Technical Estimating Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Technical Estimating Engineer

Location: Washington, Tyne & Wear

Salary: £42,132

What you'll be doing:

• Taking responsibility for the safety of the employees working within the Setter function in the manufacturing area
• Maintaining the quality standards within the Toolroom to satisfy customer needs and requirements at all times
• Ensuring that all tooling and machine parts produced in the Toolroom are to the highest standard in accordance with customer requirements
• Utilising a proactive approach to increasing our in-house tooling capability – with the intention of reducing our dependence on sub-contracted machining work
• Making certain that the Toolroom orders are met through consistent planning, materials management, and organisation of resource requirements, to ensure their efficient use
• Having overall responsibility for people performance within the Setter Manufacturing team, including discipline, development, supervision, time management, and attendance
• Offering internal customers costing based on individual requirements whilst utilising our CNC machinery

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Time served 3–4-year machining apprenticeship
• In-depth knowledge of machining
• Experience in estimations – preparing accurate cost estimates/quotes, and compiling bids

Desirable:

• Knowledge of a variety of material properties
• Experience of dealing with local steel stockholders
• Line management experience

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Setter Manufacturing team:

You would be joining a large team of experienced individuals, of which you would have direct responsibility for a group of around 10, and you would report directly into the Manufacturing Manager. BAE Systems Washington are on a mission to develop their internal tooling capabilities to be more reactive. You will get the chance to work alongside a range of internal teams including Manufacturing Engineers, the Forge team, Engineering and Quality to understand the requirements of the business. This is an exciting opportunity for you to be involved in this journey to self-sufficiency and to take the lead on this development by bringing in your own ideas and influence.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 15th May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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