OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

Heil Farid European Company Ltd is a leading manufacturer of Refuse Collection Vehicles and we are now looking to recruit three Engineering graduates who possess the requisite level of skills and interest in a wide variety of engineering disciplines such as: pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical and electrical/electronic design. These 12 month placement positions will be based at our Dunfermline premises and there is a good possibility that permanent contracts could be offered following successful completion of the placements.

Job description

Project Description

These roles will report to the Engineering Supervisor and will be based in the Design and Engineering Department. You will work with Product Engineers to assist in the documentation of jobs and projects for our RCV product range. The projects typically consist of electro/hydraulic/pnuematic mechanisms which are documented using Creo for design/drafting & Avante for MRP.

Placement Objectives

You will be working on key development projects, consisting of electro/hydraulic/pnuematic mechanisms and these placement roles will be crucial to the design and design review phases, all of which is aimed at enhancing the department's ability to become more efficient.

Role Description

Main Tasks:

• Play a major role in key product related projects projects
• Provide crucial input at the designs stages
• You will be involved in design reviews as well as assisting with tabulating or organising data where appropriate
• Contribute fully to departmental efficiency targets and objectives

Qualifications

A Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• You must be a talented Engineering graduate who possesses a wide variety of engineering skills such pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical and electrical/electronic design
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• First class work ethic
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Superb problem solving techniques
• Team player, you will be working with operators as well as engineers
• Desire to gain understanding and knowledge of the product ranges

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience of this type of manufacturing sector or one similar

Benefits

Company benefits

Our Engineering department will ensure that the successful candidates will benefit from the experience of being a key part of a departmental project and this will be assigned which once the placement has started.

There will be full project support and mentoring provided by experienced engineers.

We also offer:

• 30 days annual leave
• Stakeholder pension scheme

Placement benefits

As part of ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the successful candidate will have access to our free three day business and employability skills residential course and also benefit from ongoing support from the ScotGrad team throughout the duration of the placement.

Additional information

Location: Dalgety Bay, Fife

Planned interview date: TBC

This placement may result in a permanent employment afterwards

Preferred start date: 12/01/2015

Company information

Heil Farid European Company is part of the Farid European Group, one of Europe’s fastest growing Refuse and Recycling Vehicle producers. Heil Farid develops waste and recycling products with specific missions in mind. Investment in these waste collection and recycling vehicle product missions, improvements in design and manufacturing functions continues at pace. All of which enables us to provide exactly what our waste industry customers want and at the same time improve our market penetration of waste and recycling collection vehicles in the UK, Ireland and across Europe.

Company sector: Other

Company website: www.heilfarideu.com