives.
" Delivering activities to meet these objectives.
" Monitoring progress and addressing any variances / changes.
" Ensuring quality standards and customer requirements are met.
5.5 To ensure efficient and effective utilisation of financial and physical resources are met by:
" Maximising the use of resources and identifying and eliminating waste.
" Contributing to the setting of systems, policies, procedures including working instructions and standards, ensuring that they fit and - or enhance with others used in the business.
" Balancing cost or risk vs. benefit when specifying or recommending any changes.
" Ensuring time and overheads are correctly accounted for.
" Monitoring changes for cost and delivery implications, reviewing and communicating same.
" Tracking of commercial and technical performance of design solution to evaluate price or margin and 'return on quotations' to recommend improvements.
5.6 Applicable to all jobs:
" To carry out tasks that may be reasonably requested from time to time.
" To complete all tasks and objectives in accordance with customers technical, quality and delivery requirements, standard company procedures and policies, Health and Safety requirements and Industry Codes of Practice.

General Responsibilities:

6.1 To contribute to the delivery of electrical / electronic systems design through undertaking an agreement of individual objectives, targets and success criteria including:
" Developing design solutions including the specification of material parts and necessary process instruction to realise same from the engineer's brief to meet customer specifications.
" Developing wiring diagrams, general assemblies, circuit drawings, parts lists including specifications and instructions to meet the order schedule and to the required standard.
" Ensure that the design solutions are compliant with the machinery directive, applicable industry safety standards, including EMC directives and requirements for CE marking as necessary.
" Consulting with the responsible engineer to provide input to risk assessments and environmental design requirements so as to ensure design solution compliance.
" Consulting with the responsible engineer to ensure the solution meets customer requirements and that cost / time implications considering modification to afford compliance are clearly identified in a timely manner.
" Ensuring quality standards and customer requirements are met through the provision of adequate work schedules and targets with regular reviews, monitoring and addressing any variances.
" Expediting approval of design solutions in conjunction with the responsible engineer and identify issues before they become a set back.
" Confirming, actioning and issuing agreed changes to the design solution ensuring continuous improvements are identified and agreed throughout the product life cycle and are recorded appropriately.
" Researching, developing and maintaining in-house engineering and technical standards.
" Analysing and reporting on actual vs. target activity including design solution accuracy and timely completion to plan.
" Ensuring complete access of relevant information / materials by organising and maintaining files and working area including correct use of filing - archive structures.
" Support design solutions, providing advice and representation when necessary including the verification and accuracy of design solutions.

Qualification:

Definition of qualifications, experience and knowledge.
HNC electrical Engineering or Equivalent
Proficient in the creation and specification of electrical design solutions using CAD tools including AutoCAD
Electrical system design
The specification of electrical components and transmission / instrumentation inventory.
The sizing, rating and performance of inventory including cables, fuses, circuit breakers, isolators, relays
The sizing, rating and performance of inventory including motor starting and PLC circuits
Interpret electrical interface to hydraulic equipment, given hydraulic circuits and symbols representing same
IEE wiring regulations
Conversant in Microsoft Office products
SAP R3 or similar integrated system

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Our client is a UK bag maker which has been in business since 1878, manufacturing all kinds of custom made bags for high street and designer retailers, industrial businesses, exhibitions, promotions and launches.

They design and make a wide range of products including printed bags and eco-friendly cotton bags.

They’re recruiting for a machine operator/CAD Designer to join their team in March, and support the smooth running of the factory by ensuring textile materials are cut to the correct patterns using the Automatic Cutting Machine (Gerber) and presented to the sewing machinists for assembly into finished goods.

Additionally, they’re looking for the candidate to be trained in CAD Design. Full training will be provided to the selected candidate, involving training from our existing CAD Designer and external training via an AutoCAD course at Peterborough Regional College.

Must Haves

•Good PC literacy.
•Strong communication skills, with the ability to work on own initiative and contribute within a team.
•Good organisational skills.
•Ability to work accurately, with a keen eye for detail.

Key Deliverables

•Cut textile products at specified production rates.
•Maintain high quality standards, with a rework rate due to error in product selection or machine set-up of below 5%.
•Work closely with Designer and Factory Supervisor to maximise output.
•Regularly inspect and maintain automatic cutting machine.

“Must Do” Duties

•Taking of works orders and cutting on Gerber.
•Lifting rolls of fabric, loading and unloading automatic cutter.
•Cutting of sundries associated with works orders.
•Fill in and submit weekly time sheet for job costing calculations.
•Book out stock used in cutting on product bin cards.
•Carry out daily machine checks prior to operation.
•Report any anomalies to Factory Supervisor as soon as possible.
•This is a physical role which involves manual handling of textiles.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.