Job Description

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for an Engineering Release Specialist to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £29.64 per hour.

The Release Operations team are responsible for the construction, release and maintenance of the Bills of Material for all carlines for all plants in the company. The team support each Engineering area (Tech centres). Engineering Release Specialists are responsible for specific areas of the vehicle. They have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of which parts/commodities are fitted to which specifications of vehicles and for which markets and will very often provide coaching and support to the Engineering areas on how best to construct a BoM to support downstream consumption. They have a direct impact on vehicle build quality and success at the Manufacturing plants.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Ensure a timely and accurate BoM is released from Product Engineering to the wider internal and external business, by interpreting and analysing documents from, and discussions with CoC Engineers.

Have an in-depth knowledge of part usage and logic to ensure parts are correctly coded to support scheduling and build

Provide focal point to customers and suppliers at commodity level to ensure accurate & timely BoM release

You will liaise extensively with Engineering and Manufacturing customers and industry partners and be able to demonstrate excellent levels of self-motivation, enthusiasm and a strong ethic to providing excellent customer service.

Manage workload to support programme timing, key project dates and departmental targets.

Support Early BoM, File Set Up & Validation events.

Participate in local process improvement.

Develop the skills & have the flexibility to be able to provide holiday & sick cover for colleagues within your own team & other CoC’s.

Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Essential Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required:

An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.

An individual who is results driven with the ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment.

Is proactive, organised, logical and methodical in their approach to tasks.

An individual with the ability to prioritise their workload.

Resilient and enthusiastic, an individual able to deliver results under pressure.

A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas.

An effective team player who supports team members.

Essential Personal Profile Required:

Able to manage delivery of multiple tasks.

Complex problem solving and logic skills.

Self-motivated and driven.

Excel proficient.

Customer facing experience, ability to deal with multiple customers and balance incoming demands