Project Engineer - Fabrication

Manthorpe Engineering Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free parking

Life insurance

On-site parking

Referral programme

Sick pay

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Waingroves is looking for an experienced Fabrications Project Engineer. You will manage technically complex products primarily for the UK Defence Industry, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. The role requires strong leadership and excellent communication skills, along with experience in fabrication and civil engineering. This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC level qualification or equivalent required.
• Demonstrable fabrication and welding experience necessary.
• Project engineering experience in a regulated fabrications environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead designated projects and ensure delivery on time.
• Act as the point of contact for customers on technical issues.
• Participate in contract and delivery reviews.

Skills

Fabrication and welding experience

Inter-personal and communication skills

Understanding engineering drawings

Defining methods of manufacture

CAD experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

HNC level qualification or equivalent

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Manthorpe Engineering have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Fabrications Project Engineer to join their team. You will be working on technically complex products and assemblies, primarily for the UK Defence Industry.

The Project Engineer will be the primary technical lead of designated projects. They will be the point of contact with the customer and will ensure their designated projects are delivered on time, right first time and within cost targets. This will be achieved through strong technical leadership, liaising with all other business functions to ensure manufacturing best practice is embedded throughout the project.

1. Contract Review

• Participate and contribute to relevant pre-contract reviews with the customer
• Participate and contribute to related internal contract reviews
• Ensure all customer requirements are captured and understood
• Establish methods of manufacture for required items and transfer these through to effective manufacturing routings.
• Definition of all material, subcontract and other non-manufacturing requirements
• Creation of manufacturing route cards and issue for manufacture
• Creation of stage drawings, procedures and other manufacturing aids as required
• Provide technical support throughout the designated projects to all business areas as required
• Monitor performance of right first time, costs and delivery at all times
• Be the single point of contact with the customer for all technical and quality issues

3. Deliver project commitments on time

• Ensure effective communication across all business functions to meet project delivery requirements
• Participate in delivery reviews with the customer
• Engage in visits to both customer and supplier sites where required.
• Ensure all lessons learnt are captured and embedded to continuously improve business performance
• Work with the wider team to develop business processes, remove waste and non-value add activities

5. Ensure full compliance with the Company’s Quality Management System

6. Pro-actively assist the Document Quality Team with creation of Documentation Packs for designated projects

Other Relevant Information;

• Working Hours - Mon-Thu 0730-1630, Fri 0730-1400 (40hr week)
• Company Sick Pay scheme, eligible after 1 years service
• Company Pension Contribution
• Health Care Cash Plan Scheme
• Death In Service Scheme

Person Specification / Requirements

• Qualified to HNC level minimum (or equivalent)
• Demonstrable fabrication and welding experience
• Project Engineering experience within a fabrications business in a regulated industry
• Able to understand and interpret complex engineering drawings
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
• Demonstrable experience of defining methods of manufacture for complex products and assemblies.
• CAD experience in a relevant software package would be an advantage
• Competence in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word.
• Capable of working un-supervised and using own initiative.
• Good eye for detail with a methodical approach to the task in hand.
• Due to the security level of the projects we work on, BPSS clearance will be required and will form part of the onboarding process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ripley: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)