Casting Process Engineer

Consilium Group Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research and development organization is seeking a Casting Process Engineer in Coventry. The role involves managing casting processes, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with manufacturing specifications. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or equivalent experience with a solid understanding of casting furnaces and strong problem-solving skills. This position offers benefits such as private health insurance, a competitive pension scheme, and 33 days of holiday.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Competitive pension scheme

33 days holiday

Income protection

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Experience as a Casting Process Engineer or equivalent role.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering principles.
• Technical knowledge of casting furnaces.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for equipment and process methods in the facility.
• Drive continuous improvement in the casting process area.
• Translate customer requirements into manufacturing methods.
• Manage project delivery using planning and risk management tools.
• Ensure compliance with specifications and manage quality concerns.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering principles

Component engineering principles

Technical knowledge of casting furnaces

Problem solving

Programme management

Change control

Risk management

Budgetary control

Education

Degree in relevant engineering field or equivalent experience

Job description

A Research and Development organisation that enable a halving of lead-time for the design & manufacture of turbine components; develop novel techniques to enable future design styles and manufacturing systems and accelerate cost reduction & casting yield improvement activities. This is a chance to work within a co-located design and manufacturing engineering team within Coventry and in close collaboration with a wide range of research engineers from the relevant academic fields. Working in partnership with Consilium Recruit they are seeking a Casting Process Engineer.

Benefits: Private health insurance with Vitality Health, a highly competitive pension scheme, 33 days holiday (including public holidays), income protection in the event of long-term incapacity, and life insurance, plus much more.

The Role

As Casting Process Engineer, you will be accountable for the equipment and process methods used within the facility. You will drive best practice and continuous improvement into the designated process area whilst also acting as a central point for knowledge management across the facility and externally with suppliers and stakeholders. This role has a focus on Casting Furnace Process Engineering.

Understand customer requirements and translate them through consultation into a method of manufacture managing the associated technical package. You will create, manage, and deliver the project using planning, risk management and cost tools whilst effectively managing key stakeholder expectations. Act to ensure validation and substantiation of the component and manage any arising non-conformance or quality concerns to ensure compliance to specifications and a safe method of manufacture.

The Person

The successful candidate for Casting Process Engineer will be experienced and qualified in the following areas:

• Degree qualified or demonstrate equivalent technical capability based on practical knowledge and experience
• Have sound understanding of manufacturing engineering and component engineering principles
• Demonstrate technical knowledge of casting furnaces.
• Be equipped with a strong functional skill set (problem solving, programme management, change control, risk management and budgetary control)

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values and they are central to our mission. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and we are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

To apply for the position of Casting Process Engineer please forward an up to date copy of your CV to Matthew Fielding.