The Associate will be based at Welshpool SY21 8SL and be responsible for the management and delivery of an Innovate UK awarded KTP between WMG and Castalum Ltd for Interconnected Foundry, aligned with Industry 4.0, which involves developing certain modules in a bespoke web-based MES (Manufacturing Execution System) application called CastNet for capturing and storing data through sensors from the foundry, enabling AI-driven decision support for manufacturing process improvements (E.g Predictive Maintenance, Energy & Waste Water Usage etc) in a foundry.
This post is part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) initiative funded by Innovate UK. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a UK-wide programme that has been helping businesses for the past 40 years to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge and skills that reside within the UK Knowledge Base.
Working with WMG and the project supervisor at CastAlum Ltd., you will work as part of a dynamic engineering team to embed the new knowledge in the company through training, paired working, and the creation of documentation. WMG will provide specialised technical support and supervision to the Associate to ensure CastAlum Ltd. is an industry leader driven by world-class research.
About you
The Associate will bring specialist knowledge and skills to assess the current state of Digital Maturity and readiness for improving the digital capabilities of the company, aiding productivity improvements. This will involve the use of methodologies aligned with industry standards such as ISO23247 or similar, selection of sensors/equipment for data capture, and building a data architecture for storing the captured data, data pipelines for analysis, business intelligence, and visualisation.
The role will require the Associate to work with the Innovation & Systems team, production staff and higher management to analyse and determine the current state of the digital maturity, improving the digital maturity. It will involve improving the CastNet system, enabling AI-driven decision support to improve Energy, Waste water usage, enabling predictive maintenance for Machining and Tool Repair, etc
About the department
CastAlum is an internationally acclaimed aluminium die casting and machining centre located in Welshpool, UK. The site was a Greenfield development in the winter of 2000-2001, serving one customer only. 20 years on, the company supplies parts to the UK, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. It has grown from die-casting aluminium parts only to supplying a range of products (using high-pressure die casting, squeeze die casting, and machining). It supplies aluminium components as cast, cast & machined, or assembled & tested according to the needs of its customers.
90% of all its production is for export, with components going into vehicles produced by VAG, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Renault, Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, AML and other prestigious marques, as well as non-automotive customers.
Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is a department of the University of Warwick that provides science, technology, and engineering research and development services to industry. After more than 40 years, WMG continues to deliver world-leading innovations across a range of sectors. WMG is part of the High-Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC), which supports manufacturers to commercialise new technology from research for industrial applications.The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with over 800 staff and nearly 3,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management, technology, and applied engineering.
We are globally recognised for our world-class research, innovative industry partnerships, and teaching excellence, and we are proud holders of the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the Institutional Silver Award.
About the University
We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.
We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.
