
Casting Specialist
- Derby
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strategy: Supports the development and execution of the strategy with respect to their area of specialism; is regarded as a thought leader.
- Project Definition: Leads the definition of capability projects including capturing requirements, creating proposals, achieving stakeholder approval, acquiring funding and aligning partner support.
- Capability Development: Supports the development and application of new capabilities; leads capability development projects.
- Problem Solving: Leads the resolution of new and emerging technical, compliance and business problems using analytical processes and professional judgement.
- Collaboration: Proactively accesses internal and external networks of fellow specialists to further the understanding of the specialist subject; supports the implementation of strategic collaborative relationships.
- Leadership: Provides technical direction to peers and more junior professionals, and technical leadership to teams and projects within their specialism.
- People Capability: Supports the definition of skill and professional knowledge within their area of specialism; identifies, co-ordinates and delivers training; supports the development of other specialists; provides active mentoring.
- Standards Definition: Ensures appropriate policies, standards and best practices are defined, shared and adopted.
- Knowledge Sharing: Leads the sharing of Best Practice; represents the area as an authority in their defined subject; provides concise justification for decisions; records and captures salient information in reports and systems.
- Professionally qualified Engineer (UK minimum BEng degree or other national equivalent, higher degree preferred).
- UK CEng (Chartered Engineer) or other national equivalent relevant to specialist subject area.
- Typically a member of relevant professional body/institute at Fellow level (or equivalent).
- A deep understanding of casting technology and furnace equipment ideally with application to vacuum furnace casting of nickel-based superalloys used in Turbine Component manufacture.
- A proven ability to influence at all levels within a business and with key external stakeholders to deliver manufacturing yield improvement through continuous improvement and process control
- Lead the industrialisation of new manufacturing technologies for step changes in product and process capability using the TRL process.
- Experience in the specification, purchase and validation of vacuum furnace equipment ensuring the highest level of process safety and control
- Understanding of Intellectual Property and Export Control requirements.