Casting Pattern Maker

6 months ago

Queensferry, United Kingdom Progress Rail Full time

**Company Description**
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversi ed providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD® locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signaling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.

Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.

About the Role

Are you a skilled Pattern Maker passionate about producing high-quality patterns for casting processes? If so, we’d like to hear from you.

Working in our onsite Pattern Shop, you will produce and modifying existing patterns used to produce moulds for our casting process from timber.

A day in the life of a Pattern Maker
- Working to risk assessments and method statements where they are in place
- Modify patterns to engineering drawings supplied
- Completion of inspection reports
- Investigation and rectification, where required, any non-conformance’s reported
- Completion of tasks to an agreed time scale to meet production requirements
- Checking plant and equipment are safe and fit for purpose prior to use
- Liaison with the foundry production team in order to progress castings through the foundry

The working pattern for this role would be an alternating shift pattern of 5 mornings followed by 4 afternoons, Monday-Friday.

**Qualifications**
What we’re looking for.
- A time served Pattern Maker, ideally Apprentice trained or at least 4 years’ experience working within a Pattern Maker role
- Ability to read and understand engineering and production drawings
- Knowledge of foundry production processes
- Safety conscious with a knowledge of relevant Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality processes and legislation
- Strong communication skills
- Team player with the ability to collaborate with the Pattern Shop team and colleagues within our casting operations
- Attention to detail and organisational skills Ability to prioritise and work under pressure to deadlines and targets

**Additional Information** What you’ll get in return**
In addition to working for an industry leader, with a great working environment and knowledgeable colleagues, we also offer:

- Company funded external qualifications, where relevant for the role
- Annual professional membership funded by the Company, where relevant for the role
- 33 days holiday per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
- Company pension scheme with up to a 7% employer contribution
- As a member of the Group Personal Pension Plan employee covered by the Company funded life assurance for 3½ times salary
- Fuel card which provides discount on fuel at petrol stations across the UK
- Access to employee discounts hub
- Discounted healthcare cash plan
- Access to 24/7 free Employee Assistance programme
- Various employee recognition schemes

**Equal Opportunities**

Progress Rail is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We value and embrace diversity of thought, background and unique experiences and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workforce and culture.

**A note for recruitment agencies**

We endeavour to hire great talent directly and therefore the use of agencies will only be used to exceptional circumstances. Unsolicited CV’s will not be honoured. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by our hiring team.

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