Mechanical Engineer - WFH / Warrington - 12months - Rate c£45/hr umbrella.
Key Words / skills: Mechanical, Engineer, Design, Nuclear, LOLER, PUWER, CDM, Inventor, 3D, BS8888.

Overview:
Wilde Recruitment Ltd are working along side Sellafield in order to recruit a Mechanical Engineer to work on a 12month contract WFH / Warrington.
As a Mechanical Engineer your duties and responsibilities will include:
Sellafield have set up the Manufactured Product Organisation (MPO) to oversee all products to be manufactured and supplied by the external supply chain. Two key areas of focus within MPO will be:
Design Producibility (DP) to optimise designs for manufacturability and assembly, aligning design requirements with its production methods to optimise cost and ease of producing a product, whilst maintaining its quality.
Continuous Improvement (CI) to drive value through design and manufacturing improvements, reduce non-conformances and drive a CI culture.
To support delivery of these areas, additional resource is required to build the capability within MPO in order to achieve its mission.

Deliverables:
Sellafield have set up the Manufactured Product Organisation (MPO) to oversee all products to be manufactured and supplied by the external supply chain. Two key areas of focus within MPO will be:
Design Producibility (DP) to optimise designs for manufacturability and assembly, aligning design requirements with its production methods to optimise cost and ease of producing a product, whilst maintaining its quality.
Continuous Improvement (CI) to drive value through design and manufacturing improvements, reduce non-conformances and drive a CI culture.

To support delivery of these areas, additional resource is required to build the capability within MPO in order to achieve its mission.

A sound engineering background with knowledge of general mechanical design aspects and principals such as BS8888, material selection, tolerancing, geometric tolerancing, and surface finishes.
Familiarity with The Machinery Directive, LOLER, and PUWER.
Previous experience involving the design of mechanical equipment.
Competent and proven design engineer, capable of producing designs, schemes, drawings, and supporting calculations who is familiar with the roles and application of the CDM regulations 2015.
Previous experience producing design packages, suitable for manufacture.
Knowledge of manufacturing techniques including general machining, welding and pressings.
Previous experience of managing design change through a robust procedure.
Experience in dealing with concessions or non-conforming parts
Familiarity and experience using Inventor, (or other 3D Packages).

Desirable Skills:
Familiarity and experience of working and complying with applicable SL Practices, standards, and engineering guides.
Familiarity with safety case principles and capable of providing design substantiation for equipment with designated nuclear safety functions to demonstrate that design solutions can meet the required safety function placed on it to the appropriate level.
Past experience to have included elements of design, construction, commissioning and through life on plant technical support.
Familiarity or previous design experience with plants on the Sellafield site.
Experience of controlling manufacture through volume production.
Knowledge of APQP and the core tools.

Candidate:
You will be an experienced Mechanical Engineer
5-10 years experience at least.

To discuss this vacancy please contact: James Walker or Mike Kelly
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