AddressAerotron Composites Ltd is a privately owned company which is part of the Aerotron Group of aviation companies. We have a new purpose-built facility in Chatteris, primarily focussing on manufacturing aircraft components for several major Aerospace and Defence OEMs. We are a global leader in the Aerospace and Defence industries and the partner-of-choice for best-in-class product development, manufacture and repair.
What makes us unique is our combined experiences, skill and knowledge in engineering, manufacturing and repair, and we need the right people to join us on our journey to delivering our vision. Our company is built around our people as we encourage diversity of thought, empower team members to collaborate and enhance our joint future through their personal development. We take great pride in what we deliver, and want to leverage our collective talents, passion, and hard work by putting the customer at the forefront of our business.
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Job Purpose
· To support and lead Manufacturing Engineering of composite components and tooling across multiple projects. To ensure delivery is to specification, within time, cost and quality constraints.
Key Responsibilities
· Engineering
o Provide expertise in the manufacture of composite tooling and components and promote industry best practice methods within the engineering team.
o Develop and document composite manufacturing processes, e.g. instructions for cutting, laminating, curing, machining, bonding/assembly and inspection, to support the production of composite tooling and components.
o Ensure composite manufacturing processes meet design performance and quality requirements.
o Compile and manage Bills of Materials.
o Provide Manufacturing Engineering support to other functions within the business, e.g. design engineering, purchasing and production.
o Coordinate material and resource planning through the company’s ERP system.
· Project
o Lead projects from estimating and quotation through to delivery of parts to the customer.
o Ensure customer scope and requirements are documented and change appropriately managed.
o Establish and manage project plans and technical delivery.
o Liaise with customer representatives, ensuring their requirements are understood and met, or challenged (expectations managed) as required.
o Communicate with suppliers and compile specifications, to ensure subsequent manufacture is in accordance with design specifications.
· Leadership
o Oversight of junior team member’s work
o Mentoring and development of junior team members
o Develop the company’s engineering systems and procedures
o Inspire positive change and continuous improvement.
· Company Support
o Fully comply with Company Policies and Procedures, including Health and Safety, at all times.
o Support shop floor staff to ensure products are manufactured in accordance with design specification.
- Support design for manufacture reviews.
Knowledge and Experience
· Essential
o Composite manufacturing technologies and processes.
o Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, including manufacturing process limitations.
o Experience in technically leading teams to deliver engineering projects.
· Desirable
o Aerospace and/or defence experience.
o Experience of composite tooling design.
o Design engineering, i.e. CAD.
o CNC programming.
o Working with ERP systems, preferably SYSPRO.
Skills
· Effective organisational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
· Self-motivated, with the ability to organise, prioritise and complete work within required project timescales.
· Work accurately, with good attention to detail.
· Have a practical mindset and pragmatic approach to engineering problem solving.
· Aptitude for building productive working relationships at all levels (with colleagues and customers).
Qualifications
A degree, HND/HNC or an equivalent vocational qualification in a relevant engineering discipline, with or working towards professional registration.
What are the Benefits for You?
You will be offered a full-time contract which comes with a competitive salary, 28 days holiday including statutory and public holidays, AXA healthcare scheme and a generous pensions scheme. Our site has car parking, canteen facility and the benefit of a newly equipped gym and games room for staff use.
You will receive a comprehensive induction, on-site training which will cover all aspects of the role, and Health, Safety and Fire and HR compliance training.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Ability to Commute:
- Chatteris, PE16 6TT (required)
Work Location: In person
