Pattern Shop Lead

3 weeks ago


Sandiacre, United Kingdom Progress Rail Full time
Job Title: Pattern Shop Lead

Job Summary:
Progress Rail is seeking a skilled Pattern Shop Lead to join our team. As a Pattern Shop Lead, you will be responsible for leading the pattern shop team in producing new and developing existing patterns, within planned time scales and to the required quality in a hands-on manner.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the pattern shop team in producing new and developing existing patterns, within planned time scales and to the required quality in a hands-on manner.
  • Ensure that those in the pattern shop work safely at all times and are adequately trained for the work.
  • Ensure that safety and environmental requirements are met and that employees work to the Company procedures and legislation by fostering a safety-first approach to undertaking work.
  • Ensure quality standards are met in the pattern shop.
  • Allocation of work to individuals.
  • Ensures that risk assessments and method statements are in place where necessary in the pattern shop.
  • Ensure plant and equipment is maintained safely and fit for purpose, reporting and resolving defects.
  • Undertakes and briefs relevant risk assessments as appropriate, ensuring safe systems of work are in place.
  • Under takes development and refurbishment of patterns from 2D drawings using wood and resins.
  • Communicate with other departments and expedite service, information, and materials.
  • Provides training and instruction to team members in line with the relevant job specification and/or training plan.
  • Liaises with Foundry production personnel in order to progress patterns through the foundry processes as efficiently as possible.
  • Plans and organises section workload ensuring timescales are met including undertaking pattern making operations.
  • Ensures all administration is maintained to a high level.
  • Works with the Production teams to ensure continuous improvement in work practices to reduce costs and improve productivity.
  • Capable of marking out and preparing inspection reports from castings.

Requirements:
  • Knowledge of relevant Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality processes and legislation.
  • Time served (C&G etc.) or at least 5 years experience as a proficient operator in pattern making operations with a knowledge of foundry production processes e.g. methoding, moulding, and split lines.
  • Able to prioritise and work under pressure to deadlines and targets.
  • Computer literate.
  • Knowledge of Risk Assessment.
  • Good organisation skills.

What We 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 3 1/2 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.


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