Spring-maker

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JOB DESCRIPTION

General Information

Job Title:

Skilled Springmaker

Business Unit: United Springs Limited (SUU)

Function:

Location: Rochdale UK

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Scope : Plant

Staff Reporting to the position:

Key Internal Contacts: Production Departments

Key External Contacts: Suppliers/Customers

General Purpose of role

The main function of the production departments is to manufacture components to the customer requirements and standards set. The manufacture is carried out using various plant and equipment .The role of the skilled springmaker is to ensure that the components are made correctly in the time allowed

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Manufacture components to drawing requirements using plant and equipment.
• Support other members of the manufacturing team and assist in the develolpment of apprentices.
• Ensure maintenance are made aware of any breakdows or issues with plant and equipment.
• Maintaining a good working environment and safe working conditions through good housekeeping standards, ensuring appropriate personal protective equipment is worn when required, encouraging a positive ‘safety culture’ and aiming for zero accidents which can be monitored through accident statistics and health and safety inspections
• May be required to work extened or flexible working hours on occasions when required
• May be required to travel to customers/suppliers or other companies within the Sogefi group

Competencies and Knowledge requirements

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Further requirements (Extent:1= very low, 1 2 3 4 5
2=low,3=medium,4=high,5=very high

• Interpersonal Skills/Teamwork
• Ability to cooperate with people of different levels inside/ outside the company and to interact with team to reach team goals and business objectives
• Communication
• Ability to express information in a manner appropriate to different levels of people
• Customer Satisfaction/Total Quality
• Ability to recognize, respond to customer expectations with sense of urgency and even increase expectations
• Initiative/Execution/Innovation

Ability to take actions, decisions & to generate ideas.

• Ownership/Commitment
• Ability to take full responsibility for decisions & results even when all

elements are not under individual direct control

• Planning/Balance
• Ability to set goals in consistency with company objectives and to adapt

plans to changing environment

• Performance & Rigor
• Ability to enhance the execution of the standard and procedure and stay

focused on her objectives to achieve high performance results

• Others
• Please specify

Education and Trainings

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Spring-making Apprenticeship
• HNC

Experience

• Two years’ experience in the role following completion of apprenticeship
• Product/process knowledge
• Good progress control skills, establishing and executing procedures to guard and check the progress of processes, tasks or activities of co-workers, as well as the progress of own activities and responsibilities
• Have original solutions for problems connected to the function. Can find new working methods to replace existing ones, combines existing ideas to build a solution
• Able to motivate self and others. Sets high standards for own work and aims to comply.
• Has a disciplined approach to company policies and procedures, will look for confirmation with the right people in case of changes and will not deviate from agreed rules and procedures, even when everyone feels negative about it
• Shows integrity, maintains accepted social and ethical norms in activities concerning the position, ensures everyone keep their dignity at all times
• Date February 2023

JOB D – Skilled Springmaker 2023

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SIGNATURE

This document describes the position currently available. It is not an employment contract. Sogefi Group reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.

JOB D – Skilled Springmaker 2023

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,124.00-£27,267.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rochdale, OL11 4HP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: One location