Engineer

Stone, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Join Lucideon as an Engineer!

We are looking for a skilled Engineer to join our Advanced Materials team.

Job Purpose

We have state of the art equipment used by our scientific team to help solve tomorrows material challenges; therefore, it is vital that we have a dynamic Engineer to provide an efficient support service to the technical team across both UK sites. This role also has the potential to develop in to a Team Leader role for the right candidate. If you’re a tenacious problem-solver, who uses creativity, innovation, and an analytical approach to find optimal solutions, this opportunity is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside our scientific technical delivery team to design and implement engineering solutions for one off trials/test rigs.
• Collaborate with the Procurement Manager in securing appropriate parts for new technology process development.
• Lead inhouse equipment fault triage activities, resulting in timely resolution.
• Develop and implement preventative maintenance schedules to ensure equipment is well-maintained and operational for maximum efficiency across both UK sites.
• Oversee contractor health and safety, ensuring compliance with regulations.
  
  

Benefits Include

• Permanent position
• 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday
• Onsite at our office in Stone, Staffordshire, with travel to our site in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent
• Private Medical Insurance (including a cash plan to pay most excesses, and the option to enrol other family members)
• Medical Cash Plan
• Annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays (including Christmas shutdown)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 5%)
• Onsite Mental Health First Aiders
• Life Assurance up to four times basic salary
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Relevant electrical qualification (e.g., Electrical Installation Certificate or Diploma, or similar)
• Relevant Health & Safety qualification.
• Highly proficient IT skills.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Experience of managing small capital projects.
• Mechanical engineering experience.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships.
• Project management expertise.
• Strong supplier networking capabilities.
• Commercial awareness and customer focus.
• Independent work capability with a high degree of autonomy.
• Proficient in risk assessments and H&S process management.
• Experience in the use of a CAD package beneficial.
  
  

Here at Lucideon we are passionate about making the world a materially better place. And that’s exactly what we strive to do, day in day out, using our capabilities, expertise, and technologies in materials science and testing, to solve problems and provide innovative solutions. Our society rightly demands ever more environmentally-focused application of resources and energy; our vision is to be the world’s number one trusted materials science partner, providing unrivalled technical expertise to enable, enhance, and accelerate our customers’ activities… and to satisfy those demands.

We are materials magicians. Our range of activities is fascinating and diverse. We make damaged nuclear reactors secure. We ensure medicines stay safe. We reduce our customers’ energy consumption and monitor their CO2 emissions. We keep aircraft engines turning. We test the world’s most iconic buildings…even making sure the roof of Wembley Stadium doesn’t collapse! We make sure replacement hip joints stand the test of time. We improve toothpaste and shampoo. We even have some of our products on Mars. And that’s just a few examples. There is never a dull day at Lucideon!

Apply now and take the next step in your engineering career!