Vacancies

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be responsible for the creation and development of machine software solutions for special purpose automated machinery projects.
• Deliver control and safety systems which comply with the appropriate national and international standards
• Programming and commissioning of various robots
• Test and debug software applications and produce detailed test plans
• Produce software documentation
• Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and team members
• Be responsible for testing within the factory test and on customer sites
• Be part of a team dedicated to delivering projects to plan and budget

What you’ll bring to the role:

• HNC/Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Software Engineering.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of successfully delivering machine control system projects to required timescale and budget
• Experienced in automation and production machinery design, ideally with a hands-on approach.
• Experience working with PLC and software applications.
• Experience of working with vision systems
• Ideally knowledge and experience of some of the following:
  • Robotic systems
  • HMI development
  • Ethernet devices
  • PC based systems
  • Communications protocols (e.g. TCP/IP)
  • Configuration of networks
  • Motion control equipment
• Ideally the ability to code in visual basic and or C#
• A highly commercial approach with the ability to work directly with customers
• Willing and able to travel to customer sites both nationally and internationally
• Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and data accuracy
• Effective interpersonal relationship skills to create a positive and productive team-oriented environment with all departments
• A proactive and flexible approach to work and be comfortable with a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities
• The ability to work on your own initiative

To be successful in this role you will:

• Leadership of all activities relating to the supply chain function and stores management
• Responsible for reporting on cost reduction targets to business unit president and Convergix senior management.
• Ensure supply continuity of essential materials by identifying risks and opportunities to product supply. Resolve or escalate issues as they arise.
• Work in collaboration with cross-functional groups to develop and deliver supply chain best practice for the business unit
• Analyse sales forecasts, project plans, and historical material usage
• Achieve financial objectives by working with management to prepare the materials budget and scheduled expenditure
• Develop procurement strategies to ensure cost savings and supplier performance targets are met – or exceeded
• Run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors and what suits the business needs at the time
• Negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided
• Analyse variances and initiate corrective actions with suppliers
• Facilitate import and export requirements, ensuring all relevant documentation is compliant to ensure smooth transit of any goods into and out of the company and will deliver excellent service levels to ensure on time delivery to customers.
• Manage key relationships with logistics providers, carriers, and suppliers.
• Ensure quality procedures and working practices are adhered to and constructively suggest where improvements can be made.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Significant global supply chain experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment
• Leadership experience, ideally managing teams across multiple locations
• Ideally CIPS qualified
• Knowledge of UK import and export customs
• Work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and different cultures
• Superb organisational skills with a methodical approach to your work
• High level of attention to detail whilst working at pace
• Excellent prioritisation skills

 WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU:

• A proactive can-do attitude
• A positive and determined work ethic
• A professional approach
• A commitment to excellence in all that you do
• A team player, willing to continuously and proactively collaborate, share, and seek information and guidance
• Self-driven to make a significant contribution to maximise AGR customer service

To be successful in this role you will:

PMO Responsibilities:

• Act as the Convergix PMO representative and PMO Process Owner for AGR
• Drive a sese of urgency and accountability relative to project performance and key milestones
• Guide AGR employees in developing new or revising existing standard operating procedures
• Act as a Project Manager in exceptional circumstances
• Provide formal and informal coaching to PMs, Project Engineers and project team members in:
  • Convergix PM fundamentals
  • Project execution map and associated stage deliverables
  • Beat the budget mentality and tools
  • PM workbook (Risks, Issues, Change Management, lessons learned, financial summary etc)
  • Root cause and corrective action relating to degradation
  • Percentage of completion project accounting with emphasis on Estimate at Completion
  • Project planning and scheduling

CI Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and execute Continuous Improvement activities within the assigned Business Unit(s) utilizing Lean Six Sigma tools.
  • Provide insights and recommendations to AGR annual strategic planning process
  • Assist in the prioritization of CI initiatives
  • Establish measurement criteria, quantify targeted results, and identify anticipated benefits
  • Improve processes by eliminating waste
  • Maintain Convergix database of continuous improvement activities
  • Monitor LeanDNA and coach the organization towards best in class use of the tool
• Manage cross-functional teams to successful completion of continuous improvement initiatives by:
  • Generating clear problem statements/gap analyses
  • Identifying actionable metrics and benchmarks to track improvements
  • Training and empowering each team to lead projects and work to share best practices with other Business Units
  • Providing motivation, a sense of urgency, focus, and direction to team members
  • Preparing and presenting regular updates summarizing project results
  • Evaluating and ensuring project effectiveness
  • People management responsibility for Project Managers, including performance development and review
• Facilitate for targeted activities in support of the business including, but not limited to:
  • Lessons learned documentation
  • Value-stream mapping
  • Rapid Improvement Kaizen events
  • Identify and eliminate barriers to continuous improvement
• Train others (managers and individual contributors) in Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies with emphasis on problem identification, establishing base lines, and root cause analysis.
• Coach/mentor individuals at all levels of the company who are engaged in process improvement, problem identification and solution implementation.
• Look for and anticipate the need for improvement and serve as a catalyst for change.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships across all business functions and all levels of the organization.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of 5 years experience deploying Lean Six Sigma, including experience in both direct and indirect (transactional) processes.
• Experience in a custom engineered solution businesses and ideally factory automation
• Knowledge of and practical experience with PMBOK. PMI certified preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt and/or SME Silver Lean certification required; Black Belt certification highly desirable
• Have led at least 10 continuous improvement projects and/or formal Kaizen events
• Must have the ability to become proficient in company systems, processes, and tools
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and ideally MiniTab
• 3+ years supervisory experience of at least 5 direct reports would be preferred
• Willing and able to travel frequently to AGR locations in the UK, infrequent travel to Convergix in North America
• May require customer site visits internationally

To be successful in this role you will:

• Support the execution of the full cycle recruitment process and associated activities, including posting jobs, sourcing candidates, pre-screening resumes, interview scheduling, and completing first stage interviews
• Create and process employment packs to include all necessary documentation and information for new employees, including offer letters and terms and conditions of employment.
  Carry out all pre-employment and compliance checks for prospective employees
• Support of immigration processes for the global mobility of candidates; internal and external.
• Support the development of recruitment standards, processes, documentation, and templates
• Carry out on-boarding and inductions for new employees
• Carry out exit interviews and update monthly metrics
• Develop effective working relationships with colleagues across all AGR locations and the wider Convergix group, gaining their trust and confidence in the services you provide
• When required, support with other HR activities and projects outside of resourcing, including but not limited to:
  • Create and maintain new employee files within HR system
  • Ensure the compliance of employee records and files
  • Training and development support
  • Creation and implementation of policies and procedures
• Adhere to, and develop where necessary, all Company policies and procedures including HR, quality and safety.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Proven experience in an HR environment
• End to end recruiting experience and the confidence to work with highly technical hiring managers and candidates, ideally within a high growth environment. Due to the technical nature of these roles, expertise in sourcing and recruiting for hard-to-find technical roles would be an asset
• Flexible – will be required to support with other HR assignments
• Knowledge of recruitment best practice, process and policy, and awareness of the appropriate legislation
• Knowledge of UK employment laws
• Ideally knowledge and experience of UK immigration requirements
• Ideally experience or knowledge of the Industrial Automation industry
• Ideally experience of recruiting for technical/engineering disciplines
• Experience in using an Applicant Tracking System
• Excellent time management and organisational skills with an ability to juggle multiple demands – you thrive in an ever-changing environment
• Strong detail orientation
• Relationship builder and all around ‘people-person’ who develops great working relationships and demonstrates a strong customer service orientation while representing JMP to the marketplace
• Excellent communicator (oral and written) and able to interact with a diverse audience
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and also as part of a team
• High levels of integrity, diplomacy and tact, with an ability to always maintain confidentiality
• Excellent PC skills including the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Willing and able to travel to other AGR sites and career events when required

To be successful in this role you will:

• Assist with creating capacity plans for both machines and labour by transferring data from drawings into capacity plans using excel
• Support daily planning meetings to gain an understanding of manufacturing plans
• Monitor capacity and loading plans to ensure on time production
• Liaise with colleagues in all areas to help to support manufacturing plans that meet our business needs with respect to volume, timing, resource utilisation and constraints, etc

What you’ll bring to the role:

• MS Office skills, in particular Excel skills for data entry
• Ideally an understanding of design engineering release processes
• It would be of interest if you had experience of ERP systems
• Of interest if you have a background in manufacturing / planning / scheduling in engineering
• Attention to detail with ability to work under pressure
• Ability to assimilate numerical information from different sources
• Time management and prioritisation skills
• Able to communicate efficiently and effectively with all other departments throughout the business
• Ability to meet strict time targets

Working for an organisation which covers three sites in Arbroath, Ballymena and Aylesbury, you’ll also be part of a wider team of finance professionals as part of the Convergix group of companies.  We currently have a high number of ongoing projects and this is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant to further their career within a fast paced environment. We are in the middle of a significant growth period and are evolving our systems, processes and practices to meet these new needs.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Play an integral role in supporting the Accounting Manager
• Apply your own experience to identify opportunities for improved efficiency and / or control.
• Be responsible for supporting the business with month-end routine tasks as required.
• Assist in the production of monthly management accounts packs including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow
• Support the Finance Business Partner with information to prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasts
• Prepare VAT, PAYE and Corporation Tax returns
• Build meaningful reporting including margin, WIP, debtors and cash collection
• Actively participate in any future ERP or other business changes
• Assist with accurate processing of monthly salaries
• Meet all reporting deadlines and ensure the highest standards of data integrity are maintained.
• Prepare ad hoc reporting and analysis as required to help maximise the financial performance of the business area and support profit improvement / recovery of adverse variances.

 What you’ll bring to the role:

• 2-3 years of industry experience, ideally in manufacturing or engineering
• Accounting qualification (ideally CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• An understanding and experience of applying taxation rules in the UK
• Strong organisational skills, with an ability to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
• Strong system skills, with knowledge of Sage an advantage
• Strong Excel skills
• Payroll experience beneficial but not essential
• A highly commercial approach
• Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and data accuracy
• Effective interpersonal relationship skills to create a positive and productive team-oriented environment with all departments
• A proactive and flexible approach to work and be comfortable with a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities
• The ability to work on your own initiative
• Flexibility and drive to undertake new challenges

Main Tasks

• Work as part of a project team with specific duties of mechanical assembly on special purpose industrial automation and robotic systems
• Work efficiently and effectively in build team
• Assist with installation of machinery on customer’s premises (UK and overseas)
• Train apprentices and less experienced staff in appropriate techniques
• Communicate with Project Engineers / Managers regarding any related requirements or changes which require action
• Ensure procedures and working practices to ISO9001:2015 are adhered to and suggest where improvements can be made
• Promote and ensure good housekeeping practices in and around the facility
• Carry out a safe working practice at all times
• Protect and support the Company’s reputation in public with customers, suppliers and other interested parties

Requirements

• Time served or apprenticeship served mechanical / fitting / assembly technician
• Qualified to HNC level in a relevant discipline
• Ability to work to technical drawings and parts lists
• Ideally with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a relevant environment
• Ideally with basic machining skills to modify parts
• Clear communication skills
• Willing and able to travel to customer sites both nationally and internationally
• Effective interpersonal relationship skills to create a positive and productive team-oriented environment with all departments
• A proactive and flexible approach to work and be comfortable with a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities
• Have a flexible work attitude and be safety conscious

Main Tasks

• Work as part of a project team with specific duties of assembly and de-bugging on special purpose industrial automation and robotic assembly systems.
• Assemble, wire and test control panels and machine wiring to detailed electrical schematic diagrams.
• Carry out fault finding, repairs and recommendations in a timely manner without compromising health and safety or quality.
• Provide preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance support for all equipment and on site.
• Train apprentices and less experienced staff in appropriate techniques
• Communicate with Project Engineers / Managers regarding any related requirements or changes which require action.
• Support other departments or carry out any other duties required as and when business requirements dictate.
• Ensure procedures and working practices to ISO9001:2015 are adhered to and suggest where improvements can be made.
• Promote and ensure good housekeeping practices in and around the facility.
• Always carry out a safe working practice.
• Protect and support the Company’s reputation in public with customers, suppliers, and other interested parties.

Requirements

• Time served electrical technician.
• Qualified to HNC level in a relevant electrical discipline.
• Ability to assemble, wire and test control panels.
• Ideally with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a relevant environment
• PLC knowledge would be a benefit but is not essential.
• Effective interpersonal relationship skills to create a positive and productive team-oriented environment with all departments.
• A proactive and flexible approach to work and be comfortable with a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities.
• Willing and able to travel to customer sites both nationally and internationally.
• Have a flexible work attitude and be safety conscious.