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Renishaw are offering an exciting opportunity as a Project Engineer within the manufacturing department, responsible for the delivery of a wide variety of influential projects, including Automation Equipment Development projects, targeted at improving our manufacturing processes.
The role
This opportunity will be working to introduce automation to precision optical/electromechanical assembly process within a high complexity, and challenging assembly environment.
Applicants will be considered from a wide range of STEM subjects, across Engineering, Mathematics and the Sciences.
The successful applicant will be responsible for all stages of project management, controlling timescales, resource and budget. Specific activities will vary dependant on the type of project:
- Defining and owning technical concept and strategy for projects.
- Creating, managing, and reporting project plan, progress and risks.
- Responsibility for project team task management and delivery.
- Interaction across a wide ranging team of multi-discipline engineers and technicians.
- Researching technologies, managing and undertaking trials to determine solutions.
- Managing the introduction of assembly processes and product interaction equipment (including automation) to the factory floor.
- Frequent interaction with product designers, production support and management to ensure solutions meet quality and product performance requirements.
.Key requirements
- Degree qualified (2:1 or above) in a STEM subject
- Excellent problem solving and practical skills
- Good communication and social skills
- Accomplished IT skill set
- Be an engaged, enthusiastic, and motivated individual
- Genuine interest for a career working in a world leading engineering company working on high-tech, high complexity products and processes
Desirable requirements
- Project management experience
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacture/Assembly principles
- Process and Design FMEA
- Six sigma principle awareness
What you will gain
- A broad and developing range of highly technical skills
- A true experience of being an integral part of a manufacturing environment
- Experience in contributing to cutting edge product and process design and implementation
As Renishaw is based quite rurally, it is essential that applicants have their own form of transport or they are willing to relocate to the local area.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a Homeworking policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, the option to join BUPA Renishaw health trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or recruitment@renishaw.com.
