Chief Manufacturing Engineer - Procurement / Supply Chain

Job Description

Are you a highly experienced Manufacturing Engineer with a background in machining, inspection, welding, and non-destructive examination, who is excited by the opportunity to develop teams and capabilities both within an organisation and in the supply chain? Are you drawn to interesting manufacturing technologies and projects and motivated by the opportunity to develop suppliers and partners, heading up projects and building high performing teams/functions? Do you thrive on building, enabling and growing teams to oversee procurement of key supply chain requirements?

If so, you might enjoy solving some of the nuclear industry’s most important manufacturing challenges across a variety of clients. In this role, you will be building and enabling a high-performing team to assess and develop new and existing suppliers, processes/methods and testing procedures, for manufacturing of future high integrity components. You will work collaboratively with designers and manufacturers to solve problems and implement solutions in manufacturing compatibility for a broad spectrum of components including fabrications, machined parts, and instrumentation and controls.

You and the team you grow will be supporting the UK Submarine and Nuclear New Build programmes across exciting and complex opportunities, offering the opportunity to provide innovative solutions to a range of problems for several high-profile clients.

Whichever projects you get involved in, you’ll be developing a procurement oversight capability spanning key national infrastructure and security programmes, so you’ll be making an important and rewarding contribution to the energy, environmental, and national security of the UK.

If you are a self-starter who can grow, develop, and lead a team delivering multiple projects, work closely with clients and internal teams to capture requirements, set up projects to deliver right-first-time solutions for some of the most exciting problems in the industry, then we’d love you to apply.

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Role requirements:

• This role will be based in our Sheffield office.
• You will establish and lead a team to deliver manufacturing / procurement excellence in support of critical national infrastructure and defence programmes. You and your team will interface with multidisciplinary teams to deliver benefit from the collective experience of the team, our clients, and drive innovative thinking. You’ll work in a collaborative and supportive office / site environment for a minimum of half of your working week. You may also be based at client offices or supplier sites. You will bring an exceptional level of commercial awareness to your role, developing and enabling your team to effectively deliver procurement oversight for multiple workstreams and to deliver to time, quality, and cost.
• Critical to this role is the ability to build internal and external relationships including mentorship and development of the engineering team. The ability to build your team with appropriate skills, knowledge and experience, is key.
• Qualified to degree level and/or HNC, HND and apprentice trained in a manufacturing discipline.
• Knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing technologies and their application/key benefits/limitations.
• Understand the application of tools including, design for manufacture and assembly, structure problems solving, capability analysis, failure modes and effects analysis etc.
• Ability to enable a team in reviewing our supply chain, their process controls against our requirements, prior and during manufacturing stages and use assessment tools to realign these.
• Ability to define requirements in a structured and effective manner.
• Understanding and application of measurement technologies and capabilities, from first principles to modern CMM systems.
• Great networks and ability to develop sound relationships within the team, client and supply chain.
• Generation of reports and collation of technical data, for life time records.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis? 

The UK is the first major economy to legislate for a Net Zero target by 2050. To achieve this, our Energy Teams are ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies that can meet our industry and lifestyle demands today, and in 30 years' time. We help to power our world through exciting new technologies and intelligent cybersecurity systems on projects that vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. So, you'll be creating the right safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds and energy efficiency. 

We value your diversity and believe that everyone deserves to thrive – no exceptions. You'll be part of a culture committed to finding new talent from underrepresented groups. We're Disability Confident, an Inclusive Employer, and support STEM Returners. We also want to see more women in senior roles at AtkinsRéalis. In the energy sector, we've signed up to the AXIS Pledge, promising to make equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities a reality. 

Security clearance: 

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. 

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. 

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.