Seymour Talent Ltd

We are recruiting an exciting new role, for a Visitor Centre Manager and Curator for Waterlines Heritage Centre in Lybster. This is initially a 12 month FTC paying £28-32,000 per annum.

Read the full details at the link below!

Visitor Center Manager & Curator Waterlines Heritage Centre stands in restored buildings located within Lybster Harbour and first opened its doors in 2001 as a visitor centre, museum and café. The centre predominantly celebrates the...

Multiple roles available across Western Scotland.

Vacancies in Dumfries & Galloway, Kilmarnock, Ayr and Cumbernauld.

Day shift and Rotating Shift patterns available

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading transport businesses as they work to keep the country connected. An exciting time for industry the company are investing in new electric vehicles and steadily integrating them into the existing fleet.

Joining them as a vehicle technician you will carry out vehicle repairs as well as proactive maintenance of the vehicle fleet helping to ensure vehicles are available to a high standard and in line with business operational needs.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Fleet maintenance and repair
• Correctly diagnosing and repairing system faults
• Ensuring you work within site Health & safety requirements as well as DVSA standards and relevant legislation

To carry out these hands-on roles they are seeking qualified vehicle technicians with prior experience working on commercial vehicles, public service vehicles, HGV’s, military vehicles or similar.

A full British driving license is essential.

Roles are full time working a 40-hour week and various shift patterns are available across the different sites including day shifts or a rotating shift patterns covering days and lates.

With multiple roles available positions are open to multi-disciplined engineers trained in mechanical, electrical and bodywork vehicle repair as well as those trained in one discipline who would like the chance to upskill. For those who need it support can be provided to see you through further City & Guilds and NVQ level 3 qualifications as you broaden your experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading transport businesses as they work to keep the country connected.

Joining them as Workshop manager you will be apart of the senior management team at this busy depot and responsible for the site’s daily operations. This will include leading the on-site team to ensure vehicles are maintained, repaired and readily available to meet operational requirements. You will also ensure the site is compliant with all Health & safety and DVSA requirements.

Further responsibilities will include:

• Provide strong pro-active leadership to staff with full responsibility for their performance and attendance. This will include providing motivation, support, training & development and where required following the company’s disciplinary procedures.
• Resource planning ensuring staff availability to meet operational requirements
• Working closely with the operations department to ensure vehicles are available to them in line with operational requirements
• Ensuring proactive maintenance of the vehicle fleet as well as the completion of daily inspections
• Monitoring vehicle repairs through regular quality auditing
• Ensuring all vehicles presented for MOT testing have undergone checks and quality audits to ensure a 100% pass rate.
• Work with the onsite storekeeper to ensure sufficient parts availability and to keep vehicles currently off the road at a minimum
• To track, monitor, communicate and look to improve on site KPI performance
• Communicate with depot trade union representatives as required
• Ensure compliance with all legislation, site health & safety requirements and DVSA standards.
• Deputising for the Fleet Engineer as required

To carry out this leadership role they are seeking an experienced vehicle technician / engineer who has already progressed their career towards leadership and can demonstrate previous management or supervisory experience in a workshop environment. A strong technical background working with Commercial Vehicles, HGV’s, military vehicles or similar is also key. You will need to hold a C&G/NVQ level 3 in Motor Vehicle Repairs or similar alongside your experience and a CPC Transport Management qualification is also desired through not essential.

In return they are offering a leadership role with good opportunity for further progression, company pension and free family travel.

Dumfries and Galloway is a stunning area in lowland Scotland with acres of forest and green spaces encased by a rocky shoreline and golden beaches. An adventure playground for those into mountain biking, watersports or more leisurely walks. It’s also home to a bustling arts scene and several music festivals.

To apply for this role please submit your CV today highlighting your relevant experience.

Seeking a product design role in London and passionate about winter sports?

We are seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to design wearable consumer electronics with an exciting start-up in Southeast London.

Company perks include a great office, competitive benefits, flexible working and getting to spend 2-4 weeks a year at the company flat in Austria skiing!

Sound Interesting? Get in touch or check out our website at www.seymourtalent.co.uk/jobs to find out more!

This month Seymour Talent joined the Caithness Chamber of Commerce following our move to the region. We look forward to networking with our fellow members at future events. 😃

New week, new month, new members!
A huge warm welcome to four new members this month and a new Premier Partner!
🌟 MOK Security Solutions
🌟 Ferry View Night Stop
🌟 Langley Properties
🌟 Seymour Talent Ltd
🌟Beatrice Offshore Windfarm who have upgraded their membership to Premier Partnership

We're so pleased to have you on board and look forward to working together soon.
Read about each new member here:
https://www.caithnesschamber.com/2021/04/30/new-members-april-2021/

To understand how membership with Caithness Chamber of Commerce could support your business, read about membership here: https://www.caithnesschamber.com/membership/ or just get in touch to discuss. We would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting new position from a vehicle OEM looking to expand its in-house software development team here in the UK. A global manufacturer headquartered in the west midlands they are increasing their focus on electrification across the international group.

The business is committed to ensuring their vehicles stay ahead of their competitors and see investing in their electrical, electronic and software design capability as critical to their future success.

Joining them as a Systems and Software Engineer you will join a dedicated and growing team to work on the development of software and control systems that deliver electric vehicle functionality and a variety of electric vehicle features. Your role will focus on systems engineering development for electric vehicle applications.

Process driven you will influence how the team moves projects forward through the development cycle. This will include setting up processes and systems for the effective capture and communication of requirements through to software development and validation. A varied role you will also get to directly work on model-based development of the software.

Key skills and experience for this role include:

• HNC/HND or Degree qualified in software or controls engineering
• A proven track record in systems engineering, establishing processes and systems for successful software development
• An understanding of the V Development model
• Experience in the use of ASPICE
• Knowledge of ISO26262 and functional safety
• Experience in the development of automotive software and control systems from requirements capture through to implementation
• Skilled in the use of MATLAB/Simulink for model-based development
• Previous experience working on the development of electric vehicles

In return, they can offer a progressive role within a great work environment. Further benefits include flexible working hours and the opportunity to accrue additional holiday days.

To apply for this role please submit your CV to Kirsty at Seymour Talent

This is a great opportunity to join a leading manufacturer in the South West area with a strong history in the production of plastic products for regulated industries. The business supplies components and products internationally and over recent years has benefited from significant investment into new plant equipment and machinery.

Joining them as a Maintenance Engineer you will proactively maintain the industrial equipment onsite ensuring its smooth operation and minimal downtime. You will also provide reactive maintenance when breakdowns occur. In addition, you will oversee the installation of new equipment on a project basis.

As a well-rounded engineer you will be responsible for servicing and maintaining all machinery onsite as well the factories operations including HVAC and lighting. Machines will include heavy press machinery, injection moulding machines and automation equipment.

Given their work with clients in regulated industries work will take places in both cleanroom and non-cleanroom environments.

Further responsibilities will include:

• Install new production equipment
• Service and maintain machinery
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical breakdowns
• P.A.T testing
• Legionella checks on water temperatures and coolant sampling
• Raise requests for spare parts required
• Prepare and submit maintenance and breakdown reports
• Maintain equipment, supplies and parts inventories by checking stock, anticipating requirements, placing orders and managing receipt of items ordered

Sound Interesting?

To carry out this role they are seeking a multi-skilled engineer and a certified 18th edition electrician who can fault-find on machinery and undertake rewiring and maintenance of the machines as well as general maintenance issues around the site.

Further skills and experience required includes:

• C&G or BTec qualified in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Installations or equivalent experience
• Able to read engineering drawings
• Experience in electrical testing of components and systems to locate issues and check functionality
• Able to remove. Strip-down and repair mechanical and electrical assemblies
• 3 years + practical industry experience with strong technical skills
• Good problem-solving skills and able to manage a varied workload

In return they offer competitive salary, double-matched contributory pension, healthcare, flexible working hours and further employee benefits. Certified for excellence as one of the UK’s top employers they also offer a great working environment at their state-of-the-art facility with onsite parking.

New in this vacancy is open to experienced project managers from different industry backgrounds including automotive, aerospace and oil & gas.

To find out more see our website for more details or get in touch today!

This is a great opportunity to join an international tier 1 supplier at their UK headquarters in south wales. With design, development and manufacturing activity taking place on-site this centre of excellence works closely with world-class OEM’s and aftermarket customers across the military, agricultural, motorsport and construction sectors.

Joining them as Development Engineer you will be responsible for both bench and on-vehicle testing of new product designs before logging test data and generating detailed technical reports for internal and external customer use. You will also participate in DFMEA as well as design for manufacture/assembly studies and help to interpret findings in relation to customer requirements all of which will help to generate the design validation plan or DVP.

A key role you will be supporting the introduction of new products into manufacture and the ongoing design improvement of both new and existing products.

To perform this role, they are seeking a mechanically qualified engineer with previous test and development experience in Industry. Further requirements include:

• A good foundation of engineering knowledge and able to perform engineering calculations
• The ability to interpret Hydraulic schematic and electric wiring diagrams
• Able to interpret technical and assembly drawings
• Proven ability to analyse data and put together technical reports summarising your conclusions
• Multi-disciplined experience in vehicle service engineering would be advantageous
• Prior experience working with hydraulic, pneumatic, electro-hydrualic or mechatronic products, components and systems will be of significant benefit.

In addition, those with engineering experience within the yellow goods, or commercial vehicle sectors are encouraged to apply as are Ex-Forces / Military / RAF personal with technical trades and experience related to vehicle or aircraft engineering.

Located in South Wales close to the Brecon Beacons National Park this is a great location for those with a love of outdoor sports. The area also boasts a number of great restaurants and gastropubs whilst being commutable from major cities including Cardiff and Gloucester.

This opportunity comes to market from a from a leading manufacturer of vehicles in the West Midlands. Continuing to grow this household name have developed their vehicles in the UK for over 100 years and have a strong reputation for high quality vehicles tailored to their customers’ requirements.

With ongoing investment in the development of next generation vehicles including a 100% electric vehicle solution the business is committed to the development of innovative solutions and continues to grow year on year.

A leader in their sector with a large design and manufacturing presence here in the UK. They are offering a varied role where you will work on a range of NPD projects as part of a small electrical design team within the R&D department. As well as working on whole vehicle systems you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of electric vehicle architecture.

Joining a department that has increased their NPD investment with projects focused on everything from improved vehicle efficiency, performance and safety to increasing their vehicle range and the introduction of electric and hybrid vehicle technology this is an autonomous role with the opportunity to work on full lifecycle design.

To fulfil this role the client seeks the following skills:

- Degree qualified in electrical or electronic engineering or the ability to demonstrate this level of competence
- 3-5 years + industry experience
- Proficient in use of an electrical CAD system i.e. Vesys, Zuken, AutoCAD electrical etc.
- Experience in the detailed design of electrical schematics and harnesses
- Understanding of legal requirements for vehicle design and knowledge of ISO26262
- Knowledge of High Voltage electrical system design or Electric/Hybrid vehicle systems will be beneficial
- Knowledge of the American market is also of benefit

In return they can offer strong career prospects, full training and support, good benefits, and flexible working hours.

This management opportunity comes to market from a leading manufacturer of vehicles in the West Midlands. An established global business and specialist vehicle manufacturer they manufacture on a low-medium volume basis for the international market and have a large design and manufacturing presence here in the UK.

Joining them amidst their continued growth and with a strong project pipeline you will lead a team of 10 mechanical design engineers and the continued design and development of vehicle chassis structure and systems. This will include resource management, project management, product design, production support and continued team development.

A passion for people development, mentoring and leadership is key with this role. As is the ability to implement process improvements and best practice.

To carry out this leadership role the key skills/experience required include:

• Degree educated mechanical engineer with 8+ years industry experience in a relevant sector such as Automotive, F1, Motorsport, Commercial Vehicles or Yellow goods
• A proven track record in the design, development and testing of structural chassis
• Project management experience from concept to completion
• Proven man-manager with a passion for mentoring and developing your team.
• Experience implementing process improvements
• Experience in FMEA and DVP
• An understanding of EU and North American legislation & market requirements
• Proficient in the use of 3D CAD, able to interrogate drawings with an appreciation of FEA

In return the client offers competitive salary, flexible working and a progressive work environment.

To apply submit your CV demonstrating the above requested skills and experience.

This is a newly created position designed to support continued company growth and increased investment in New Vehicle technology. As Chief Engineer you will be responsible for strategic planning of the company product portfolio and next-generation vehicles. This will include spotting opportunities for product and process improvement as well as maintaining a strong understanding of emerging technologies, particularly those related to vehicle electrification and software controls.

You will be responsible for the full spectrum of identifying, developing and launching new vehicle technology and must have a proven track record of successful product delivery, able to plan and manage projects in line with key deadlines and release dates.

Further responsibilities will include department planning, budget management and man-management of teams of multi-skilled engineers including mechanical, electrical & software designers. With the department having already doubled in size the last 2 years and set for continued growth a real passion for developing engineers and nurturing talent is key.

The client is an established global business and a leader in their sector with a large design and manufacturing presence here in the UK. The business is committed to ensuring their vehicles stay ahead of their competitors and see investing in their electrical, electronic and software design capability as critical to the success of future vehicle development. Leading new technology and vehicle electrification your role will be key in their continued success.

Sound Interesting? To apply for this role please submit your CV demonstrating the following required skills and experience:

• Degree certified engineer with 15+ years industry experience
• Experience in the development of vehicle electrification technologies such as electric driveline, hardware & software controls.
• An interest in emerging technologies and passion for progressive design and development.
• A proven man-manager, who has held department planning and budget management responsibility. You must be able to plan, manage and develop a team of multi-disciplined engineers with both direct and in-direct reports. A passion for mentoring and developing others is key.
• A proven track record of successful product delivery from concept through to successful release and market launch
• Project management experience, a project qualification such as Prince 2 or PMP is beneficial
• An understanding of ISO26262 requirements and able to implement a compliant product validation plan
• An appreciation or EU and North American market & legislative requirements

This role comes to market from a world leader in specialist machinery for the waste sector. Their East Midlands facility is a bustling site, home to manufacturing and service teams alongside a small R&D team.

Joining them as Electrical Design Engineer you will find yourself working on a project basis in a fast-paced environment. Designs are often bespoke to meet customer applications and as such the work is highly varied.

Day to day you will work on the design of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic control systems using AutoCAD 2D to produce schematic drawings of control systems. You will also produce PLC programmes using software such as Mitsubishi, IFM and codesys as well as programming software for HMI screens. This is a hands-on role based in the design office but will also see you involved on the production floor as you support problem solving, produce risk assessments and communicate engineering changes.

Key skills & Experience Required includes:

• HNC/HND or Degree certified in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years industry experience in Electrical Design ideally within special purpose machinery, yellow goods, Automotive or material handling equipment.
• Strong 2D CAD skills using AutoCAD
• Experience in PLC programming using Mitsubishi, IFM or Codesys Software
• Knowledge of CE marking and Machinery Directive requirements
• Knowledge of CANbus control systems
• An appreciation of Hydraulic and Pneumatic engineering principals alongside moving mechanisms and their control systems.
• Experience in the design and manufacture of control looms

Sounds Interesting?

This role is based close to the South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire border and commutable from areas including Chesterfield, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Lincoln, and Mansfield.

Joining a global business with a strong order book they can offer you a varied role in a busy R&D team with competitive employee benefits.
To apply please submit your CV today.

This position comes from an established OEM that designs and manufactures specialist vehicles for the global market. A leader in their sector with a large design and manufacturing presence here in the UK they have a number of opportunities open to join them due to their continued growth and ongoing investment in new vehicle development.

Joining as an experienced Homologation Engineer you will strengthen their small and busy homologation team as they support the continued development of new vehicles for global markets. Current projects will see you supporting the successful development and market launch of electric and hybrid vehicles as well as continued geographical expansion with a focus on the American and Canadian markets.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Identify and interpret current and upcoming legislation and legislative changes that will impact company products.
• Communicate legislative changes within the business, advising of potential impact and supporting design changes to ensure continued compliance
• Generate homologation documentation, create and maintain technical construction files and work with homologation bodies to oversee whole vehicle type approvals
• Support the R&D team with design changes, sitting in on design reviews to advise on any impact proposed changes may have to homologation and legislative compliance.

Sound Interesting?

To carry out this role they are seeking an experienced Homologation engineer with a demonstratable track record in either homologation, whole vehicle type approvals or with the CE & Machinery directive. You will need to have worked in the automotive sector previously with a good understanding of international vehicle regulations and legislation. Further to this you will need to be a qualified engineer – HNC/HND or degree level.

In return you will join a busy and growing OEM offering good career prospects. You will also benefit from a strong flexible working policy and a dynamic work environment.
To apply please submit your CV today.

This exciting new role comes to market from a Specialist Vehicle Manufacturer looking to grow their Software and Controls team due to continued growth and increased investment in the development of next-generation vehicles.

An established global business and a leader in their sector they have a large design and manufacturing presence here in the UK. The business is committed to ensuring their vehicles stay ahead of their competitors and see investing in their electrical, electronic and software design capability as critical to the success of future vehicle development.

Joining them as Software and Controls Engineer you will be contributing to the design and development of software and Controls for a new electric vehicle. You will also lead the development of the functional safety plan in line with ISO26262 before integrating this into the v-model for software development. Exposing you to the full development lifecycle this role will see you supporting key projects from requirements capture though design and test and onto introduction to manufacture.

Key skills and experience required for this role includes:

• Degree qualified in Software or Controls Engineering alongside 5+ years industry experience
• A proven track record of both software and control systems development within the vehicle sector preferably for electric vehicles
• Previous experience in requirements capture from stakeholder through to successful implementation
• A strong understanding of functional safety and ISO26262 requirements
• Able to create software and hardware in the loop tests that will test and report upon key requirements being met
• Highly skilled in the use of MATLAB/Simulink for model-based development

In return, they can offer a progressive role within a great work environment. The company also has a strong flexible working policy supporting a healthy work life balance.

To apply for this role please submit your CV to Kirsty at Seymour Talent

This opportunity comes to market from a leader in the design and manufacture of specialist vehicles for the global market. Continuing to grow this household name have developed their vehicles in the UK for over 100 years and have a strong reputation for high quality vehicles tailored to their customers’ requirements.

With ongoing investment in the development of next generation vehicles including a 100% electric vehicle solution the business is committed to the development of innovative solutions and continues to grow year on year.

Today they are seeking an experienced design engineer to join their CAB team. The CAB team work on varied project’s from bespoke solutions to meet their customers unique requirements through to complete NPD for next generation vehicle launches. A varied role this will incorporate, Interior, Exterior and BIW design.

In this varied position, you will get to work on full life-cycle design and development, taking projects from concept through the entire Product Development life-cycle into production.

Sound interesting?

As well as interesting design projects they can offer a great work environment, career progression and flexible working opportunities with a business that truly values its people.

They require an experienced engineer ideally degree qualified and with 5 years + industry experience. Key skills sought include:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Strong 3D CAD skills and knowledge of FEA
• Experienced in DFMEA and design validation planning
• Interested in progressing to technically lead key NPD project(s) and mentor junior engineers
• Understanding of designing to meet a variety of international vehicle requirements
• Previous CAB or interior design experience

To apply for this role please submit your CV today for consideration.

North Cambridgeshire – commutable from south Lincolnshire, Peterborough and Norwich

This Senior leadership role comes to market from a privately owned company within the manufacturing sector. Experts in production materials and methods they work alongside companies in highly regulated industries to support successful product development and manufacture within a competitive timeframe.

Through continuous investment in Quality Assurance and by building strong customer and supplier relationships this dynamic SME has gone from strength to strength and today collaborates with a global customer base.

Joining them as Quality Assurance Manager you will manage, maintain and drive the improvement of the company’s Quality Management System. This will include implementing changes and encouraging best practice across the organisation. You will also manage a team of 4 quality engineers.

Delivering to multiple sectors all highly regulated is not without its challenges and this role will require you to ensure compliance with multiple industry regulations including ISO13485, ISO9001 and ISO14001. You will do this through successful management of the QMS and by conducting internal audits. With the business working on a project basis this is a highly varied role and will see you contribute to the development of products in multiple technology areas.

This is a senior leadership role and will offer you the opportunity to really contribute to company performance, it will suit someone looking to add value to an organisation through effective change management.

Sound Interesting?

To carry out this role you will need to be an experienced Quality Assurance Manager with strong leadership skills. Joining a small but successful company its also key that your happy to get involved in different areas and work in a varied and evolving environment. Other requirements include:

• Prior experience managing a Quality Management System (QMS)
• Previous experience completing internal Audits
• The ability to support projects through the use of qualification protocols and PPAP validation techniques
• A strong understanding of ISO13485:2016
• Previous experience in an environment that delivers to multiple highly regulated industries or alternatively experience working in different industry sectors.
• Proven background in leadership ideally with previous management training
• A proven track record implementing changes and driving continuous improvement

In return the company is offering a autonomous role as part of their senior leadership team, competitive salary and private healthcare. To apply please submit your CV today.