Methods Technician

Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company; South Queensferry; On-site; GBP 39,009 - 47,678; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme 7% employer contrib

Life assurance 3.5x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Tailored training & external quals

Job summary

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company seeks a Methods Technician in the UK foundry. You will instigate, calculate, design and monitor all foundry methods to optimize capacity and improve efficiency.

You will provide technical advice, drive cost-saving improvements, assess foundry consumables and keep method weights up to date to ensure accurate casting weights. Basic pay up to £43,344 with tailored training and a company pension.

Qualifications

• Experience in similar foundry environment with involvement in Methoding.
• Demonstrable understanding and hands on experience in planning workflow.
• Good computer skills required (MS Office etc.).
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Instigates, calculates, designs and monitors all foundry methods.
• Monitors, reports and recommends solutions on 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 and improvements in casting yields.

Skills

Foundry experience

Workflow planning

Communication

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company 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

• 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

• Experience in similar foundry environment with involvement in Methoding.
• Demonstrable understanding and hands on experience in planning workflow.
• Good computer skills required (MS Office etc.).
• Strong communication skills.

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