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Tooling & Returns Controller: Elekta

Employer
Manor Royal Business District
Location
Crawley, West Sussex
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
28 May 2021

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Elekta

Tooling & Returns Controller

 

Description – Elekta has adopted a Merge-in-Transit and manufacture at site methodology for large and complex products which gives significant benefits to the business and the environment. This methodology extends the production process through to the installation of the product at the end user site. In practice this means that subsystem modules and components (purchase levels) are manufactured, verified or validated within Elekta's supply base prior to a final Production / Installation stage that takes place at the customer location.

 

The role of the Tooling & Returns Controller can be split into two area’s of responsibility. Firstly, to manage the end to end process of tooling including the maintaining the engineering bill of materials, goods movements and associated compliance requirements in line with the associated project plan in the most optimal cost effective way.

 

Secondly, to act as a key stakeholder/owner in the Elekta FRACAS  (Failure Reporting Analysis, and Corrective Action System) returns process to drive product improvement or cost recovery initiatives through the facilitation of the retrieval of Unity material from the field and subsequent disposition.

 

Responsibilities –  

Tooling Management

  • Engineering Bill of Materials
  • Scheduling & Planning
  • Maintenance & Calibration
  • Case Handling
  • Cost Management
  • Actively manage cost base for tooling through optimizations of:
    • Cost Avoidance (ATA Carnet)
    • Calibration Services
    • Sourcing of replacement tools
    • Freight (including Duties/Taxes)
  • Process Improvement
  • Returns Management
  • FRACAS
  • Cost Management
  • Process Improvement

Authorities –

  • Acquisition of Tooling and Calibration Services
  • Material Disposition through Scrapping or Rework

Relevant Knowledge, skills and competencies – Core Competencies:

  • Excellent organisational and oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage complex situations in a customer driven environment including decision making, facilitating and process improvement.
  • Works well with individuals and with teams, reacts well under pressure, treats others with respect, accepts responsibility for own actions and follows through on commitments
  • Adapts to changes in scope & competing demands, changes approach or method to best fit the situation.
  • A self-starting individual who is self motivated with ability to multi-task.
  • Supports Elekta’s goals and values
  • Excellent Customer Service experience

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Experience of working within Operations with good understanding of Manufacturing, Purchasing and Logistics.
  • IT Competent with MS Office tools for presentation and analysis.
  • Experience in the use of Quality Management & MRP systems
  • Ability to work unsupervised under own initiative.
  • Dynamic and willingness to learn and open to new ideas.
  • Applies Expertise – Expert knowledgeable, skill full, professional, up to date
  • Good administrative and communicator with well developed data analysis skills.
  • Experience of an engineering environment incorporating technical inspection and Supply Quality Assurance will be an advantage.

 

 

Company

Manor Royal Business District is the biggest business park of the Gatwick Diamond area and one of the south east's premier mixed activity employment hubs.

Enviable location and connections

Situated at the heart of the Gatwick Diamond on the Sussex and Surrey county borders, just two miles from London Gatwick Airport, a major motorway junction (M23 Junctoion 10) and two mainline railway stations (Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges), Manor Royal is a popular choice for a diverse range of occupiers including a host of blue chip global brands.

Manor Royal in numbers

  • One of the biggest business parks in the South East.
  • Covers an area of 539 acres – that’s over 300 football pitches.
  • 700 properties
  • 500 businesses
  • 30,000 people

Manor Royal more than a number

Since the formation of the Manor Royal Business Group (MRBG), an association of Manor Royal based business and firms, being on Manor Royal means being part of something. You’re never just a number.

Manor Royal makes sense

Scale, diversity, location and great connectivity with a property offer to match means Manor Royal based firms are never far away from their suppliers, customers and a talented workforce.

Pay us a visit

Visit www.manorroyal.org to find out more and to get in touch

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Manor Royal Business District
Location
7 Magellan Terrace (Ground Floor)
Gatwick Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 9PJ
United Kingdom

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