Role:

Field Service Engineer

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

or

Birds Royd Lane, Heywoods Industrial Estate, Brighouse, HD6 1NA

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

This role is to provide the business an individual with a full set of skills to carry out the company’s and customers’ requirements for valve repairs to be carried out on site. Also, the job requires a high amount of flexibility and availability from the individual to meet the customers’ requirements.

Objectives:

• Field service activities associated with onsite repair and associated equipment.
• This may include working and travel to – worldwide offshore and UK locations.
• To respond to customer ‘on call requirements if applicable’ for the above site activities.
• Carry out the onsite disassembly/assembly + testing of all types of valves, actuators, and associated instrumentation in accordance with the company’s/customers’ QA/QC and Health and Safety procedures.

• This could include the generation and verification of method statements and risk assessments.
• On occasion you will be required to be the site supervisor for on site shutdowns where the following activities may be part of your duties.
• On site planning and updates on progress of the shutdown.
• Supervision of the work force.
• Plan work activities for the work force.
• Customer updates as regards work activities that have been completed, taking place and are planned to take place.
• Fully understand the scope of work that is to take place, understanding what work activities are to take place and what is classed as outside the scope of work.
• Control and record additional activities that take place which are not covered under the scope of work.

Workshop support activities

• When working within the workshops it is expected that you will fully integrate with the senior fitters and assist where at all possible. See relevant role profile for senior fitters.
• In addition, whilst in the workshops it may be required that you carry out a level of training in accordance with the workshop charge hand and workshop manager.

Education and/or Experience

• Higher National Certificates/Diplomas or equivalent from college and an Engineering Apprenticeship.
• High level of competence on a range of valves (Control, Choke, Butterfly, Isolation and PSV), Actuators and Instrumentation.
• Higher level of expected competence in problem solving solutions.
• Ability to work on customers sites on more technical/problematic valves to establish a way forward/solution that is acceptable by both the customer and Severn Technical dept.
• Validated competence through the company competence scheme.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Materials Manager

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

or

Birds Royd Lane, Heywoods Industrial Estate, Brighouse, HD6 1NA

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

• This role will have oversight of purchasing and planning activities for two manufacturing sites and is responsible for facilitating the flow of work and materials into and through the company to ensure the procurement and releasing of materials on time.
• This role will also include managing inventory within the manufacturing delivery systems.
• To be responsible for the receipt and planning of customer orders in line with the company delivery plans within the agreed Buffer times and providing appropriate capacity information, allowing timely management decisions, inclusive of resource allocations and to ensure that these are completed within a disciplined fashion.
• To ensure that the management of Supply Chain performance always supports Material Release 100%OTIF and that reductions in inventory levels and shortening of the Supply Chain are driven by the Purchasing function.

Objectives:

• To maintain the company’s inventory levels within the agreed policy. To take appropriate action where regular reviews of levels show either too many or too few movements against previously agreed levels, which will affect system performance.
• Working with the Purchasing team to assist in managing the suppliers relating to negotiations on price, delivery, status, and service levels.
• Working Projects and Proposals interfacing with customers on issues relating to lead-times and service levels.
• Researching potential vendors and negotiating prices.
• Full supervisory responsibility for purchasing and planning teams.
• Manages the receipt, distribution, verification, and appropriate storage of all materials and finished items received into the company.  This will require the monitoring of deliveries and, where necessary, liaison with internal staff and purchasing personnel to expedite raw material and component deliveries to achieve Material release On Time 100% OTIF zero defects to service the company’s schedule to meet customer demand.
• Collaborating with management to plan forecasting models.
• To be a member of the company’s management team, committed to a process of Continuous Improvement in the company’s systems and delivery performance.
• Preparing and filing detailed records on procurement activity, quantity, and vendors.
• To ensure that the receipt of raw materials and components from suppliers is managed within the agreed company standards and that the issuing of appropriate materials to machining and assembly takes place within agreed Buffer times.
• Management of production planning, ensuring the team are receiving and planning customer demand onto company schedules in a correct manner, on time to customer timelines and that issues of product and demand variation are raised and resolved. This will involve the creation of the schedule/work to lists for all areas of manufacturing activity.
• That the decisions on “Make-in”/“Buy-out” are reached in time to maintain margin and Due Date Performance.
• Maintaining inventory levels, including confirmation that replenishment systems are working effectively in support of 100% Material Release whilst delivering a well-managed inventory profile, making good use of company cash resources.
• To ensure Vendor performance expectations are achieved to whilst reducing the length of lead times currently being applied to Vendor orders.
• To maintain an acceptable level of Material flow (both externally and internally), which maximises use of available resources of people, machinery and cash.
• Develop and implement ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Enhance synergies in the operating procedures for both sites, including development of a consolidated Preferred Suppliers List and alignment of supplier management processes. 
• Working in line with the Company’s Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.

Education and/or Experience:

• Experience in all aspects of Planning and Control i.e. Materials Management, Inventory Control, Production Control, and Purchasing Management
• Bachelor’s degree/CIPS qualification in business, supply chain, operations, engineering, or related fields.
• 3 years minimum experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment, with the ability to read engineering drawings.
• Conversant with modern methods of Planning and Control, i.e., Lean Manufacturing, JIT, TQM etc.
• Contract management and supplier experience.
• Highly motivated, team player with excellent organisation skills who is able to work under pressure.
• Experience of planning tools i.e., ERP/MRP and vendor management, other related business management systems, Microsoft Office, Excel.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities.
• A proactive approach to changing workload demands in an operational environment whilst remaining calm and measured when sourcing suppliers/resources to tight time frames.
• Drive for continuous development and process improvement.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Labourer

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

Severn Glocon are seeking a general labourer to support the team with a range of duties and business improvements in all areas of the factory.

Objectives:

• Loading / unloading / moving components by use of FLT or Crane.
• Shotblasting.
• External Driving.
• Organising and tidying.
• Cleaning components.
• Removal of swarf and rubbish to applicable receptacle.
• Segregation / Storing of contaminated waste.
• Deburr.
• Assist on Hydro test, assembly, and despatch.

Education and/or Experience:

GCSE’s or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Expeditor

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

or

Birds Royd Lane, Heywoods Industrial Estate, Brighouse, HD6 1NA

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

This role will support 2 manufacturing sites and is responsible for facilitating the flow of work and materials between and within Severn’s departments.

The role will ensure smooth delivery of purchase orders, planning delivery schedules, notifying the purchasing, planning and operations representatives of delivery status, schedule transport for incoming items as required and support the purchasing team with order processing as required.

Objectives:

• Ensure optimal delivery of supplier materials.
• Working closely with other teams within the supply chain.
• Negotiate with suppliers and build strong working relationships.
• Ensure that internal targets and deadlines are met.
• Attend production meetings.
• Manage purchase order backlog, ensuring order dates and notations are updated.
• Assist with purchase order entries and purchase administration. Load purchase orders onto system for consignment stock, non-production items and calibration requirements, ensuring adherence to budgets as required and driving cost reductions where possible.
• Run monthly OTD reports.
• Provide cover for other roles within the team.
• Visit suppliers as required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Highly motivated, team player with good organisation skills who is able to work under pressure.
• Ideally have experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Experience of planning tools i.e., ERP/MRP and vendor management, other related business management systems, Microsoft Office, Excel.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities.
• A proactive approach to changing workload demands in an operational environment.
• Drive for continuous development and process improvement.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Junior FP&A Analyst

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

This role will operate as part of a centralized analyst function, focusing on both Finance and Commercial information across the wider Group. This role will support directly into the Group FP&A manager.

This role is a great opportunity to the right individual. This role offers significant exposure and opportunity to add-value, providing information to support high level decision making.

This is a hands-on progressive position and would suit a junior professional/graduate looking to add value, in a fast-paced environment, working to deadlines. This role will offer exposure across the wider Group and would offer the opportunity to make your mark.

Support to develop would be available

Objectives:

• To take ownership of the monthly collection of order Intake and Revenue intake data sets. Preparing monthly schedules in line with monthly deadlines to Group FP&A manager.
•  Ensuring data is accurate and robust (used at Board level). Monthly reconciliations of Closing Orders books and reported revenue to identify in a timely manner accuracy of data. Challenging and questioning if there are discrepancies. Working with stakeholders across the globe, to understand the root cause and understand/agreeing method to rectify and align data, so that it is aligned centrally and with the separate business entities.
• Working with the wider FP&A team to explore and implement process improvements to data acquisition process
• To support the Commercial Analyst with the issuing weekly exception reports on pipeline captured in CRM (Sales opportunity data warehouse) and maintaining/issuing a weekly KPI to ensure that the pipeline data reflects the current opportunities available to the business.
• Working with the Commercial Analyst. Owning and driving the CRM (sales opportunity data warehouse) data accuracy. Learning to be able to identify discrepancies and using the exception reports and KPI’s to rectify data and hold the sales teams accountable. This would involve building relationships and working with the Sales Directors, providing them with the information to be able to drive change.
• Understanding the Sales information issued each week (actuals v budget opportunities), which the Sales Directors currently provide weekly. Working with the Sales Directors, with a view to removing this administrative burden from them and issuing this information to them weekly.
• Working with the Commercial Analyst to report a weekly/updated pipeline position to key stakeholders within the business, using the central dashboard model. This is fundamental information, required to understand the future commercial opportunities available. This information will form the basis of the Quarterly financial forecasts and Annual Financial Budgets
• Supporting the Group FP&A manager to provide better insight into sales performance, sales mix, gross profit within the Group.
• Support the Group FP&A manager in consolidating and managing the annual budget and interim forecasting processes, from inceptions though to delivery
• Supporting the Group FP&A manager. Providing financial visibility on Actual / Budget/Forecast revenue trends. Maintaining KPI’s. Looking at Financial Metrics. Creating financial models to provide analysis as required.
• Support the Group FP&A Manager on building processes to capture information, not currently collected to enable accurate capture of operational efficiencies (across the Globe) and working capital implications (on projects/orderbook)

Education and/or Experience:

The ideal candidate would have a degree in mathematics, statistics or actively studying a professional accountancy qualification (CIMA), there can be support to those looking to start qualifications longer term.

Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude are essential. A self-starter

Commercial mindset.

Ability to read, analyse, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Strong Excel skills and modelling experience. Working with large volumes of data. Ideally experience of Power Query and Power pivot. Experience of working with Sales and Finance data is preferred.

A user of Finance systems, and to be able to work efficiently, you shall be required to be highly computer literate and ideally understand internal process and controls

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Contracts Engineer

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

To ensure orders received are in line with quotations, along with order entry details, documentation requirements for the creation of the job file. Provision of monitoring & reporting back to customers on updates for deliveries.

Objectives, but not limited to:

Primary tasks:

• Management of new valve orders and Key Projects.
• Focal point of contact for the customer.
• Create visibility and maintain accurate status reporting of workflow.
• Carry out full commercial & technical review for the scope of supply associated with each new valve order
• Ensure all customer generated changes are translated into PO variations (price and schedule).

Daily:

• Contract review to ensure order content is in line with the quotation submitted.
• Commercial review to ensure all T & C’s have been accounted for in the quotation and where necessary, comment upon for clarification / rejection.
• Act as a customer focal point for order management, liaising by e-mail, phone or customer / expeditors visits to the Gloucester Facility.
• Specific point of contact (SPOC) for specific customers
• Attend/arrange Customer Kick-Off meetings for new order contracts (when necessary).
• Any other terms of business in conjunction with orders received.
• For pass through orders from Severn Brighouse or India ensure all details and documents associated with the customer’s order is received.
• Provide and assist in improving customer relations and satisfaction.
• Work with Production Planner to re-establish priorities.
• To ensure all appropriate actions are taken to mitigate project risk.
• Liaise internally with all departments to enable clear responses to be issued to our customers answering their queries raised.
• To liaise and support documentation in the efforts to have documents approved/cleared on time.
• To keep customers regularly apprised of progress, produce accurate and timely status reports for selected contracts.
• Drive Inter-departmental handover process & co-ordinate cross-functional reviews when necessary.
• To ensure all document changes/revision follow the Severn DCO process
• Attend expediting visits and pre-production meetings with customers.
• Monitor Stage Payments/LD’s as per the contract requirement involving relevant dept (Documentation and Finance Dept).

Cover:

To cover for team member within the contracts dept, providing assistance in the above roles, when others are away on business, on Holiday, or on sickness.

Secondary:

• Assist in the development and improvement of the QA procedures, documentation, and flow methods of the business.
• Assist sales when required with review of specifications, Technical / commercial bid packages for tender.
• Where appropriate ensure the Commercial management rules of the road are adhered to.

Education and/or Experience:

Higher National Certificates/Diplomas or equivalent from college; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Machinist (Day & Night shifts available)

Location:

Olympus Park Quedgeley Gloucester, GL2 4NF, United Kingdom

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

This role provides the business with a full set of skills for carrying out machining of product and repair that is undertaken by the business. In addition to the above role the machinist may be required to assemble parts within the machine shop, carry out dimensional inspection of components and assist in the Assembly department area where appropriate.

Responsibilities and Specific Accountabilities

But not limited to:

Primary Tasks

• The manufacture of complete components utilizing the various machines located within the Gloucester workshop in accordance to the component specification.
• Measure and verify their own work.
• Completion of in-house manufacturing documentation including work booking through the ERP system.
• Liaise between the Machine shop supervisor and Production Engineering to overcome/resolve any drawing or process queries.
• Work with Production Engineering to improve production processes.
• Carry out refurbishment/repair of damaged components utilizing the Gloucester workshop machines.
• Assist with other duties at the discretion of the Machine shop supervisor.
• Maintain a safe and tidy work environment.
• Part takes in training when required.

Objectives:

• Minimize the level of scrapped components.
• To mentor any new staff or apprentices which are working within the machine shop.
• To actively work with machine shop supervisor and workshop manager to establish key delivery dates/requirements.
• Communicate workshop issues to machine shop supervisor.
• Establish any training requirements for the machine shop work force in conjunction with machine shop supervisor.

Secondary Roles:

• During high workload periods provide assistance in any other department as appropriate.

Education and/or Experience:

Engineering qualification preferably craft apprenticeship or equivalent. Basic CNC programming and machine competence.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Senior Machinist

Location:

Birds Royd Lane, Heywoods Industrial Estate, Brighouse, HD6 1NA

Business Need/Purpose of role:

This role provides the business with an individual with a full set of skills for carrying out machining of product and repair that is undertaken by the business. In addition to the above, the Machinist will also undertake when required, responsibility to self-inspect one another’s completed work carried out in the Brighouse facility.

The Machinist will also mentor and help develop other Machinists where practical in all aspects of machining operations within the Brighouse workshop.

Objectives:

• Manufacture of complete components utilizing the various machines located within the Brighouse workshop, being conversant in using different types of machines.
• Carry out refurbishment of damaged components for valve repairs utilizing the Brighouse workshop machines.
• Completion of in-house manufacture and repair documentation.
• Working excessive hours when required to meet customers delivery requirements.
• Liaise between the Manufacturing Lead and the Drawing Office Manager to overcome/resolve any drawing queries.
• Provide support and advise to Machinists in resolving machining issues.
• Expect high level of competence on machines within the Brighouse facility.
• Excellent knowledge of machine speeds and feeds for different materials.
• Support Manufacturing Lead in validating competence levels through in line with competence scheme Matrix.
• Assist with any other duties at the discretion of the Manufacturing Lead.

Education and/or Experience:

GCSE’s or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com

Role:

Senior QHSE Engineer

Location:

Birds Royd Lane Heywoods Industrial Estate Brighouse, HD6 1NA

Business Need / Purpose of Role:

The purpose of the role is to support the QHSE Lead in making sure the product meets the customers’ expectations and the product is manufactured in a safe and controlled manner.

This role is responsible for the day-to-day management / activities of the company’s QHSE & compliance requirements.

Objectives:

• Provide leadership to the QHSE Team within the business.
• Ensure that each member of the QHSE Team has clarity of role and function and is carrying out those roles correctly in support of the business.
• Leadership of the provision of Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental culture, best practice.
• Proactively manage quality to reduce the cost impact of poor quality.
• Drive corrective, root cause and preventive actions to ensure close out of Non-conformances in a timely manner and drive right first time.
• Enforce QHSE policy and procedures.
• Work closely with external stakeholders to ensure their Quality performance is assessed and continually improving.
• Manage calibration of measuring and monitoring equipment.
• Participate in developing and implementing safety programs.
• Conduct lessons learnt with relevant parties.
• Provide status updates, trends if / when required efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner.
• Conduct internal audits / workplace inspections to identify conformity and non-conformance.
• Host external audits with interested parties where necessary.
• Raise Non-Conforming records (NCR) where necessary.
• Conduct Accident / Investigations, reporting inc. root cause analysis and make recommendations to peers / line manager.
• Investigate Near Miss, Unsafe Act, etc. identify trends, recommend & implement improvements.
• Conduct / review / update Risk Assessments with interested parties where required.
• Conduct / review / update COSHH Risk Assessments with interested parties as required.
• Manage “Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007” obligations and submit obligations to compliance scheme.
• Manage PPE competent person checks and maintain records.
• Management of Contractors on site inc. Permit to work (PTW) / Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS) including relevant documentation (high risk activities) and maintain records.
• Management of Contractors on site inc. Dynamic Risk Assessment (low risk activities) and maintain records.
• Provide toolbox talks where required.
• Use relevant QHSE tools inc. Plan Do Check Act, 6S, Root Cause Analysis etc. to drive improvements.
• Assist with defining HSE arrangements / procedures in conjunction with operating staff / line managers where necessary.
• Working with peer groups in Brighouse facility to ensure best practice across all business unit.
• Co-ordinate with facilities management to ensure facility and records are maintained.

Education and/or Experience:

• Higher National Certificates/Diplomas or equivalent from college; or 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ONC / HNC / HND in Business, Quality Management, engineering or Manufacturing disciplines.
• NEBOSH National General Certification in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Quality Management Diploma.
• In depth knowledge of ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management systems.
• In depth knowledge of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• In depth knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Understanding / Experience of Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation.
• Internal Auditor qualification.
• Proficient / trained in Accident / Incident Investigation.
• Proficient / trained in root cause analysis.
• 6S qualified (not essential).

How to apply

If you wish to apply for this position please send a copy of your CV with a covering email letter to:  recruitment@severnvalve.com