Job Title: Continuous Improvement Lead Industry: Medical Device Manufacturing Location: Plymouth Position Type: Permanent About The Company Join a pioneering team at a UK-based company specializing in advanced wound care and wound closure products. An organisation dedicated to developing and manufacturing world-leading solutions that enhance patient care. With a wealth of resources and specialized expertise, they offer a unique opportunity to be part of a team involved in every aspect of product design, development, and manufacture. Job Description Overview Responsible for all manufacturing processes, lean improvements, cost reduction, technical capability enhancement, process development, new production introduction delivering outputs in line with the business objectives on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. To execute site support activities and provide maintenance of all relevant operational equipment to ensure longevity and availability. Key Responsibilities Working closely alongside production operations to ensure the startup/shut down and continual running of all manufacturing processes. Establish & maintain standard processes within the validated process window plus optimisation of the technical performance for all manufacturing elements. Investigate and resolve issues related to the technical performance Optimize and deliver continuous improvement on existing manufacturing processes. Assist R&D with the introduction of new products and processes into manufacturing. Development of new standard processes and ensure optimal implementation into manufacturing supported with initial procedures, training and coaching of manufacturing. Collaborate with Group Engineering to execute or support assigned capital expenditure projects. Maintain all production equipment to the defined schedule and provide maintenance of the whole site requirements including, fire system testing/training, legionella checks, calibration, and contractor control. Qualifications Current experience in production environment support role (or 5 years min). Experience of developing and/or testing a process within a clean room manufacturing environment. Good understanding of Lean Principles (5S/VSM/Kaizen). Minimum of HNC level qualification in mechanical, electronic, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or similar. Experience in process and product validation (sterile packaging according to ISO 11607 would be advantageous). Understanding of a quality management system (ISO13485/FDA) and medical device manufacturing advantageous. Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel. Strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization. Effective time management with the ability to set priorities. Good written and spoken English. Salary & Benefits Up to £45,000 per annum (Depending on Experience) Annual incentive bonus Life Cover Penson contribution up to 6% Dental Insurance Employee share scheme Other Information Exciting opportunity to lead a transformative project with significant organizational impact. Competitive salary package commensurate with experience. Opportunity to work with a dynamic and collaborative team focused on driving continuous improvement and excellence. How to Apply Apply now by submitting your CV below, alternatively you can send your CV. Please include "Continuous Improvement Lead" in the subject line
25/04/2024
Full time
Job Title: Continuous Improvement Lead Industry: Medical Device Manufacturing Location: Plymouth Position Type: Permanent About The Company Join a pioneering team at a UK-based company specializing in advanced wound care and wound closure products. An organisation dedicated to developing and manufacturing world-leading solutions that enhance patient care. With a wealth of resources and specialized expertise, they offer a unique opportunity to be part of a team involved in every aspect of product design, development, and manufacture. Job Description Overview Responsible for all manufacturing processes, lean improvements, cost reduction, technical capability enhancement, process development, new production introduction delivering outputs in line with the business objectives on safety, quality, delivery, and cost. To execute site support activities and provide maintenance of all relevant operational equipment to ensure longevity and availability. Key Responsibilities Working closely alongside production operations to ensure the startup/shut down and continual running of all manufacturing processes. Establish & maintain standard processes within the validated process window plus optimisation of the technical performance for all manufacturing elements. Investigate and resolve issues related to the technical performance Optimize and deliver continuous improvement on existing manufacturing processes. Assist R&D with the introduction of new products and processes into manufacturing. Development of new standard processes and ensure optimal implementation into manufacturing supported with initial procedures, training and coaching of manufacturing. Collaborate with Group Engineering to execute or support assigned capital expenditure projects. Maintain all production equipment to the defined schedule and provide maintenance of the whole site requirements including, fire system testing/training, legionella checks, calibration, and contractor control. Qualifications Current experience in production environment support role (or 5 years min). Experience of developing and/or testing a process within a clean room manufacturing environment. Good understanding of Lean Principles (5S/VSM/Kaizen). Minimum of HNC level qualification in mechanical, electronic, industrial, or manufacturing engineering, or similar. Experience in process and product validation (sterile packaging according to ISO 11607 would be advantageous). Understanding of a quality management system (ISO13485/FDA) and medical device manufacturing advantageous. Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel. Strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization. Effective time management with the ability to set priorities. Good written and spoken English. Salary & Benefits Up to £45,000 per annum (Depending on Experience) Annual incentive bonus Life Cover Penson contribution up to 6% Dental Insurance Employee share scheme Other Information Exciting opportunity to lead a transformative project with significant organizational impact. Competitive salary package commensurate with experience. Opportunity to work with a dynamic and collaborative team focused on driving continuous improvement and excellence. How to Apply Apply now by submitting your CV below, alternatively you can send your CV. Please include "Continuous Improvement Lead" in the subject line
ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR Up to £45 per hour (possible extending by a further 6 months or move to a permanent role) Plymouth - Hybrid (1 day in a week on-site). A renowned name in the engineering and defense sectors is urgently looking for a ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR, to assist the Senior Quantity Surveyor in preparing pre-tender estimates, cost planning, and modelling design options. The company is an expert in managing complex infrastructure related to Defense, Nuclear, Military & Marine. They're working at the forefront of the defense technology industry and this role would be responsible for reviewing and monitoring project costs, compile tenders, negotiate, and conduct commercial and subcontractor claim reviews. Skills Required: NEC contracting experience preferred. Compile pre-tender infrastructure estimates and support tender compilation. Review subcontractor cost plans and align with baselines. Support commercial lead in contract negotiation. With a strong focus on innovation and reliability, it continues to set industry standards and drive technological advancements in defence, marine & nuclear sector. If you think you are the one, do APPLY NOW! * PS: The Company can't provide any sponsorship, so only candidates with the existing right to work in the UK will be considered for this role.
22/04/2024
ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR Up to £45 per hour (possible extending by a further 6 months or move to a permanent role) Plymouth - Hybrid (1 day in a week on-site). A renowned name in the engineering and defense sectors is urgently looking for a ASSISTANT QUANTITY SURVEYOR, to assist the Senior Quantity Surveyor in preparing pre-tender estimates, cost planning, and modelling design options. The company is an expert in managing complex infrastructure related to Defense, Nuclear, Military & Marine. They're working at the forefront of the defense technology industry and this role would be responsible for reviewing and monitoring project costs, compile tenders, negotiate, and conduct commercial and subcontractor claim reviews. Skills Required: NEC contracting experience preferred. Compile pre-tender infrastructure estimates and support tender compilation. Review subcontractor cost plans and align with baselines. Support commercial lead in contract negotiation. With a strong focus on innovation and reliability, it continues to set industry standards and drive technological advancements in defence, marine & nuclear sector. If you think you are the one, do APPLY NOW! * PS: The Company can't provide any sponsorship, so only candidates with the existing right to work in the UK will be considered for this role.
Digital Research Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Specialist PML operations grade 4 £30000 - £45000 DOE Full Time Open Ended Appointment The Role We have an exciting opportunity at PML for an individual with skills in Linux system administration to join the PML s Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group. The role provides a business critical link between scientists, PML Applications (commercial work) and our IT Group to support the Linux computing infrastructure as it continues to evolve, underpinning PML science in multiple areas and across all levels. This ranges from data generation, (storage technologies and data management), processing and analysis (high performance computing and technologies such as JupyterHub), to making visual outputs for end users (web technologies and virtualisation) to increase the reach and impact of PML science. About You You will enjoy working with others to help deliver a modern and reliable digital infrastructure to underpin the world leading research carried out at PML. You will understand the importance of stability from existing infrastructure but will also be keen to learn and try new technologies. You will have experience of administering Linux systems, ideally using Ubuntu, and will be able to make use of scripts and common tools such as ansible to manage this. You will understand the importance of taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve and problems and will be able to make use of monitoring software (e.g., Nagios, Grafana) to accomplish this. You will understand best practices in cybersecurity and be able to apply these. Skills Required Linux systems administration and monitoring Linux scripting (e.g., bash and Python) Experience in management of data at the Terrabyte to Petabyte scale and storage technologies such as NFS and S3. Cybersecurity (Understand and apply best practices) Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) High performance Computing (Slurm) Virtualisation (VMWare) Key Deliverables Maintain our storage infrastructure to ensure data is distributed across servers based on existing capacity and projected changes in data volumes. This includes regular data moves and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data is backed up and archiving projects are completes as needed. Monitor high performance computing infrastructure to identify and resolve problems either on their own or by working with IT (depending on the nature of the problem). Act of a point of contact between scientists and IT to answer questions, help identify solutions and provide training. Work with the data architect to maintain and develop web infrastructure used to provide existing and planned data search and visualisation services. Manage the NEODAAS GPU cluster (MAGEO), including liaising with IT, vendors and system users. About PML As a marine-focused charity we develop and apply innovative science with a view to ensuring ocean sustainability. With over 40 years of experience, we offer evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. Our impact spans from research publications to informing policies and training future scientists. The science undertaken at PML contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting healthy, productive and resilient oceans and seas. To support PML s science it operates in house Linux infrastructure used for processing satellite data, running models and making outputs accessible through web visualisation tools. This infrastructure includes a large amount of storage (6 PB), a High-Performance Computing cluster with over 1500 cores, a 40 GPU cluster (the MAssive GPU cluster for Earth Observation; MAGEO) and a virtual machine cluster. The role will be part of the Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group within PML. DIMA is a pioneering digital science group dedicated to advancing PML s world-class and cutting-edge environmental research through the utilisation of state-of-the-art digital and autonomous technologies. The team comprises research software engineers, research infrastructure engineers, marine technologists and scientists who work on a variety of projects using autonomous vessels, satellite data, drones, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and data visualisation tools to help deliver PML s goals. The team have an enthusiasm for solving problems through collaboration and shared learning.
12/04/2024
Full time
Digital Research Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Specialist PML operations grade 4 £30000 - £45000 DOE Full Time Open Ended Appointment The Role We have an exciting opportunity at PML for an individual with skills in Linux system administration to join the PML s Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group. The role provides a business critical link between scientists, PML Applications (commercial work) and our IT Group to support the Linux computing infrastructure as it continues to evolve, underpinning PML science in multiple areas and across all levels. This ranges from data generation, (storage technologies and data management), processing and analysis (high performance computing and technologies such as JupyterHub), to making visual outputs for end users (web technologies and virtualisation) to increase the reach and impact of PML science. About You You will enjoy working with others to help deliver a modern and reliable digital infrastructure to underpin the world leading research carried out at PML. You will understand the importance of stability from existing infrastructure but will also be keen to learn and try new technologies. You will have experience of administering Linux systems, ideally using Ubuntu, and will be able to make use of scripts and common tools such as ansible to manage this. You will understand the importance of taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve and problems and will be able to make use of monitoring software (e.g., Nagios, Grafana) to accomplish this. You will understand best practices in cybersecurity and be able to apply these. Skills Required Linux systems administration and monitoring Linux scripting (e.g., bash and Python) Experience in management of data at the Terrabyte to Petabyte scale and storage technologies such as NFS and S3. Cybersecurity (Understand and apply best practices) Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) High performance Computing (Slurm) Virtualisation (VMWare) Key Deliverables Maintain our storage infrastructure to ensure data is distributed across servers based on existing capacity and projected changes in data volumes. This includes regular data moves and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data is backed up and archiving projects are completes as needed. Monitor high performance computing infrastructure to identify and resolve problems either on their own or by working with IT (depending on the nature of the problem). Act of a point of contact between scientists and IT to answer questions, help identify solutions and provide training. Work with the data architect to maintain and develop web infrastructure used to provide existing and planned data search and visualisation services. Manage the NEODAAS GPU cluster (MAGEO), including liaising with IT, vendors and system users. About PML As a marine-focused charity we develop and apply innovative science with a view to ensuring ocean sustainability. With over 40 years of experience, we offer evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. Our impact spans from research publications to informing policies and training future scientists. The science undertaken at PML contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting healthy, productive and resilient oceans and seas. To support PML s science it operates in house Linux infrastructure used for processing satellite data, running models and making outputs accessible through web visualisation tools. This infrastructure includes a large amount of storage (6 PB), a High-Performance Computing cluster with over 1500 cores, a 40 GPU cluster (the MAssive GPU cluster for Earth Observation; MAGEO) and a virtual machine cluster. The role will be part of the Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group within PML. DIMA is a pioneering digital science group dedicated to advancing PML s world-class and cutting-edge environmental research through the utilisation of state-of-the-art digital and autonomous technologies. The team comprises research software engineers, research infrastructure engineers, marine technologists and scientists who work on a variety of projects using autonomous vessels, satellite data, drones, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and data visualisation tools to help deliver PML s goals. The team have an enthusiasm for solving problems through collaboration and shared learning.