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Jonathan Lee Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a skilled and collaborative Powertrain Operations Engineer to join our client's inclusive and successful team. This full-time Powertrain Ops Engineer role is based in Coventry and offers a contract rate of £25.96 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35). This role requires being on site in Coventry typically 2 to 3 times per week. This contract is initially for 11 months.

As a Powertrain Operations Engineer, you will directly influence the quality of products delivered into customers' hands. You will create and maintain the Bill of Sequence and Bill of Process (BoS/BoP) documents.

In your first few weeks in this Powertrain Operations Engineer role, you can expect to:

• Create and maintain the Bill of Sequence and Bill of Process (BoS/BoP) documents for commodity, in accordance with Manufacturing Engineering (ME), including for the In-Process Test Provision of technical support to the team in order to meet and exceed output targets, including provision of Plans, Information, Material, Instruction and Parts.
• Create and maintain Process FMEA analysis and associated control and quality plans for Build; Identify and implement in-process and End of Line (EOL) testing and quality checks to ensure safe delivery of prototypes to the agreed quality on time
• Draft and validate specifications of machines, test equipment and test tooling to meet engineering requirements for Build, Build In-Process Test and End of Line Test Review Build Facilities (including location) and design floor layout based on facilities and equipment requirements and specifications
• Review requirements from Powertrain Engineering and Manufacturing teams to develop the most efficient and effective Pilot Line, that would support both types of requirements and be an intelligent compromise between design flexibility and manufacturing validation
• Raise orders to procure Build and Test capability from Engineering Statement of Work to PO
• Work with suppliers and ensure safe delivery of orders on time and to the agreed quality

To apply for this Powertrain Operations Engineer role, your soft skills, expertise and experience should include:

• Business critical project management
• Working with suppliers Manufacturing Engineering
• Ability to mentor and train others and prepared to undertake further vocational training and development as identified by Powertrain Test Operations.
• A safety mindset and willingness to challenge others.
• An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
• An individual who is results driven with the ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment.
• An individual with the ability to prioritise their workload.
• An effective team player who supports team members.
• An individual with the capability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with medium term planning.
• A resilient and enthusiastic person who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs while delivering results under pressure.

To apply for this position please send your CV to dave.harris@jonlee.co.uk

Unfortunately we cannot progress candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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Senior Programme Planner - 39570

Rate: £38.58/hr Umbrella – inside IR35

Division: Special Vehicle Operations

Contract Position based at Fen End (hybrid working: at least 2 days/week on site)

Position Description:

Senior Programme Planner responsible for the delivery of Bespoke vehicle programmes

Key Responsibilities

• Creation of Programme Plans (VPF) from initial concept to Job 1 including clear communication of gateway timing.
• Alignment of VP programmes with core vehicle programmes.
• Detail of the programme deliverable status to ensure credibility of status reporting
• PDL Authorship
• Delivery of all programme cost targets including, total delivered cost, resource, tooling & facility upgrades.
• Integration of VP programmes into the core vehicle delivery timing.
• Support look back activities capturing all lessons learnt to ensure the success of future programme delivery.
• Maintaining Risk Register to ensure management of mitigation plans by stakeholders.
• Report programme health through metrics, risks and issues and propose corrective action where required.
• Generating timing change material to support the Deferral process.
• Support deliverables and timing through Programme Central as required.
• Support overall integrity and impartiality towards the delivery of key programme milestones.
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Highly driven individual with proven project management, communication and leadership skills
• Able to integrate and act as pivotal player within a cross functional team to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Previous evidence of techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling programmes, including risk management
• Experience of PCDS & conversant with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)

Preferred:

• Understanding of Bespoke delivery processes
• Understanding Material Engineering
• Credibility within the programme planning environment and ability to influence others
• CCDS and Programme Central experience preferred

Education

• A degree qualified candidate is desirable although relevant experience will be taken into account

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included

Project Manager / Project Engineer - Test - 39573 - £25.96/hr umbrella rate

Contract Position based at: Gaydon / Whitley (some Hybrid, mostly onsite)

Umbrella Rate: £25.96/hr

Inside IR35

Position Description:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Project Engineer to lead the delivery of a new automotive test physical / test facilities.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experienced Project Manager / Project Engineer with a good understanding of the differing requirements of road based, laboratory based and virtual engineering tools and equipment.
• Ability to work with a wide set of stakeholders, with a broad understanding of test procedures, safety and audit requirements as well as the ability to specify civils requirements, such as M&E, is also desirable.
• Ability to lead and coordinate the design of complex systems with multiple requirements
• Ability to construct timing plans, schedule work tasks and manage team activities to completion
• Broad understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles
• Demonstrates high level of business behaviours.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to present complex information to all levels of management.
• Must be self-motivated, keen to take on responsibility & able to work to a high standard with minimal supervision.
• Ability to coach and develop a team of engineers.
• Friendly, flexible person with good communication skills.
• Ability to work theoretically and practically with people in different teams, at all levels of the business.
• Experience managing the requirements of a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Experience of collaborative team environments
• Experience operating and working in a technically capable team
• Ideally an understanding of active system technology - Chassis Systems, Body Systems, HV-Electric Systems.
• Degree educated

To apply for this position please send your CV to rachel.meacham@jonlee.co.uk

Unfortunately we cannot progress candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included

Programme Support Engineer - 39375 - £25.96 per hour umbrella rate

Location: Gaydon

Do you have support engineering experience, and are you seeking a new job in Gaydon? Jonathan Lee Recruitment is helping a collaborative company recruit a Programme Support Engineer, and the role comes with a contract rate of £25.96 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35).

The Body Test Operations BTO team plans and manages the physical prototype test properties for the Body Engineering and Vehicle Safety teams. These properties support the development of new models and anything required for current production models. A typical test properties consists of a bare body shell that is fitted with only the necessary parts, and a number of supporting 'kits' of parts.

In your first week in this Programme Support Engineer role, you can expect to:

• Liaising with engineers to confirm body rigs plan is appropriate
• Mapping the 'dependencies' for each property to better understand and optimise the property build timing
• Investigating parts status per each Bill of Material and checking that they have appropriate order coverage
• Supporting prototype build as required.

To apply for this Programme Support Engineer role, you will require the following experience:

• Demonstrable Excel skills
• Understanding and use of 3D CAD for visualisation purposes
• Willingness and ability to learn new systems, skills and concepts quickly and be able to think laterally
• Experience of automotive subsystem testing for body engineering, automotive or similar industry experience.

In return for your dedication, collaboration and commitment, you'll receive a generous contract per-hour rate of £25.96 joining a welcoming and inclusive culture.

Please get in touch with the Jonathan Lee Recruitment team today to apply for this contract Programme Support Engineer position in Gaydon. We're looking forward to meeting you.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

Unfortunately we cannot progress candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK

In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included