Project Engineer - Milton Keynes
Friday 31 March 2023
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About Niftylift
Founded in 1985 by Roger Bowden, Niftylift has grown to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms, with over 500 employees in the UK and USA.
Our Culture
Our culture is one of openness, participation, accountability, flexibility and teamwork. We believe people to be our prime asset and highly value and rely on employee involvement to achieve our goals. We operate as a single-status organisation and all employees are treated fairly and equally, whatever their role within the organisation.
Staff Benefits
Our staff welfare program includes benefits such as staff healthcare, staff discounts, subsidised food, death in service, a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, a dedicated on-site staff induction and training centre as well as regular staff events. e.g. company luncheons, family open days and Christmas parties.
Introduction
The Project Engineer works within the Product Engineering team, supporting a product’s progression from concept into a lean production environment.
Working Hours
The working hours for the role will be 40 basic hours per week, 08:00 - 16:30 Monday - Friday.
How To Apply
If you'd like to apply for this role you can contact us via any one of the following methods:
- Apply online - fill out the form below
- Send us an email with your CV and a covering letter to hr@niftylift.com
- Give us a call on +44 1908 223456 and ask to speak to the HR department.
- Request a call-back from Niftylift (candidates only):
The Role in More Detail
- Implement Niftylift’s processes, methods, and templates for project engineering on individual projects.
- Review the product’s CAD assembly model and the Engineering Bill of Materials.
- Create and maintain the Manufacturing Bill of Materials for prototype machine builds.
- Determine priorities on individual projects and ensure prototypes are built to deadlines.
- Attend regular stakeholder meetings to ensure deliverables meet deadlines
- Liaise with business stakeholders, including Purchasing, Quality, Production Engineering, and Service during the early project phases to ensure their requirements are considered during design and prototype development.
- Work with Production Engineers and Design Engineers to establish and document, safe and logical machine assembly sequences.
- Update project-specific tracking documents to ensure project statuses are accurate.
- Support the Project Manager and Lead Engineer to facilitate prototype build activities and ensure that the necessary parts and information are available to the Development Technicians.
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience working in a project environment or in managing product configurations.
- HND or Engineering degree in a relevant discipline (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Production Engineering, Electrical Engineering).
- Competent in MS Office.
Characteristics
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Pragmatic problem solver.
- Effective communicator.
- Can motivate self and others.
- Flexible approach.
- Decision-making ability and leadership skills.
- Time management and organisation skills.
Remuneration
The above role offers a competitive salary, healthcare scheme, contributory pension, life insurance, and holiday allowance scheme.