Reporting to: Operations Manager
Number of Reports: 0
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
The Purpose of this role is:
As a key member to the DMC team you will ensure all parts are produced ensuring targets are met for delivery and quality. You will ensure all quotes are completed to timescales, you will support customers with quotations and work alongside areas of improvement and convict accordingly.
The Key Responsibilities of this role are:
- Preparation of customer data for printing. This may include minor/major fixing and post processing considerations.
- Setting up of builds to a strict schedule using relevant 3D printing software, ensuring lead-times are competitive and vigorously met.
- Support the sales team with technical enquiries. (When required)
- Production and management of DMC standard metal materials for use in AM machines
- Quality check of metal materials to DMC standards
- Order processing of powder and associated materials.
- Creating process Local Work Instructions and providing training to staff as necessary.
- Offer assistance with trouble shooting in event of equipment breakdown.
- Complete maintenance tasks as outlined in schedule with due care and attention.
- Liaise with operations manager to schedule in AM machine maintenance tasks.
- Make recommendations for improvements on equipment and processes.
- Own implementation of processes in line with company AS9100 requirements
- Experience with FMEA, 8D, PPAP, APQP, AS9100
To be successful in the role you will need:
Key Skills:
- A strong passion for additive manufacturing/new technologies is desired, demonstrable by either personal projects and or prior work experience.
- A good understanding of materials and manufacturing processes.
- You will be technically minded with a keen eye for detail
- Competent within MS Office
- Impeccable time management and highly organised
- Understand the importance of KPI-driven performances
- Able to adhere to routine procedures and can take full responsibility for your own actions Are an ambitious individual, able to think outside the box and provide process improvement input as we continuously seek to improve product quality and production flow.
- Positive approach with a can do attitude
- Team player with great social and communication skills
- Able to adhere to routing procedures and can take full responsibility for your own actions
- Impeccable time management and highly organised
Experience and Qualifications:
- Currently working towards or have already achieved a 2:1 within one of the following subjects; Product design Industrial design HNC in Engineering or above Obtained 1-2 years’ experience within a fast paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience in Additive Manufacturing is required
- Experience of engineering materials and processes is desirable
- Experience with CAD software
About us:
The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) is a sector-agnostic production facility with a focus on engineering-led solutions. Harnessing the power of data and connectivity throughout its process chain, the DMC leverages the latest metal and polymer additive manufacturing (AM) technologies to address customer challenges.
We are always on the lookout for talented staff to work closely with our customers – delivering digital AM solutions for pioneering businesses in the aerospace, space, defence, automotive, motorsport, medical, marine and industrial sectors.
Benefits:
We invest heavily in our staff and offer a competitive salary and benefits package along with the opportunity to develop within the business:
- 25 days annual leave
- Flexible working
- Additional paid leave to attend life events (for example a child’s sports day)
- Pool table
- Company events
- Referral scheme