Evacuation Systems Technician

Just Recruitment is seeking an Electronics Hardware Design Engineer for a manufacturing company based in Gillingham, Kent.

You will be working within the company’s Electronics Engineering team, developing electronic designs to fulfil customer and legislative requirements within the challenging context of a high-volume, high quality and harsh manufacturing environment - with Electronic Control Unit products for use in the current portfolio and for future propulsion systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop new electronic designs for Electronic Control Units
• Evaluate customer and internal requirements and identify gaps in current products
• Prepare product designs to meet internal and customer requirements
• Develop complete schematics, Bill of Materials and other technical documentation
• Develop a worst-case analysis for each requirement
• Create and maintain Electrical DFMEA
• Apply BOD, BOP and defined engineering standards procedures and methodologies to execute project activities
• Provide technical assistance to PCB ECAD teams
• Release design documentation
• Support Validation teams during the Design Validation and Process Validation phases
• Support Test teams located in the Manufacturing Plants
• Prepare reports, technical presentations and status for internal and customer use
• Ensure reports and presentations include clear analysis and summaries for decision-making
• Define, prioritise and execute tasks required to meet project objectives (cost, quality and timing)
• Escalate risks and issues to core team members and management in a timely manner
• Apply problem-solving in the execution of project activities
• Maintain and update Bill of Design guidelines
• Ensure that designs meet cost targets, manufacturability requirements and end-of-line recycling targets
• Develop and maintain test equipment

Required skills/experience include:

• Proven electronics design experience
• Experience with Functional Safety ISO26262 and FMEDA
• Experience with Electrical DFMEA
• Experience with effective problem-solving methodologies
• Experience in automotive electronics hardware development
• Software tools: MS Office, ECAD programs (XPedition Enterprises preferred), Simulation tools
• Fluent in English speaking and writing

Required qualifications:

• University Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or suitable equivalent qualification and experience

This role offers excellent benefits including a generous relocation allowance.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is working with an international organisation with a manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Sudbury – actively seeking to add a Maintenance Engineer to join its growing team.

Key roles and responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the layout of the site, being involved with and understanding the installation of new services during the development of the site
• Assisting with the layout of the equipment, being involved with and understanding the installation of new equipment and the production process flow
• Being a key member of the Engineering team in the creation of:
• Site engineering maintenance department.
• Site engineering maintenance facility.
• Site engineering control system, maintenance schedules and procedures (CMMS computerised maintenance management system).
• Site engineering technical stores.
• Site engineering technical library both manual and electronic.
• Fault finding and problem solving on a variation of production and site equipment.
• Create and carry out planned maintenance schedules.
• Liaise with suppliers and service companies regarding problem-solving and service engineer visits.
• Identify spare parts for all equipment, in line with business strategies.
• Liaise with Production Teams and identify, implement, and optimise improvements to machinery and plant.
• Identify and carry out engineering improvement projects when required.
• Actively train down skills through standardised work to both Production Operatives through TPM & other shift Engineers.
• Work with suppliers in the installation of new and existing plant and equipment
• Provide technical assistance to aid in the verification of new equipment.

Essential qualifications and experience required:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• HNC Engineering qualification.
• Experience in PPM and TPM.
• Experienced in both mechanical and electrical fault finding.
• Experience in a fast-paced maintenance department.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business that offers a competitive salary and a great working location.

Please note: Due to the company's location – you must have access to your own transport.

This role involves working split shifts: Days – Monday to Friday only.

Please note that you are required to be on call out – on a rota basis, once a month to cover evenings and weekends.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a company based in Gillingham, Kent.

You will be working for an established highly skilled team, providing reactive and preventative maintenance support within its automotive manufacturing and R&D facility.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Fault finding, rectification, modification, and development of machinery as necessary.
• Liaise with internal and external suppliers in sourcing service engineers, spares etc.
• Understand the impact key machine downtime will have, and plan/organise accordingly.
• Identify and monitor trackside spares for your areas. Keep an up-to-date record of required parts.
• Understand and identify required spares. Raise purchasing requests and liaise with purchasing to understand deadlines.
• Be a team player with the ability to work closely with other members of the maintenance team.
• Use of CMMS system for maintenance handovers and asset traceability.
• Breakdown response for machine tools, assembly and test machines.

Skills required:

Mandatory

• An engineering background with involvement with machine tools and processes.
• Experience in maintaining, repairing and developing machinery.
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic fault finding.
• Structured approach to problem-solving.
• Capable of reading engineering and schematic drawings.

Desirable

• Basic electrical skills (motor disconnection/connection, contactors and sensor replacement).
• Welding Mig, Tig and Arc.
• Workshop skills (turning, milling, grinding and bench fitting).

Qualifications/Educational/Experience:

Mandatory

• Educated to HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Desirable

• Fork truck licence.
• Apprenticeship served.
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualified.

Weekly working hours are 37 as stated below, however, some flexibility would be required:

• Mon: 07.30 – 16.00.
• Tues – Thurs: 07.30 – 15.30.
• Fri: 07.30 – 14.30.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is seeking an Engineering Test Technician for a company based in Gillingham, Kent.

The position of Technician requires the need to support all facets of testing, across the Centre Of Excellence test facility, the facilities include Engine Test (Performance & Validation), Vehicle Test, Rig Test (Performance & Validation), Specialist Environmental rigs, NVH rigs and FIE (fuel injection equipment) build.

Mandatory skills for this role include:

• Intermediate mechanical fitting skills
• Basic knowledge of fuel injection system functionality
• Basic Instrumentation set-up / operational skills
• Basic data acquisition skills
• Intermediate computer (MS Office) skills
• Basic test equipment programming – examples: (AVL Puma / National Instruments / editing skills)
• Basic engine function understanding
• Either or both: Basic rig function understanding / Basic engine test bed understanding
• Good communication skills
• Basic RISK assessment skills

Weekly working hours for the first 3 to 6 months:
Mon – Thurs: 08.00 – 16.30 (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)
Fri: 08.00 – 13.00 (with no lunch break)

Shift work will be required after 3 – 6 months (with shift allowance applied on top of base salary).

DAYS:
Mon – Thurs: 06.00 – 14.00 (with 30 minute unpaid break)
Fri: 06.00 – 13:30 (with 30 minute unpaid break)

LATES:
Mon – Thurs: 14.00 – 22.00 (with 30 minute unpaid break)
Fri: 13.00 – 20.30 (with 30 minute unpaid break)

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Just Recruitment is seeking a Component Application Leader for a manufacturer based in Gillingham, Kent.

Role requirements:

• You will have relevant qualifications and experience in the automotive, hydraulics or aeronautical industries.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, as well as present information to senior management/leadership.
• Ability to apply FMEA technology is also a requirement.

You will be leading assigned technical projects, executing the different technical activities that are required to support a customer (or set of customers). This involves working with a cross-functional team including product and manufacturing engineering, project management and customer managers. Examples include preparing and presenting the design reviews, hosting regular team meetings, participating in and organising customer meetings as well as following customer-specific requests.

Role will include:

• Prepare reports, presentations, and technical documentation for internal and customer use.
• Present technical status in internal reviews and with customers and suppliers.
• Apply engineering standards, procedures, and methodologies to execute project activities.

Analyse technical gaps in requirements by reviewing:

• Specifications and BOMs.
• DFMEA generic vs Application specific.
• Use of Simulations, 3D CAD models and 2D Engineering drawings with the core team.

Create a development plan for product/system by:

• Defining BOM content and design activities based on core products for all phases of the project.
• Identifying application-specific feature requirements.
• Define validation plan to meet requirements.
• Track and coordinate engineering activities to project timing requirements (PDP).
• Prepare Product / System release documentation.
• Assess risk using established FMEA methods.
• Lead design preparation and design reviews as per PDP plans and project timing.

Key requirements:

Mandatory

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a suitable engineering or business discipline.
• Proven experience of working with customers.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present information at all levels of the business.
• Significant product knowledge of FIE components or systems.

Desirable

• Fluent in English, French or German, depending on the localisation.
• Project Management experience.
• Ability to apply FMEA methodology is highly desirable.
• Managing teams.
• Ability to understand product/system functionality.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organisation and customer.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, simulations and BOM.
• Ability to operate GES.
• Ability to apply change management process.
• Ability to run Product Development Process (PDP).
• System Integration & Calibration or Software System Function background.

Just Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent roles.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.