Customer Ref: 37134377

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Prototype Planner 37134377 - £27.21/hr (Inside IR35) - Coventry - 9 Months (potential for yearly renewal)

Duties:
- Ensure all delivery promises are entered within 1 weeks of receipt.
- Ensure that 87% of parts for the first car of each schedule are received by MRD (More great products faster)
- There are zero build stoppages for all prototype builds excluding VB's
- There are zero POF (Point of Fit) losses for all prototype builds excluding VB's
- All shipping collections for prototype parts are on time using the most cost efficient transport mode
- Negotiate delivery dates with suppliers to support multiple prototype production builds for all new products and battery production
- Support the engineering exporting material to suppliers to supply assemblies in line with client prototype build requirements
- Negotiate production slots with internal Tool Rooms and 3D printing operations in line with client's prototype build requirements
- Visit key suppliers to review delivery performance and opportunities to establish and improve supplier performance / relationship in line with client's Customer Love principles
- Understand and adopt Agile philosophies and raise and overcome obstacles blocking on time supply from client's supply base
- Present programme delivery status to senior management in various forums

Skills:
- Negotiation Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Excel/Word/PowerPoint
- Knowledge of GPIRS preferential but not essential

Education:
- GCSE Level or above

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 37232653

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Vehicle NVH Engineer 37232653 - £27.21/hr (Inside IR35) - Solihull - 9 Months (Potential for yearly renewal)

Duties:
Vehicle NVH is a key technical function within the product creation process, leading engineering activities from initial concept through to customer delivery. Within this department, you will help define the unique character of our client's vehicles by delivering the levels of refinement required to meet customer expectations across all client programmes. This work is fundamental to creating products that delight customers and differentiate from the competition.

The Attributes Refinement Group operates across the full vehicle lifecycle, incorporating Prevention, Launch, and In‑Service Performance. The primary focus areas include Squeak & Rattle (S&R) and Water and Air Ingress across the full vehicle portfolio. The team engages from the earliest phases of a vehicle programme and works collaboratively across Design Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality. It is responsible for achieving attribute targets, conducting complete‑vehicle testing, identifying issues, and driving robust resolutions.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in enhancing customer satisfaction by ensuring vehicles are free from abnormal noises (S&R) and water leaks. Your key responsibilities include gathering and analysing facts to clearly define problems, and applying strong negotiation and influencing skills to drive effective resolution using 8D and other industry‑standard quality tools. The team manages issues originating internally through Manufacturing, Fleet, Durability, and Robustness testing; as well as externally through Warranty data and IQS surveys

Skills:
- Automotive/Engineering degree or equivalent automotive experience
- Ability to Plan work/Events and organise detailed activity to deliver the outcomes
- Ability to lead and resolve complex issues through leading cross functional teams
- Demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Demonstrable problem solving experience e.g. Root Cause Analysis, 8 Disciplines of problem solving
- Good experience of quality tools (8D, Fish bone, FTA, PDCA, 5Y etc.)
- Ability to analyse large data that translates into next actions
- Ability to learn quickly new skills quickly (Have a Growth Mind-set)
- Demonstrate good negotiation skills to promote issues to next phase of investigation
- A proactive and personable nature to engage with cross functional areas.
- Microsoft package elements such Power Point and Excel to a intermediate level
- Knowledge and understanding of automotive manufacturing processes.
- Ability to deliver presentations to work groups and senior management
- A full UK driving licence

Education:
Automotive/Engineering degree or equivalent automotive experience preferred

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 37198108

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Sealing Engineer - Body Structures (37198108) - £27.21/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire - 10 Months (Maternity cover)

The Opportunity
Vehicle Platforms is one of the larger teams within the client's Product Engineering organisation. The department has complete responsibility for the design and development of all BIW, Interior and Exterior, Propulsion and Chassis systems; from concept design through to volume production. With an increasing emphasis on Systems Engineering and virtual development techniques, the department utilises advanced AVA CAD and CAE to support the product development process. This role in the Vehicle Structure Chapter involves working with a wide range of materials and construction techniques, challenging functional and commercial targets plus significant liaison with many internal areas of our business. It also has a significant scope for working with external component suppliers.

You will work on static sealing and corrosion prevention within the BIW structure. You’ll be responsible for the development of the components, such as adhesives, sealants, anti-flutters, cavity sealing baffles, plugs & patches, paint and cavity wax. You’ll collaborate with attribute owners like NVH and Durability & Robustness, as well as work closely with Purchase and Programme Management teams. You will be responsible for those component designs and interactions with Body Engineering, to deliver robust designs for manufacture.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Generation of 3D CAD geometry.
- Update of JIRA workflows (Issue Management) for resolution of problems.
- Create statements of work for component sourcing.
- Work with full-service suppliers to ensure on-time/on-cost project management.
- Support the Lead Engineer and Product Owners on the Vehicle Programme.
- Support component and subsystem testing.
- Engineering Releases and change management
- Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time

Key Interactions
- Vehicle Structures Engineers
- Package Engineers
- Chapter or Module Leaders
- External Suppliers
- Manufacturing Engineering (Body Construction, Paint and Trim)
- Purchase
- Cost Engineering
- Programme Management Teams

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Experience in working cross functionally with other areas with the ability to think laterally.
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Design and development of automotive Static sealing systems.
- Data analysis and PC skills including MS Office
- A collaborator who can work with change and can deliver to deadlines
- Proficient in CAD creation and visualisations tools
- Flexibility in being prepared to work at Gaydon and other locations depending on project requirements.

Desirable:
- Understanding of BIW design, stampings and body construction knowledge.
- Experience of developing and delivering new methods, processes and design solutions.
- Degree in Engineering or comparable qualification.
- Knowledge of release and change management systems
- Experience of problem-solving tools e.g. 6 Sigma, PPS (8D), FMEA, etc.
- Experience of Programme delivery
- Knowledge of BIW structures locator strategy and assembly process.
- Experience of system definition, system architecture development, requirements specification, design/performance modelling, systems integration, system assessment and acceptance

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 37198095

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Duties:
Responsible for planning and executing business change management, driving adoption for new manufacturing systems. Focuses on changes to business processes and tools. Applies change management methodologies, communication planning, organisational readiness assessment and stakeholder analyses. Ability to develop communication and change management plans, and oversee or monitor the execution to ensure adoption and minimal disruption of normal business operations.

Key activities include:
- Describing and communicating impact of process changes on business roles understanding and articulating the as-is and to-be states via multiple medias
- Defining a Change Strategy, agreed with the impacted managers, and delivering on that contract
- Onboarding Early Adopters and Super Users, usually via a Transition Network
- Creating the Stakeholder Matrix and Audience Analysis
- Managing stakeholders and end users in scope for deployment activities
- Hosting process walk-throughs / workshops with the SME's, process authors and relevant business users; asking key questions to understand the changes and recording them
- Conducting Business Change Impact Assessments with relevant stakeholders to inform the training team of the changes and enable the creation of a robust change plan
- Creating stakeholder communication and engagement plans; supporting the communication of these to relevant end users
- Create ‘What’s In It For Me’ (WIIFM) campaigns targeted at role level using multiple media channels
- Develop, create and maintain reporting of the development of global business processes maturity
- Host engagement events and system showcases
- Complete and maintain change, communications and readiness plans
- Creating and maintaining new relationships with identified key stakeholders

This role is midlands-based and on-site and travelling is expected between sites. There will be occasional travel to our Liverpool (Halewood) facility.

Skills:
- Good understanding of multiple change frameworks with experience of the tools required to execute them
- Strong presentation skills
- Experience of in person collaboration and cross functional team working
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Ability to create and align standard timing plans for business change and readiness
- Ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs
- Ability to liaise between the business, technology teams and support teams
- Relevant accreditation or equivalent working experience preferred

Education:
Change Management

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 37190762

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

UI Designer (x4) - Automotive (37190762) - £34/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire (hybrid potential) - 11months (potential for yearly renewal)

Duties:
Working across some of the most desirable automotive brands in the world, you'll join the business at an exciting time.
- Collaborating closely between the UX and UI design teams, you'll be responsible for interpreting and realising creative intent, designing components that are faithful to the vision which can be understood by development teams; whilst ensuring visual quality control to complex HMI specifications with pixel-perfect UI.
- you'll act as the UI champion, promoting good design practices and educating where possible.
- A passionate UI designer with experience in working with strong brand guidelines and design systems, underpinned by good UX thinking, principles and practice.
- You love working in the detail and have an interest in both technical and creative design. You know what makes an engaging user experience and the importance of consistent brand-led narratives.

Skills:
- Proficient in Figma & Adobe suite inc. Photoshop, Illustrator.
- Experience working with design systems, and actively contributing to and evolving them

Education:
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Experience working as a UI Designer

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A portfolio showcasing previous work

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Able to work collaboratively between cross-functional teams

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Degree level qualification in a related design field.


Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.