Project Engineering Technician

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions; Redruth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Holiday allowance

Volunteer leave

Inclusion plan

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, is seeking a Project Engineering Technician to contribute to design, development and maintenance of products and processes on site at Cardrew Industrial Estate. The role supports engineers, clarifies designs, collects data and performs tests to ensure robust solutions.

You will work with electronics, software lab activities, CAD tools and fabrication tasks, building prototypes, wiring and assemblies while collaborating with

Qualifications

• A technical qualification such as HNC, B-TEC, C&G or PAT.
• Commercial experience in a similar engineering role.
• Experience in service-oriented environments addressing internal customers.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers with design, development and maintenance of products and systems.
• Clarify designs, take accurate measurements and assemble test components.
• Conduct tests, diagnose issues and communicate fixes to stakeholders.
• Use CAD tools to interrogate designs and interpret hardware specs.
• Solder, assemble prototypes and fabricate cables for engineering tests.
• Collect data, write reports and present findings to stakeholders.

Skills

technical qualification

commercial experience

service-oriented experience

Education

HNC, B-Tec, C&G, PAT

Job description

Job Title: Project Engineering Technician

Location: WMFTS UK - UK - Cardrew Industrial Estate

Location Type: On-Site

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Key Responsibilities

The project engineering technician plays a key role in the design, development and maintenance of our products, processes and systems, assisting engineers with the practical aspects of engineering projects. The role involves activities such as clarifying designs, ensuring accurate measurements, collating components for test, manufacturing prototypes, documenting changes and conducting tests.

Key accountabilities include:

• Electronics/Software Lab and Make Zone Maintenance activities such as maintaining generic spares and tools etc
• Assisting Engineers in designing, developing and maintaining equipment and components such as Repair/maintenance of Test Product and equipment
• Conducting test & diagnostics to ensure equipment functions correctly. Troubleshooting technical issues and providing solutions. Communicating problems found during testing
• Understand product and market requirements and be able to read a hardware requirements specification around which the design is constructed to ensure that they can be cross referred.
• Using CAD and other engineering tools to interrogate and interpret
• Maintain a positive attitude when facing challenges, focus on understanding the problem and providing a solution.
• Support engineers in research, evaluation and process improvements.
• Collect and analyse data, write reports. Work to communicate concisely and convey technical information in a simple, professional format with a range of stakeholders.
• Loading software and configuration files in support of engineering development and test
• Soldering through hole and surface mount components, build assemblies, lay wiring, fit mechanical components and use hand tools in support of fabrication, maintenance and troubleshooting of prototypes and engineering issues.
• Assembly of prototypes from wiring diagrams and engineering instructions
• Fabrication of cables/interconnections, using specifications and schematic diagrams
• Fabricate complex experimental parts from blueprints, sketches or verbal instructions.

Skills/Experience

• A technical qualification; HNC, B-Tec, C&G, PAT
• Commercial experience in a similar role.
• Experience of working in an environment with a service-oriented approach, ensuring the needs of internal users are understood and addressed.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.