Methods Technician

Progress Rail; South Queensferry; On-site; GBP 26,006 - 43,344; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tailored training

Company funded external qualifications

Company pension 7% employer contribute

Life assurance cover 3.5 x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is seeking a Methods Technician for our foundry operations. You will instigate, calculate, design and monitor all foundry methods, aiming to reduce waste and improve casting yields.

In this role you will plan workflow, provide technical assessments, and recommend improvements to quality systems. Tailored training and company-funded qualifications support your development, with a 7% pension contribution and life assurance.

Qualifications

• Experience in similar foundry environment with involvement in Methoding.
• Demonstrable understanding and hands on experience in planning workflow.

Responsibilities

• Instigates, calculates, designs and monitors all foundry methods.
• Monitors, reports and recommends solutions on capacity constraints and excess capacity.
• Provides technical advice and suggests improvements in quality systems and sample procedures.
• Delivers cost saving improvements across the plant, including reduction of waste and improvements in casting yields.
• Provides technical assessments of foundry consumables.
• Ensures method weights are up to date to deliver accurate casting weights.
• Continuously improves production routes.

Skills

Foundry experience

Methoding

Workflow planning

Job description

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD® locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signalling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.

Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.

Job Description

As a Methods Technician you will be required to:

• Our Methods Technician instigates, calculates, designs and
  monitors all foundry methods.
• Monitors, reports and recommends solutions on issues involving capacity constraints and excess capacity
• Provides technical advice and suggest improvements in quality systems and sample procedures.
• Delivers cost saving improvements across the plant, including; reduction of waste, improvements in casting yields, improvements in methoding systems and the introduction of new technologies..
• Providing technical assessments of foundry consumables.
• Ensuring method weights are up to date to deliver accurate casting weights.
• Continuously improves production routes

Qualifications

Requirements for a Methods Technician:

• Experience in similar foundry environment with involvement in Methoding
• Demonstrable understanding and hands on experience in planning workflow

Additional Information

• Basic pay up to £43,344
• Tailored training to help you learn and develop
• Company funded external qualifications (where relevant to the role)
• Company pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• Life assurance cover 3.5 x salary
• Employee Assistance Programme