Location: Miskin, Wales
Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience
Exciting opportunity responsible for the delivery of innovative, efficient, and capable process engineering projects within a high variety, high complexity, and challenging precision optical / electro-mechanical assembly environment. This position will give the right candidate a chance to make their mark and significantly impact the productivity and efficiency of key production lines, critical to the success of the business.
This is a very varied position and consequently requires the demonstration and development of several different skills (from technical, data analysis, to communicating at different levels). As such, on the job training is a key aspect of integration of a new employee and is used alongside training courses (e.g. Lean six sigma) and manager feedback to ensure efficient integration into the team, position and working environment.
Note: new or recent engineering, physics, and math’s graduate applications will be considered. Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
Having personal transport is an advantage as public transport cannot be relied upon due to our remote location.
You are required to become the process expert and the main point of contact for the production of your product, providing advice on a range of matters from future design changes and the impact on assembly, to the planning and actioning of tasks to allow substantial volume increases. You will be responsible for identifying and proposing changes in the product, determining which activities you need to work on to meet the larger scale objectives of the business (quality delivery cost) as well as managing the completion of these activities. Your specific responsibilities will include:
- Proactive process development and technical support of optical-mechanical products (process robustness, product cost reduction, cost of quality reduction, process control enhancement, efficiency improvement and process modelling, waste reduction, and process deskilling)
- The investigation of process problems and root-cause analysis, with the implementation of robust corrective action within challenging deadlines
- Continuous improvement activities within the supported areas using fact-based metrics
- Analysis of process performance data to justify improvement actions
- Design of assembly processes and product interaction equipment (including tooling, jigs, fixtures)
- The processing and evaluation of design changes
- The justification, specification, and implementation of new process equipment
- Regular interaction with the product divisions and the support services within the manufacturing services division
Key requirements
- The minimum of a degree level of education (2:1 or above) in a relevant technical discipline (e.g. manufacturing systems, mechanical engineering, physics, mathematics etc.)
- A high level of PC literacy
Desirable requirements
- Success in the management and delivery of technically challenging engineering activities
- Successful application of structured problem solving and statistical analysis techniques (e.g. Six Sigma)
- Awareness of lean manufacturing tools and techniques and an understanding of production metrics (productivity, efficiency, waste)
- Understanding of metrology, measurement techniques and calibration
Person specification
- Ability to work well in both a team, sharing ideas and coordinating actions, as well autonomously, managing your own activities and meeting deadlines in both cases.
- Good activity priority management
- Ability to spot potential areas for improvement irrelevant of current tasks
- Hands on practical ability
- Maintain a positive can-do attitude
- Ability to multi-task and thrive in a high-pressure environment
- Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 524600 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R9407 Process Improvement Engineer (Open)Skills Required
- Degree level education in a relevant technical discipline
- High level of PC literacy
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
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What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
