Vacancies

As a welder fabricator, you will be responsible for joining different metals using a variety of techniques. Duties may include cutting and welding materials according to technical drawings, occasional  tests may be required depending on client requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Various aspects of welding & fabrication
• Interpret engineering drawings for parts to be fabricated/welded
• General mechanical skills
• Ensure production timings are met
• Create specific weldment set- ups and fixturing to meet geometric requirements
• Perform quality work checks to ensure the product meets quality standards
• Identify product defects and complete appropriate documentation when defects are identified
• Rework and/or repair welded parts and products according to engineering specification changes.
• Perform all work in accordance with quality standards and established safety procedures
• Prioritize work flow through effective communication with management staff
• Maintain a clean and safe work area

To support the business in securing new contracts from existing and new customers, preparation of quotations for both material and labour, including contact with suppliers/contractors to secure best price for materials and services.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively review systems and procedures, making recommendations for improvement and implementing changes.
• Develop a close working relationship with the Sales and Engineering teams & within the broader business to achieve order intake budgets and proposal outputs
• Align estimating role activities to achieve operational objectives, timelines, and budgets.
• Produce appropriately detailed material and labour estimates to secure business from new and existing customers using techniques such as comparative (analogous), parametric (using norms), bottom up (analytical) and three point estimating.
• Contact with and securing of reliable/quality suppliers of materials, components and indirect spend covering technical compliance, price, delivery and quality targets so as to obtain the optimized benefit for inclusion in quotation preparation.
• Manage enquiry timelines to ensure bids/proposals are submitted as required
• Hold responsibility for development and maintenance of suitable KPIs.
• Ensure estimating best practice is followed at all times.
• Maintaining estimate system within the company ERP system (Epicor)
• The ability to communicate well with both internal and external supplier/customers.
• Knowledge/experience with Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint)

Skills/Experience

• Previous manufacturing based, technical experience, gained within the manufacturing engineering industry.
• Experience with ERP systems and preferably EPICOR and Microsoft Office Software.
• Communication, influencing and relationship management skills.
• To be proficient in Microsoft Office Software
• Understanding of design, engineering, and manufacturing processes.
• Maintaining focus, innovative solutions, taking responsibility, team working, problem solving.
• Ability to adapt to change within a fast-evolving environment.
• Current UK driving license.

Administrative duties to support the Conformance and stores Departments.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the upkeep of the Business Management systems (QHSE).
• Control and reporting of Customer Complaints, Conformance Deviations, Incident Reports and DMR’s/NCR’s
• Produce and distribute weekly/monthly conformance reports and Key performance indicators.
• Control of new and existing supplier’s accreditation and performance.
• Control of standards.
• Archiving & destruction of quality records in-line with the company & customers requirements.
• Assisting the collation of Life Time Quality Records (LTQR)
• Control of Department Holiday and flexible working hours.
• General administration support to the Conformance (QHSE) and Stores Departments.

Skills and Experience

• Proficient in MS Word & Excel
• Computer literate.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Must be organised and methodical.
• Able to solve problems within their duties
• Maintain efficient filing system.
• Good team player with good communication skills at all levels (internal & external Customers).