Head of Composite Production

Head of Composite Production Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England

Retrac Group
Full Time Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England 40000 - 55000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

The Retrac Group is a world-class specialist supplier to the largest global manufacturers in Formula 1, Motorsport, Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Medical and R&D / Innovation. Based in Swindon, Retrac provides its established blue-chip client base with award-winning engineering solutions in advanced materials, tooling and component manufacture.

We are a market leader in high precision engineering excellence. Specialists in design and manufacturing we offer an end-to-end service with expertise across all composite materials and metals. We also specialise in the design and production of advanced patterns, tooling and components for the most demanding industries, using high precision engineering and manufacturing techniques.

Retrac Group has been a key supplier to every Formula 1 World Champion for the past decade.

Key Responsibilities:

· Managing the workload across the composites shop.

· Understanding of customer requirements in terms of quality and delivery.

· Working with Engineering and manufacturing engineers to understand technical content of new projects.

· Ensuring the Supervisors are aware of business priorities and how this relates to work on shelf / Work To Lists (WTL).

· Support Supervisors with increasing efficiency and maintaining discipline of the wider team.

· Work closely with the Quality and Inspection Teams to solve quality concerns.

· Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of tools and other factory equipment.

Desired Competencies:

· Attention to detail.

· Good communication and organisational skills.

· Ability to use own initiative as well as work as part of a team.

· Ability to think logically and systematically.

· Self-motivated, enthusiastic, reliable, flexible & approachable.

· Ability to work to strict deadlines and reach set targets within given time.

· Resilient under pressure in a demanding & reactive environment.

· Proactive in finding / offering solutions to difficult tasks / situations.

· Able to multi-task workload.

· Ability to respond to people in a professional manner.

· Capable of listening to and following instructions.

· Willing to carry out other duties when & where required

Required knowledge/experience:

· Composite / Laminator / Trimmer background or other production manufacturing background.

· Knowledge of composite processes.

· Strong people management skills.

· Understanding of quality issues arising in composite components and able to support with technical resolutions for these.

The Role & Hours:

This is an on-site role, 37hrs per week.

Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm

Friday 8am to 3.30pm

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,000.00-£55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Swindon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 14/04/2023
Expected start date: 14/04/2023

Head of Composite Production
Retrac Group

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