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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

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

What would a typical day look like?

• Engage with the customer through the requirements definition, generating concepts, cost development, and presentation of the proposal.
• Engage with the salesperson to support the win strategy.
• Develop a defined Proposal that clarifies all customer requirements.
• Interact with the sales and management teams to lead technical alignment.
• Present concepts to customers emphasizing competitive advantages.
• Assist the internal proposal design team and processes.
• Document technical requirements, project risks, oversee project plans and project change procedures.
• Participate in technical advisory roles, as required.
• Interact with Customers at all levels, as required.
• Ensure effective handoff to operations for ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Follow a standardized quoting process.
• Standardized presentations including capture-plans, executive reviews, and customers reviews.
• Standardized tools used include varying levels of proposal templates, Cost worksheet, CAD tools for concept approach, Compliance Matrices depending on industry and customer and FAT/SAT Criteria
• Opportunities for enhancing proposals through the use of technical writers and Dedicated Simulation/CAD resources.
• Leveraging cross business expertise and experience via a knowledge-sharing platform, Capturing reference machines and SharePoint/MS Teams or other online software package
• Ability to travel throughout western Europe to support customer visits.
• This role will be based out of Arbroath, Scotland with the ability to work remotely.

What qualifies you for this opportunity?

• HND or Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of industry experience (preferably in the automation industry).
• Experience in Quoting, Sales and Customer Interaction is preferred.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical design drawings and Customer Part Prints.
• Ability to develop basic CAD concepts.
• Understanding of Electrical & Pneumatic controls architecture preferred.
• Successfully work with project teams and customers to design and estimate complete systems.
• Recognize and determine cost factors, such as timelines, materials, labor, tooling, etc.

What would a typical day look like?

• Lead and deliver a variety of projects to customer satisfaction, on time delivery with a “beat the budget” mindset while managing and mentoring the project team resources
• Strictly adhere to and coach team members on AGR’s project management fundamentals
• Initiate and sustain project related documentation consistent with AGR Project workbook including Budget management, Labor forecasts, Risk Register, Schedule, Open Issues list, Change Management/ECO tracker, Lessons learned and Final acceptance testing.
• Facilitate internal and customer attended design reviews with special attention given to avoid scope creep while applying pre-determined risk mitigation plans.
• Maintain a detailed schedule (MS Project for complex jobs) with a clearly identified Critical Path, ensuring the customer and project team are aware of related constraints.
• Help the team identify un-planned costs and their associated root causes that feed into AGR’s systemic problem-solving efforts
• Work closely with Engineering and Supply Chain management to ensure timely design release, ordering of materials and help develop Supplier Statements of Work for outsourcing of custom sub systems.
• Control all project changes that impact scope, schedule, budget or FAT/SAT Acceptance testing by using AGR tools and systems to log initial change requests from the Customer or the project team. After requests are logged, follow AGR change management process to ensure proper resolution.
• Look for opportunities to document lessons learned during all project phases and document per AGR standards
• Lead customer review meetings for project proposals and initiate regular project updates to customers consistent with the Project Execution Map while interacting with all levels of management, clients, contractors and vendors
• Travel to customer site and oversee the Site Acceptance Testing and final buy-off

What qualifies you for this opportunity?

• Reliable transportation and an ability to travel; although this position is focused on local clients and minimal travel is required, you should have the ability to travel within US and Canada
• Experience supervising a team
• Project Management experience, PMP certification preferred
• Technical Capacity, and experience in the custom automated equipment business is an asset
• Communication proficiency is a must
• Team-oriented approach to leadership
• Highly developed problem solving skills
• Facility proficiency is a must
• At least six (6) years of experience in engineering design and machine building
• Including at least two (2) years of experience in project management or a related field
• Two (2) years from an accredited university with a degree in engineering or a related field
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible engineering experience; or any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for all commercial activities with suppliers such as negotiating proposals and obtaining product and/or service information such as price, payment terms, delivery and other items as necessary with suppliers.
• Issue RFQ’s, Statements of Work, and blanket, contract, or spot buy purchase orders
• Process material and service requisitions in a timely manner to prevent downtime and ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Purchasing of direct material from project bills of material in a manner that is consistent with Supply Chain Management and corporate strategy.
• Enter purchase orders into purchasing system(s) as needed and ensure proper documentation of supplier and purchasing related material, both paper and digital, is filed appropriately.
• Keep abreast of industry developments within all manufacturing groupings (assembly, machining, etc.) to be applied to all future sourcing/quoting decisions.
• Supports long term supplier strategy, cost management, and obtains the optimum combination of cost, quality, delivery and service from suppliers.
• Assists in expediting material when necessary.
• Develops an in-depth product and process knowledge base about the commodity supplier base including thorough understanding of the entire value-added chain and cost drivers through supplier workshops, plant visits, technical reviews, benchmarking activity, etc.
• Investigate, develop and maintain supplier relationships to ensure timely receipt of parts and to ensure quality of parts received.
• Attend and participate in group and project meetings.
• Assists with correcting discrepant supplier invoices and packing slips when necessary.
• Track supplier non-conformance, corrective actions and facilitate material returns through RMA process.
• Investigate, review, and analyse sources to select most efficient and cost-effective supplier; evaluate costs continually to ensure efficiency of operations by market testing.
• Establish and maintain long term, positive working relationships with suppliers, customers and internal team members and interact with a high level of professionalism and ethics.
• Communicates timing of material delivery, payment terms and product discrepancies
• Works to help achieve departmental and business unit goals, with a strong emphasis on working capital management, supplier on time delivery and material cost savings and avoidance.
• Work closely with Commodity/Strategic Purchasing Team to ensure each business unit is achieving the best possible value available from the supply base.
• Work with Supply Chain Management team members from other business units to ensure common process, procedures and best practices are shared and implemented as appropriate.
• Mentor Associate Buyer(s) to ensure they are following processes and procedures.
• Demonstrates a commitment to safe work practices while on AGR supplier or customer premises.
• Understands and effectively employs the AGR Quality Management System (QMS)
• Demonstrates a commitment to AGR Core Beliefs
• Ensures that AGR products and services continue to be the benchmark within the industry
• Any other work as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager from time to time.

Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This list of responsibilities is by no means inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE:

• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, Google Applications (such as Gmail, Calendar, and Docs), and ERP systems, as well as a strong aptitude for software/technology processes.
• Ability to work onsite within the AGR offices or at supplier and/or customer locations as required.
• Ability to interact professionally with suppliers and customers, and maintain a positive working relationship, which at times may be under difficult circumstances and/or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to engage with all areas of the organization, including Engineering, Project Management, Sales, Logistics, and Manufacturing
• Ability to analyse data and processes, and recommend solutions to enhance productivity and/or efficiencies
• Ability to read and comprehend legal documents, such as contracts or import/export agreements.
• Advanced negotiation skills to achieve best pricing and terms & conditions.
• Advanced knowledge of manufacturing and fabrication processes, including machining techniques

FURTHER DETAIL

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.

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:

• Maintain H&S system and documentation for all AGR sites (Arbroath, Ballymena & Aylesbury)
• Conduct risk assessments of all operational activities and recommend solutions to mitigate risks.
• Participate in H&S audits.
• Ensure lifting equipment is maintained.
• Ensure appropriate training for forklift truck, overhead crane, and abrasive wheel users.
• Maintain Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule and activities.
• Chair H&S meetings.
• Monitor fire safety, ensure maintenance of fire extinguishers and alarms. Ensure regular fire drills.
• Maintain COSHH assessments.
• Responsible for maintaining accident book, completing accident investigations and RIDDOR requirements.
• Carry out H&S inductions for new employees.
• Ensure compliance with all current and future regulatory requirements.
• Carry out sample inspections of manufactured and sub-contract parts using measuring equipment.
• Maintain and calibrate all measuring equipment.
• Ensure reject log is maintained and non-conformities are investigated for root cause analysis.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Engineering background with an understanding of manufactured parts.
• Ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong understanding of current H&S regulations and a good practice in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of machining (desirable, but not essential)
• IOSH qualification, NEBOSH qualification -highly desirable.
• Good communication skills.
• Planning and organising skills.
• Good computer skills.
• Wiling to travel to other AGR sites.

What we expect from you:

• Ambition to progress to move to more senior positions within the business
• 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 maximising AGR customer service.

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.
• Ability to work to deadlines.

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.

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 maximising AGR customer service.

You will be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not of themselves justify the re-evaluation of a post. In cases, however, where a permanent and substantial change in the nature of the duties and responsibilities of a post occurs consistent with a higher level of responsibility, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.

Main Tasks:

• To ensure stock control with specific regard to stock levels, allocations, requirements and quality procedures.
• Control Goods-In and Goods-Out of the premises.
• Communicate with team regarding any stock or materials issues.
• Working from Bill of Material and Pick Lists, kit all items required either from stock or from procured items.
• Working from reports, collate goods out with documentation and prepare items for despatch.
• Administer goods-in documentation, highlighting manufactured parts for inspection, inspecting goods, ensuring any discrepancies are reported and distribute to appropriate stock box.
• Ensure procedures and working practices are adhered to and constructively suggest where improvements can be made.
• Maintaining a tidy and safe working environment within the Stores area.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Experience within stores, gained within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• IT literate and ideally with experience of computerised stock systems.
• Ideally a forklift license or willing and able to undertake training.
• Driving licence.
• Superb organisational skills with a methodical approach to your work.
• High level of attention to detail whilst working at pace.
• Excellent prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work on our own as well as part of a team.

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
• Willing to work between AGR sites as project work dictates.
• Assist in the development of junior members of AGR Automation.

We work extensively with international Blue-Chip companies and many of our clients are US based multi-national corporations. We are especially experienced with complex and difficult applications. Our experience has been developed in the challenging markets of medical device, drug delivery and high-volume consumer disposables. New challenges involving difficult to handle products are a common occurrence. AGR Automation continually pushes the boundaries of capital cost, production speed, efficiency and reliability.