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Scope:

Planning production to ensure execution to the schedule, including the prompt generation and co-ordination of operational orders.

Principal Duties:

• Creating Production Order Packages
• Completing Production / Inspection Orders
• Action Amendments
• Produce valve lists for the KBS
• Produce spares lists for the KBS
• Production Scheduling

Other Duties:

• Internal operational support
• Create and audit the spares WIP lists to display in RM stores and machine shop
• General Administration duties for Operations

Skills and Experience:

• Accurate and Numerate
• IT Literate
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• ERP process knowledge
• Ability to work without supervision
• Problem solving
• Experience in an engineering to order environment
• Good process knowledge of an ERP System
• Ability to plan and prioritise own work effectively
• Proficient MS Office skills

Scope:
To be part of the internal sales team responsible for providing technical sales support to the company’s agents worldwide and to UK customers. To be involved with all aspects of the sales cycle, pre-sales through delivery in order to provide products that meet customer requirements. In addition, to liaise with internal departments to provide market intelligence and create commercially viable solutions.

Principal Duties:

• Sizing, Selection and Pricing of Control valves to meet customer specific process and requirements.
• Prepare Customer Quotations in Line with their Bid Package requirements and in accordance with Kent Introl procedures and agreed business methodologies specific to the country or region being supported.
• Follow up on quotations submitted to ascertain whether customer requires further clarification, support for order outcome.
• Prepare pre-qualification documents for contracts or in support of specialist application engineering and aftermarket services.
• Support geographical offices in terms of technical support, customer response and assistance on preparation of quotations.
• Integrating with external and internal support resources to ensure delivery of the annual budget and department objectives are met.
• Challenging the systems and processes within the company to drive improved efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring Kent Introl interests are protected by complying with all UK and EU legislation with regards to export control.

Other Duties:

• Accurate checking of orders against quotations, accurate order entry using the Sizing software, Infor LN/PLM and other processes.
• Ensuring the accuracy of information at each hand over element of an order, including but not limited to accurate CVT’S, Quality plans and deliveries. This is to minimise downstream process errors.

Skills and Experience:

• Good communication, literacy, presentation, computer and organisation skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
• Good product knowledge.
• Knowledge of bought-out items.
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• Understand quality and commercial issues.
• Technical awareness.
• Market knowledge.
• Preferably hands-on experience within the valve industry and a basic understanding of PED, ATEX and ANSI/ASME Standards.
• Business experience.
• Working experience of a general engineering role.

Qualifications:

• Engineering Apprenticeship / Degree or equivalent.
• Business training to a minimum HNC / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.

Scope:
The positions require apprentice-trained Metal Machinists with CNC Programming Skills. Knowledge of Siemens, Mazatrol, Fanuc and Gildemeister control systems would be a particular advantage.

Machines to be operated:

• Dorries Scharmann Solon 4 Horizontal Machining Centre with Siemens Controls
• Starrag DBF630 Machining Centre with Fanuc Controls
• Huller Hill Bluestar Horizontal Machining Centre with Fanuc Controls
• FTV Vertical Milling Machining Centre with Fanuc Controls
• Quick Turn Mazak
• Gildemeister MD7 Twin Turret Slant Bed Lathe

Scope:
To assess, design and issue instrumentation BOM’s for production.

Principal Duties:

• Review quotations; assist sales engineers to select instrumentation.
• Design and create instrument packages. Create Bill of Material’s, drawings, schematics, etc.
• Assist assembly with instrumentation production.
• Liaise with customers to solve onsite problems.

Other Duties:

• Testing new instrumentation products.
• Consulting suppliers.
• Supporting the topside design office

Skills and Experience:

• Understanding of control valve instrumentation
• Good Communications Skills.
• CAD 2D and 3D experience (AutoCAD & Inventor preferable)
• Full working understanding of schematic wiring drawings.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of KKI products, design and manufacture.
• HNC in Engineering or equivalent.