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Job Summary

Reporting to – Senior Engineer

The primary function of the role is to assist in the planned departmental workload including:

• Preparation of instrumentation to support internal projects
• Maintenance, planned and unplanned, of existing facilities
• Calibration of stand-alone instruments and instrumentation packages
• Liaise with the requesting engineers to ensure that customer requirements are understood and being met
• Suggest / Assist with internal improvement actions
• Support a culture of continuous improvement to help drive improvements in safety and security, customer service and technical excellence.

Roles and responsibilities

Health, Safety, Environment & Security

• Ensure appropriate PPE is being used at all times in designated areas
• Ensure H&S procedures & processes are being followed
• Ensure appropriate security measures are being used in the labs
• Maintain housekeeping to high standards

Customer service

• Work with Engineers and Supervisors to meet/exceed customer expectations
• Ensure all work is completed in a timely manner and to a professional standard
• Report any problems immediately to the Supervisor
• Engage in contributing to all continuous improvement activities

Technical excellence

• Maintain training to perform assigned tasks
• Installation of instrumentation on test rigs and vehicles to the highest standards
• Maintenance and upkeep of equipment
• Ensure that instrumentation performs to the requirements detailed in test standard(s) being used
• Develop best working practices

Compliance

• Adhere to company policies and procedures
• Comply with appropriate ISO procedures

Human Resources

• Provide training to others when requested

Financial performance

• Immediately inform the engineer in charge of the project of any problems that may have a financial impact on the project
• Liaise with supervisor to ensure targets are met
• Utilise resources effectively to reduce waste

General

• Act in accordance with the behaviours for Millbrook employees at all times
• Lead by example

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering / Instrumentation apprenticeship or equivalent qualification

Experience

• Automotive background
• Understanding of Calibration Procedures
• Competent in PC usage with knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Skills in electronic and electrical problem diagnosis
• Instrumentation experience (data loggers, thermocouples, pressure transducers, strain gauges etc.)

Skills

• Must have a sound background in instrumentation.
• Skills in electronic and electrical diagnostics
• Good knowledge of calibration procedures
• Good fault finding experience on modern instrumentation
• Able to create measurement packages from stand-alone instrumentation
• Understanding of National Instruments LabVIEW
• Good general IT skills

Personal Behaviours

• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to follow written instructions/ work requests
• Good understanding of H&S practices

Other

• Willingness to work shifts, including weekends
• Flexibility to travel as and when required
• Full UK driving license
• Willing to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau check