Digital Manufacturing Engineer - Technology & Innovation

ENGINEERINGUK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Digital Manufacturing Engineer - Technology & Innovation

Are you an experienced Digital Engineer from the automotive or aviation sectors?
Would you thrive in an opportunity to make an impact and transform the construction industry with advanced manufacturing?
Are you considering what's next for your career?
Then we would love to hear from you!!

The Opportunity:
Due to an exciting pipeline of major infrastructure projects we are looking to expand the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering function within Technology & Innovation at Laing O'Rourke with the appointment of a Digital Manufacturing Engineer based from Sherwood Business Park, Nottinghamshire.

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering function is part of the Laing O'Rourke Technology and Innovation Group (T&I) responsible for developing innovation and utilising transferrable technology from other sectors of relevant scale to transform construction industry methods to improve safety, quality and productivity whilst increasing diversity within operations.

You will provide technical competence in digital manufacturing engineering within Laing O'Rourke's global manufacturing operations. The role covers both new product introduction programmes (NPI), for the development and establishment of world class production systems & support/development of existing products to support 'Design for Automated Manufacturing' (DfAM) production operations.

The technical scope of the role supports manufacturing feasibility through digital product & process design and simulation, facility development and concepts. This role encompasses virtual proving using established digital tools to support the business in the establishment of new manufacturing capabilities, volume uplifts, incremental business operations and continuous improvement projects to both new and existing operations, focussing on safety, quality, delivery, cost and corporate responsibility objectives.

What will the role look like?

• Concept and scoping phase support
• Simulation / analysis of new production processes & capital equipment
• Liaison with digital systems engineers
• Discrete event analysis / Scenario and schedule analysis
• Facility Equipment Development
• Digital Manufacturing assignments for products and operations
• Sustainability analysis and initiatives - Carbon reduction
• Develop and ownership 2D and 3D Facility Layouts.
• Generate Process flows for the facility
• Material flow and logistics analysis of facility
• 3D concept design studies supporting ME process feasibility
• Full Factory Simulation
• Bill of materials maintenance
• Digital Process Planning for all current and proposed product variance

Digital Manufacturing Engineering User Experience

• Manufacturing Item Definition (MBOM)
• Process Planning
• Work Instruction Development

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Heavy Industry, tooling, handling or production
• Continuous improvement experience
• Route cause analysis
• Process development / simulation
• Concept development
• Process planning software
• 2D and 3D CAD (Dassault, Autodesk products)

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourke believes that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertaken disability awareness training and are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommittee is an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of the Business Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering with Even Break to have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards and Benefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade