Address The Azure Fiber team in Romsey is seeking dynamic candidates with energy and a passion for innovation to join our team. You will be working on high value and specialist fiber Manufacturing Equipment at our state of the art fiber facility. The equipment will deliver fabrication technologies for radically novel optical fibers, including glass preform manufacture, optical fiber drawing and associated processes. The role will involve close interaction with the Engineering, Production and R&D teams to facilitate and support the development and rollout of new fabrication methods for next generation fibers and turn them into robust and reliable volume manufacturing processes. Additionally, you will be required to support the scaling up of the new fabrication facility to meet customer demand and company ambition. As such, this is a hands on role based in Romsey, UK.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
- Support the commissioning and acceptance testing of high-value and specialist fiber Manufacturing Equipment under the guidance of senior engineers
- Develop and understanding of how to monitor, maintain and upgrade fiber Manufacturing Equipment under the guidance of others
- Assist in maintaining the calibration register for fiber Manufacturing Equipment
- Develop an understanding of the implementation of TPM schedules for fiber Manufacturing Equipment
- Provide technical support for project and product development under the guidance of senior engineers
- Assist in the resolution of equipment and technical issues
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience in maintaining high-value specialist process equipment
- Ability to own and solve problems in both an analytical, logical and practical way
- Ability to understand complex process and equipment problems
- Able to explain complex technical problems to equipment suppliers
- Be a self-starter with effective communication and good interpersonal skills, able to work across all disciplines and all levels of the organisation
- Ability to seek out improvement opportunities
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 product family
- High standard of written and spoken English, both colloquial and technical
Other Requirements:
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field
- OR equivalent experience.
- Patent or track record of engineering excellency
- The following skills and attributes would also be beneficial:
- IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH qualification
- Knowledge and hands-on experience of fiber manufacturing processes, ideally in an industrial setting
- Knowledge of or training in ISO9001
- Knowledge of statistical process control methods and their application
- Ability to use lean problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies and practices
- The desire to exceed targets and inspire the team to do the same
- Training in First Aid and emergency evacuation procedures
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