Electronic Engineering Lab Manager in Bolton, Greater Manchester

Job Title: Electronic Engineering Lab Manager
Rate : £40.00/hour (Umbrella), £30.31/hour (paye)
Duration:24 months

The role - An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of our leading Defence companies!
This role is for a manager of the Electronic Engineering Labs based at their Stevenage Site. One of the most important aspects of this role is ensuring that the Labs are compliant with the ESD Policy and with BS EN 61340-5-1:2016 and maintained in a clean and functional state. This will also need to be done with an eye on health and safety management.

This role also covers management of EE's Lab assets, ensuring all equipment is maintained in good working order and calibrated at all times. At a lower level, the Lab consumable stores must also be managed, ensuring that all consumables are available as required by the Lab users.
To a lesser degree, this role also includes assisting Lab users in the set up and break down of lab equipment and providing advice and guidance to the technicians and engineers as required on lab Best Practice and any applicable policies.

This role includes a high level of networking across many functions including Electronic Engineering, Product Assurance, ESD Policy Panel, Facilities Management, SHE and Procurement.
Due to the fact that the Electronic Engineering function develops a wide range of electronic products, this role requires a basic level of capability across all areas of electronic design including Analogue/Digital, RF, Firmware and test philosophy with knowledge of the types of equipment (Scopes, DVMs, Signal Generators, etc) required within the Lab to support the development of those technologies.

Responsibilities:
* Ensuring that all EE Labs (Stevenage) comply with the companies ESD policies and BS EN 61340-5-
1:2016
* Ensuring that all EE Labs (Stevenage) are maintained in a clean and functional state
* Owning the Health and Safety Management of the EE Labs (Stevenage)
* Custodianship and management of all assets in the EE Labs, ensuring all equipment remains
calibrated and in good order
* Identification of any Capital or low value equipment needs required for EE's lab capability
* Management of the EE Lab storage and provision of any required consumable items
* Assisting in the set-up of equipment as required to facilitate EE's Lab activities in all domains
(Programmes/Projects)
* Providing guidance to technicians and junior engineers on lab practice & policy

Working with:
* Electronic Engineering
* Product Assurance
* ESD Panel
* Facilities Management
* Safety, Health & Environment

If you think this may be the role for you, please get in touch!

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.