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We are currently looking for a Configuration Controller
A Little About Us
With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.
We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.
About The Role
As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:
The primary purpose of this role is provide Quality support to the business ensuring Customer and internal requirements are met in line with relevant standards and accreditations.
Key Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To
* Receipt, understand and manage the embodiment and implementation of Engineering Change Notices into functional disciplines i.e. instruct BoM changes etc
* Facilitate CM audits, act accordingly with outcomes.
* Participate in the CCB (Configuration Control Board) with relevant KPI’s, ECN actions, ECN closure and relevant issues/actions.
* Coordinate and manage across functional representatives to ensure ECNs associated with specific sub systems are implemented.
* Contribute to Configuration documentation, used to provide governance and control of project activities i.e. CMP, (change management plan) CSA (Configuration status accounting) and CSR (Configuration status record) documentation in consultation with the Quality department.
* Initiate rework/repair orders resulting from Engineering change notices.
* Attend manufacturing meetings to ensure embodiment of engineering change
* Capture associated costs due to engineering change activities.
* Participate in the material review board, providing advice and assessment of materials impacted by the ECN
* Communicate Engineering change to the UK supply chain in conjunction with the procurement department.
* Ensure that Engineering Change Notifications are embodied throughout functional disciplines responsible for the production of Boxer Mechanised Infantry Vehicles.
* Assist in retro fit activities resulting from engineering change notices
* Report on KPI’s around ECN’s
What We’re Looking For
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
* Further education in relevant skills
* Minimum C/5 in English GCSE & C/5 in Maths GCSE
* CM qualification.
* Change Management skills within engineering
* Ability to ready 2D drawings
* 3D software
Why You Should Join Us
When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:
* Competitive salary
* Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
* Half-day Friday
* Life assurance scheme
* Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards
* Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s
* Cycle to work Scheme
* Free on-site car parking
* On-site electric vehicle charging points
We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.
If you are passionate about Engineering and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.
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