Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Estimator - Sheffield - £26k - 30k per year + package (887354)

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Estimator
Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster,
£26k - 30k per year + package

Client Information

A leading mechanical handling systems company require an experienced Estimator due to continued growth, the company has grown to become a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial lifting equipment systems and technology to a variety of industry sectors

Job description

-Interpret customer engineering drawings / concepts, electronic data and specifications

-Responsible for providing the engineering estimating duties as required in customer work packages and looking to improve on original design

-Candidates will be responsible for all Estimating duties in relation to specific projects

-Liaising direct with external customers and internal teams to provide high levels of service and accurate estimations on projects

-Previous experience of working on bespoke large scale mechanical engineering projects would be an advantage

-To identify all requirements, to provide best practice design and liaising with Supply Chain, Sales Team and Production Team to provide competitive costs and lead times

-Development manufacturing process steps required to manufacture in accordance with customer requirements

Key skills and experience

-Educated to HNC level or equivalent in a Mechanical, Manufacturing or Production engineering discipline 

-Candidates should have a strong fabrication knowledge and background.

-Ideally from a Mechanical handling or structural engineering background

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

NDT Technicians - West Midlands - £23k - 35k per year (888631)

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NDT Technicians
West Midlands, England
£23k - 35k per year

Our client is looking to recruit a number of qualified NDT Technicians across sites based in the UK - Manchester, Filton and Luton. There is considerable expansion within the company, particularly in the aerospace testing sector, which has created the need to recruit suitable qualified and experienced technicians.

The ideal candidate will hold Level II either EN473 or EN4179 in any combination of the following disciplines, within the aerospace sector:
Ultrasonic Inspection
Eddy Current Inspection
Magnetic Particle Inspection
Penetrant Inspection
Radiographic Inspection
Thermography Inspection

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Production / Manufacturing Engineers - Halewood - £30K-£35K (106208B)

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Production / Manufacturing Engineers
Halewood, Merseyside, England
£30K-£35K

Several opportunities for Production / Manufacturing Engineers within the automotive industry.

Description
An opportunity for a Production / Manufacturing Engineer has arisen with a market leader in luxury and high volume off-road vehicles, designing and manufacturing in Liverpool. Due to an increase in demand, they are now recruiting across several core engineering areas.

Job Requirements
As Production / Manufacturing Engineer you will support the very latest products, from concept to launch. You will work closely with Manufacturing and Operations teams to ensure ultimate build integrity. You will be involved with designing, developing and implementing manufacturing solutions.

Details
You will have a relevant Degree with proven engineering experience in a relevant industry. You will demonstrate good IT skills and an awareness of Process Authoring Tool simulation and virtual toolsets, such as Digibuck, Process Simulate, CATIA V5 and GSPAS. Ideally you will already have some vehicle manufacturing and launch experience.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Environmental Test Lab Technician - Gaydon - £19.60 - 19.60 per hour (888844)

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Environmental Test Lab Technician
Gaydon, Warwickshire, England
£19.60 - 19.60 per hour

Automotive Environmental Test Lab Technician - 23046 - £19.58 Ltd Co


An Environmental Test Lab Technician is required to support Automotive hot and cold test chamber operations for future new model vehicles with a market leading designer/manufacturer of high end and off-road vehicles based in the West Midlands
This role is part of an exciting expansion program to meet increasing design/launch demands


You must have experience of,

* Facility operation experience.
* Hot and cold and dyno controlled facility operator experience
* Rolling road operation
* Climatic chamber facility operation.
* Air conditioning systems and operation

This role involves Shift work (double days and weekend overtime)

Being educated to Degree would be advantageous but not essential

To discuss this Automotive Environmental Test Lab Technician role please call John Williams at Jonathan Lee Contracts on 01268889250

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

Product Development Team Leader - 23119 - £23.94 Ltd Co - Coventry - £23.90 - 23.90 per hour (889067)

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Product Development Team Leader - 23119 - £23.94 Ltd Co
Coventry, West Midlands, England
£23.90 - 23.90 per hour

Product Development Team Leader - Automotive - West Midlands - £23.94 ph Limited Co.

A Team Leader is required within a Luxury OEM based in the West Midlands. This role is to lead elements of the Manual Programme. You will lead specific investigations and problem resolution. You will support the team with detailed product definition and product delivery.

You must have experience with,
- Leading resolutions of business, technical and process issues
- Experience of project and/or supplier management
- An understanding of PD processes and programme delivery principles

Experience with Project delivery using a Product Development System would be desirable but not essential.

The rate for this role is £23.94 per hour Limited Co. The client is looking to start by ASAP.

Please contact James Irons at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01268 455527 to discuss further.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

Off-Road Capability Test Engineer - 23120 - £20.35 Ltd Co - Gaydon - £20.40 - 20.40 per hour (889069)

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Off-Road Capability Test Engineer - 23120 - £20.35 Ltd Co
Gaydon, Warwickshire, England
£20.40 - 20.40 per hour

Off-Road Automotive Test Engineer - Automotive - West Midlands - £20.35 per Hour Limited Co.

An Off-Road Capability vehicle Test Engineer is required to support the test activity for the Technical Specialist and Project leaders

You must have experience of;
- Off road test and vehicle engineering, test and development, and experience of whole vehicle evaluation
- Wading, Gradeability, Traction performance for Off Road Capability (ORC)
- Project and time management skills
- Vehicle preparation and evaluation, facility development, test logistics
- Purchasing and maintaining ORC test equipment

And must be able to :
- Analyse and process the data from the test assessments and benchmarking on wide range of off-road vehicles
- Carrying out evaluations with a number of vehicles and engineering personnel, Record and analyse data, write reports and offer conclusions from this data to support project leaders and Technical Specialist activities


Experience of planning and maintaining overall target spend levels against budget would be desirable but not essential.


Relevant Mechanical Engineering Degree or suitable experience.


The rate for this role is £20.35 per hour limited co. The client is looking to start by ASAP.

Please contact James Irons at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01268 455527 to discuss further.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

Electrical Controls Engineer - Sheffield - £28k - 32k per year (889021)

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Electrical Controls Engineer
Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley
£28k - 32k per year

Client Information
My client a market leading design and manufacturing company with a global reputation for bespoke mechanical handling equipment require an experience senior Electrical Controls Engineer to join their team through a sustained period of expansion

Main Duties
The main responsibilities as the Electrical Engineering technical expert, you will have responsibilities for the Electrical Controls aspects throughout the Project and Design Process through to installation and sign off


Job description
- Produce Electrical drawings using AutoCAD packages, along with control software for proprietary plc software packages as required for the project
- Produce Variable Speed Drive software if required for the project
- Produce software for any Human Machine Interfaces (HMI's) required on projects
-Attend handover meetings with sales, as required by the project manager
- Monitor actual costs against target estimate costs and advise the project manager of any overspend or potential overspend
- Arrange mechanical/electrical design review meetings with the client and/or internally
- Produce a Functional Design Specification (FDS) for review with the project manager and/or client for comment/approval before the electrical design commences
- Produce specifications for electrical sub contract packages and ensure they are competitively tendered
- Ensure all project details are accurately entered onto the system including project drawings, software and testing documentation and sales quotations
- Health and Safety objectives must be satisfied at all times
- Check and approve all drawings produced by other Electrical Design Engineers and/or subcontractors in accordance with quality systems and customer requirements.

Key skills and experience
- The successful candidate should be qualified to degree level or equivalent in electrical engineering, or HND level
- Candidate should have strong background in Electrical or Control Systems Engineering
-Knowledge of current Electrical regulations and working practices
-Experience using AutoCAD
-Previous experience and strong background in one of the following programming packages: Simens, RSLOgix, E-Designer or Proface software

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Quality Assurance Manager - Sheffield - £27k - 30k per year (888942)

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Quality Assurance Manager
Sheffield, Rotherham, Chesterfield, Barnsley,
£27k - 30k per year

Client Information
My client a leading Manufacturing company based in Sheffield, who work across a diverse range of industries with contract sizes ranging from small refurbishments through to Multi-million pound contracts on turnkey packages.

Duties include providing a quality control system and continuous improvement for the business, ensuring conformance with quality standards and improving business efficiency and profitability



Job description
-Candidates should have previous experience of implementing, maintaining and improving quality, working to ISO9001:2008 ideally in Design, Manufacture and Site Installation activities for an Industrial OEM
-Responsible for the development of project specific Quality Inspection and Test Plans in line with customer expectations and criteria
-Manufacturing Record Books associated with Material Traceability and Inspection records
-Aspects of supply chain management along with Purchasing, Goods Inwards, Stores, Inspection Systems, NCR and corrective action systems.
-Works Manufacturing / Assembly / Job Scheduling / Planning / Inspection
-Heavily involved with external Supplier selection and Performance evaluation.
-Responsible for the Calibration of Equipment - measuring equipment / Welding Sets / Lifting Equipment


Key skills and experience
-Conversant with ISO9001 and quality systems auditing
-Candidates should be able to work from Manufacturing Drawings for Fabrications and industry standard tolerances
-Previous experience of Welding Standards and NDT testing. Welding to ASME and British Standards.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Quality Inspector - Barnsley - £25k - 28k per year + overtime (108521)

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Quality Inspector
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England
£25k - 28k per year + overtime

Company overview
My client part of an International Group, with a very strong engineering reputation globally, they have achieved a record order book in the previous year, and projections for the same and higher for 2012. They offer comprehensive in house design and manufacturing facilities and specialise in the bespoke project and manufacture of large heavy plant for various industry sectors, including Power Generation, Nuclear and Utilities


Job details

-Candidates should have a background from either CNC or Manual Machining
-Experienced Quality Inspector to join an established market leading company, must be able to read and work from engineering drawings 
-Candidates should have a comprehensive background in machining inspection, processes and documentation procedures
-Candidates should ideally be from a heavy mechanical engineering background and have experience of working on metal manufacturing machinery, CNC and / or manual machinery
-Preferably Apprentice trained, progressing from a Mechanical engineering / manufacturing role into a quality assurance environment familiar with ISO standards and ideally have experience from a variety of industry sectors
-Reporting to the QA Manager, working in a small quality department working closely with the Production team and some liaison with the customers.
-Carrying out First Article Inspection and producing/completing relevant paperwork
-Inspecting internal machined components, fabrications and welded components
-Visiting external sub contract engineers to inspect work, and inspecting goods in

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Project Manager / Design Engineer - Barnsley - £30k - 35k per year (105259)

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Project Manager / Design Engineer
Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds
£30k - 35k per year

Client Information
My client part of an International Group, with a very strong engineering reputation globally, they have achieved a record order book in the previous year, and projections for the same and higher for 2012. As a company my client can offer a comprehensive design and manufacturing facilities. They specialise in the bespoke project and manufacture of large heavy plant for various industry sectors, including Power Generation, Nuclear and Utilities


Job description
-Will be working on a range of Projects across a variety of industry sectors, primarily with medium to heavy engineering projects
-The successful candidate will be primarily working on large scale bespoke Engineering projects
-Responsible for running projects from concept and design through to final commissioning and installation
-Involvement in the contract tendering and bid process working with the sales team and the external client
-Responsible for working with the design engineers to ensure all design work meets criteria from the client
-Building and developing strong relationships with external customers
-Ensuring all Projects all progressed in accordance with company standards
-Working to complete projects to both financial deadlines and financial controls


Key skills and experience
-Educated to HNC level in Mechanical Engineering or relevant experience
-Strong knowledge and levels of ability on Solidworks design package
-Previous experience of Mechanical Handling equipment, lifting equipment, conveyor systems or bespoke engineering project work
-Knowledge of MathCAD would be an advantage but not essential

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Design Engineer - Sheffield - £26k - 32k per year (888724)

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Design Engineer
Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield
£26k - 32k per year

Client Information
My client a market leading mechanical handling company. They offer a full range of bespoke Mechanical Handling solutions for a variety of industry sectors. The company also offer a range of supporting service including, servicing and Electrical Control Systems

Job description
-Working within the Projects Team working on a number of bespoke mechanical handling projects across a variety of industry sectors, including Nuclear and Power Generation.
-Will be involved in projects from initial meetings with client through to delivery
-Fully conversant with Solidworks or Pro Engineer.
-Produce clear and accurate designs in line with project specification.
-Will be producing calculations for structural work and motors.
-Working closely with both Sales and Projects team
-Produce parts lists and relevant supplier technical documentation and quotations
-Candidates should have experience of working with MathCad software
-Ensure all documentation and correspondence relevant to the project design is up to date and stored within company standards.
-Responsible for quality control of design of process
-Compile technical folder to comply with CE and CDM requirements
-Work within the Health and Safety regulations and comply with CE and CDM

Key skills and experience
-Candidates should ideally be educated to degree level or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related subject
- Previous experience and strong working knowledge of Solid Works or Pro Engineer (preferably) or other 3D modelling software
-Experience of working with CDM regulations
-Experience of designing heavy duty materials handling equipment
-Previous experience within the Nuclear industry preferred
-Candidates should have experience of putting together bills of materials

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Quality Engineer - Rotherham - £26k - 29k per year (888430)

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Quality Engineer
Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster
£26k - 29k per year

Client Information
Our Yorkshire-based client is a global Tier 2 designer and manufacturer of advanced electronic and electromechanical products for the automotive industry including control units, sensors, monitors and motors


Main Duties
The main responsibilities of the role are to drive quality improvements from within the company. Using systematic identification and elimination of both, process defects and variation using problem solving and statistical analysis techniques. To support the production organisation in achieving right first time every time delivery performance


Job description
-Support the customer liaison function in analysing all customer returns. Use standardised problem solving methods to reach a PCA within the defined time period.
-Identify through a process of systematic working any concerns within the production area that are preventing key objectives been achieved, use standardised 8D approach to contain, and close any concerns found.
-Using a systematic approach drive to permanent resolution any concerns affecting scrap from within the manufacturing area
-Predominantly plans and monitors activity on a scale of weekly, monthly and yearly.
-Expected to make recommendations to management regarding component quality or to eliminate problems.
-Support all internal continuous improvement projects
-Will be responsible for decision making in the absence of supervisors, when system, component or product quality does not meet with company or customer standards.
-Responsible for maintaining all financial outgoings in line with agreed departmental budgets.
-Give advice and technical support to production supervision, technical services and customer on all aspects relating to component manufacture and process quality, so strong internal and external communication required with the role.


Key skills and experience
-Candidates should be HND / Degree qualified in Electronic or Mechanical Engineering.
-Knowledge and experience in Quality tools, MSA, SPC, FMEA, Statistics
-Previous experience of the Automotive manufacturing sector would be preferred
-Strong understanding of Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement techniques.
-Strong IT skills.
-Good Analytical and practical problem solving ability

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Industrialisation Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer - Scarborough - £25k - 27k per year + pension, healthcare (888396)

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Industrialisation Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer
scarborough, pickering, bridlington
£25k - 27k per year + pension, healthcare

Client Information
Our client, with a 30 year history and today one of the major players in the UK market, they supply complete electrical solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications.
Having a strong presence in the UK, they have manufacturing sites in Midlands and the North of England

Relocation assistance available for succesful candidate
 
Job description
- Provide assistance in the Industrialization of new products and special products, along with working to increase efficiencies across the business.
- Product creation and setup on the company
- Standard work packs and document creation for new and current production processes.
- BOM and routing validation / audit.
- Responsible for the manufacturing process, documentation and data issue and Control.
- Provide technical support to manufacturing department.
- Liaise with suppliers and customers.
- Provide data for costing purposes when required.
- Participate in Kaizen and other Continuous Improvement events when requested.


Key skills and experience
- Candidates should be educated to Degree level or similar in an Engineering discipline or have relevant industry experience
- Strong knowledge of sheet steel manufacturing processes and technology.
- Working knowledge of cable management systems.
- Competent in the use of CADCAM systems (e.g. Autocad).
- Have good IT skills
- Be able to communicate well at all levels inside and outside the company, including strong presentation skills .
- Be able to travel within and outside the UK, and work away from base location as necessary

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Wire Harness / Packaging Engineer - West Midlands (888943)

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Wire Harness / Packaging Engineer
West Midlands, England

Wire Harness / Package Engineer - Automotive - West Midlands - Attractive Salary

A Wire Harness / Package Engineer with a minimum of 2-3 years' experience on CATIA V5 to support the development of the Electrical Distribution systems (EDS) department. The role is part of a new initiative to expand the department to meet and increasing demand, whilst simultaneously reducing the reliance on a contract work force.

Key skills and experience

- A minimum of 2-3 years' experience on CATIA V5
- Harness and EDS experience from an Automotive or Aerospace background.
- E3D experience.
- Preferably from a tier 1 supplier.

There may be a required to work internationally, so ideally looking for candidates with the ability to overcome cultural barriers. Attractive salary and benefits located in the West Midlands.

To discuss this Wire Harness / Packaging engineer role further please don't hesitate to contact Philip Harrold at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01384 446142

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Project Manager/Senior Project Manager - Cambridge - £35k - 40k per year (887675-1)

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Project Manager/Senior Project Manager
Cambridge, Huntingdon, St Neots, Ely
£35k - 40k per year

A leading UK Aerospace Company specialising in design, development, maintenance and modification has a new requirement for a permanent Project Manager or Senior Project Managers. These opportunities are based in Cambridge. The role could also be called Programme Manager or Senior Programme Manager.

Description:
You will be the point of contact for the customer and be responsible for planning (MS Project), risk, budgeting, finance, accounts and quality.

Person:
You will likely have a degree though HNC with good experience will certainly be considered. You will likely have aerospace or defence sector experience although other sector experience will certainly be considered. You will preferably have a good knowledge of planning, risk, earned value methods and ideally management accounts. Candidates will be fully entitled to work in the UK and be able to gain security clearance.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Staff Accountant - 1905756 - Stafford - £22/hr Ltd Co. rate (889071)

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Staff Accountant - 1905756
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
£22/hr Ltd Co. rate

We seek a Staff Accountant for an initial 6-month contract based in Stafford.

THE COMPANY:

Perkins Engines is part of the UK Caterpillar Group located in Stafford. They specialise in diesel engines for the power generation market. This includes the 2300, 2800 and 2400 series platforms that span from 14 to 61 litre capacities.

THE ROLE:

As Staff Accountant, you will analyse financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability or other financial activities within the organisation.

Major job duties and responsibilities include:
- Prepare, examine or analyse accounting records, financial statements or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Develop, maintain and analyse budgets, prepare periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Develop, implement, modify and document record-keeping and accounting systems.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements

THE PERSON:

Applicants are required to have a university degree in accounting or related financial discipline required and previous financial and/or accounting experience required.

In addition, you are required to have the following skills and competencies:
- Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail and critical thinking.
- Ability to work independently and manage ones time.
- Ability to apply accounting and mathematical principles to work as needed.
- Ability to analyse business trends and project future revenues and expenses.
- Knowledge of European and company policies, procedures and regulations as related to accounting.
- Previous experience with computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and any other related accounting software.

THE BENEFITS:

This is a contracting position with a pay rate up to £22.00/hr Ltd

APPLY NOW:

Your CV will be forwarded to Les Hines at Jonathan Lee Recruitment, who will treat it in the strictest confidence and keep you closely informed on the progress of your application.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

Quality Inspection Manager - Silverstone - £60k - 75k per year (888994)

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Quality Inspection Manager
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
£60k - 75k per year

As an expereinced Quality Assurance / Inspection Manager you will provide Leadership and Operational Management of all Inspection processes and procedures within the quality function by:


- Providing a component Quality Inspection service to the business which minimises component quality risk within programme timelines and budget boundaries
- Propose recommendations for facilities and headcount aligned to the design requirements, programme timescales and budget boundaries

Key Duties:
- Responsible for the Leadership and daily Management of Inspection operations including scheduling and prioritising of all work.

- Providing Leadership, direction, and support to staff within the inspection operation, including staff issues, technical and design discussion points.

- Propose and advise the Management team in inspection design through a full range of techniques including random or sample inspection, low level visual inspection, bench metrology, CMM or machine measured metrology according to design criteria and assessed risk.

- Develop continuous improvement plans to provide Leadership and direction of Health and Safety, Quality, delivery adherence, productivity and cost improvement activity for inspection operations.

- Operational lead for NCR resolution, ensuring appropriate decisions are made given lead time requirements

- Develop positive relationships with principle interfaces including heads of planning, build, design office and quality engineering functions.

- Ensuring adequate skilled resource is proposed and deployed to fulfil programme timescale requirements.

- Ensure Quality Assurance inspection processes are documented, controlled and completed in a diligent and traceable manner. Ensure the results obtained are both accurate and repeatable

- Actively manage the budget for the Inspection area.

If you feel you can meet and surpass expectations in this highly pressurised environment please apply or call Phil Burton on 0116 299 4482

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Automotive Design Engineer - Lancashire - up to £27p.h. (NDDesEng)

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Automotive Design Engineer
Lancashire
up to £27p.h.

Commercial Vehicle Design Engineer – Rural Lancashire - £25 to £27 per hour

Are you an experienced CAD Designer with a working knowledge of Pro-Engineer?

If so, a fantastic opportunity is available, providing tremendous variety in your day to day work, including design scheme packaging, manufacturing and supplier liaison and detailing. This is no ordinary role. You will be working as part of a small multi-functional team for a major internationally acclaimed truck manufacturer.

In response to market demand, they are looking for someone with experience in some or all of the following areas:-

-          Design experience in a truck or commercial vehicle environment.

-          Working knowledge of Pro- Engineer CAD.

-          Commercial vehicle body design/interface experience

-          Chassis packaging or installation

-          Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) design experience

-          Experience of a manufacturing focussed design environment (DFM)

Those with extensive CAD design experience in areas such as box bodies, tail lift vehicles, tankers or municipal vehicles may be considered for Pro –Engineer conversion.

The project is expected to go live in September and last at least 6 months, so to get in at the beginning please apply NOW .

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

Monday, 13 August 2012

Contracts Manager - Oxford (888936)

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Contracts Manager
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

A new 12 month contract opportunity has arisen for a Service Level Agreement (SLA) Manager, based at a prestigious automotive manufacturer in Oxfordshire.

The role is responsible for establishing and maintaining an integrated Partner management system.

Some of the main tasks are to create transparency of all internal and external partners based onsite and the implementation of effective processes to control and support these partnerships including the measurement of their performance.

Key Accountabilities

* Steering of the Partner Management Board (organisation and moderation) and the Partner Steering Circle (leading)
* Develop a target picture regarding the number and level of the usage of contractors in the plant.
* Analysis of the legal framework for employing contractor companies.
* Deviation of areas of action and strategies regarding a change in the basic conditions for contractors onsite.
* Securing and adherence of the legal requirements to avoid any economic disadvantages for the business.
* Standardisation of the elements of the contracts between the contractors and the Company.
* Agreement of a steering methodology to measure the performance of the contractor (KPI`s).
* Support of the operation technology when recognising negative performance trends and escalation.
* Alignment and development of the tender process with the purchasing departments and the operating technology.
* Leading and implementation of projects to allocate and introduce a contractor company onsite.
* Provide a interface for the contractor to the existing organisation in the plant and secure a implementation in the communication and working organisation of the plant
* Create the transparency around all non TO functions onsite (umbrella model)
* Secure the existence of all required service level agreements with in the TO organisation
* Consult the technologies during the negotiation and updated process for the SLAs
* Benchmark the process to other plants and derive best practice
* Develop the service level agreements in a direction that all support functions to the target achievement

Qualifications and Skills:

* Able to work in matrix organisation, influencing others without having direct organisational responsibility.
* Understanding of the manufacturing process and technology interaction.
* Good understanding of the bigger picture within the business.
* Project management experience.
* Able to work competently with all standard IT tools in an office environment.
* Good communicator.
* Good network skills.
* German language would be beneficial

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

Quality Assurance Manager - Silverstone - £60k - 75k per year (888994)

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Quality Assurance Manager
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
£60k - 75k per year

As an expereinced Quality Assurance / Inspection Manager you will provide Leadership and Operational Management of all Inspection processes and procedures within the quality function by:


- Providing a component Quality Inspection service to the business which minimises component quality risk within programme timelines and budget boundaries
- Propose recommendations for facilities and headcount aligned to the design requirements, programme timescales and budget boundaries

Key Duties:
- Responsible for the Leadership and daily Management of Inspection operations including scheduling and prioritising of all work.

- Providing Leadership, direction, and support to staff within the inspection operation, including staff issues, technical and design discussion points.

- Propose and advise the Management team in inspection design through a full range of techniques including random or sample inspection, low level visual inspection, bench metrology, CMM or machine measured metrology according to design criteria and assessed risk.

- Develop continuous improvement plans to provide Leadership and direction of Health and Safety, Quality, delivery adherence, productivity and cost improvement activity for inspection operations.

- Operational lead for NCR resolution, ensuring appropriate decisions are made given lead time requirements

- Develop positive relationships with principle interfaces including heads of planning, build, design office and quality engineering functions.

- Ensuring adequate skilled resource is proposed and deployed to fulfil programme timescale requirements.

- Ensure Quality Assurance inspection processes are documented, controlled and completed in a diligent and traceable manner. Ensure the results obtained are both accurate and repeatable

- Actively manage the budget for the Inspection area.

If you feel you can meet and surpass expectations in this highly pressurised environment please apply or call Phil Burton on 0116 299 4482

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.