Technical Engineer - Steel Fabrication
About the role
We're looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Technical Engineers to join our Painter Brothers team in Hereford.
This is an amazing opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in a great place to work. We offer a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and innovation and access to cutting-edge technology, resources and training to support your professional growth and development.
Painter Brothers is one of the UK's leading specialist in structural steel manufacture. We have the capacity to produce in excess of 15,000 tones of steelwork each year. Our 50,000m2 site has a wide range of machinery meaning we can manufacture and store any type of structural steelwork, including galvanised specialist structural steelwork.
As the UK’s largest fabricator of towers for the overhead power transmission network, we are embarking on a period of considerable growth. With the government committed to delivering Net Zero by 2050, the investment in electricity infrastructure over the next 10 years will be higher than any period since the construction of the national grid in the 1960’s.We are also seeing growth in our Rail and Nuclear markets. Painter Brothers are ideally placed as a trusted and expert partner, so why not come and join us for the journey?
What you'll be doing- Prepare and process production documentation and data and issue to fabrication and despatch departments.
- Receive, process and provide all technical data from / to customers and other stakeholders.
- Identify requirements for bought out parts / services and issue requisite purchase orders.
- Resolve technical issues, where required in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Reporting and expedite progress against key programme deliverables.
- Produce CNC data where required.
- Review, amend and create new production drawings as required.
- Liaise with the all internal and external stakeholders involving technical matters.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and data- Essential.
- Experience in manufacturing practices and processes.
- Experience of steel fabrication would be beneficial but not essential.
- Ability to solve problems and make sound decisions with minimal support from management.
- Experience of working collaboratively within a dynamic team environment and meeting key deadlines.
- Ability to clearly and concisely communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Proficient user of computer systems (Microsoft Office). Experience of MRP
- Systems and CAD systems would be advantageous.
- Experience in programming CNC machines – desirable.
- A strong pro-active and ‘can-do’ attitude with desire to continually learn and improve.
What's on offer
Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:
An attractive / negotiated salary25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Pension savings scheme
Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies
Payment of 1 annual professional membership
Access to our employee referral scheme
Discretionary annual salary reviews
About us
Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UKs rail networks designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.
From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com.