How to apply

In the first instance please forward your CV together with details of your current salary quoting the relevant job reference, to the address below or via email to:

Lisa Garner
Sonardyne International Ltd
Blackbushe Business Park
Yateley, Hampshire
GU46 6GD United Kingdom
Email opportunities@sonardyne.com

 

 

Job Title: Stores Supervisor

Job Reference: SS/01007

Base: Hampshire, UK

Reporting to: Materials Control Manager

Job Purpose: To supervise the Sonardyne Blackbushe Main Stores facility, ensuring all operational activities and resources support the achievement of production targets, timescales, quality standards and customer expectations.

Principal Responsibilities

• To co-ordinate and manage the day to day running of the Blackbushe Stores, ensuring maximum operational effectiveness through appropriate prioritisation of workload, correct levels of resource allocation and customer driven processes.
• To direct, motivate and develop the Stores team, ensuring maximum levels of productivity though a trained, multi-skilled workforce demonstrating genuine levels of employee satisfaction.
• To ensure the integrity and security of all Stores stock and issued kits, through accurate booking in and issuing, appropriate packaging, varied audit processes, systems updating, housekeeping rules and secure storage.
• To rigorously ensure a safe working environment, demonstrating a clear commitment to health and safety in the workplace and strict adherence at all times to both Company and Statutory Health and Safety policies, procedures and legislation.
• To maintain the highest levels of internal customer satisfaction through a timely and accurate provision of materials and a responsive, service-orientated team philosophy.
• To establish and maintain excellent working relationships with internal Company departments ie Production, Purchasing, Planning, Sales Ordering, Engineering, Accounts etc ensuring timely awareness and communication of issues impacting operational efficiency.
• To understand and ensure compliance with all Company quality and administrative processes and procedures, and proactively participate in generating continuous improvement initiatives throughout the Stores function.
• To provide regular and comprehensive management information addressing activity levels, performance targets and operational issues.

Dimensions of the role

• £4 - £5m+ Stores facility
• In excess of 20,000 stock items
• Direct supervision of approx 10 Stores staff (permanent and contract)

Competency Requirements

• Proven success in previous Stores supervision, both stock and staff
• Understanding of mechanical/electrical stock items
• Full Driving Licence (desirable not essential)
• Current Fork Lift Truck Licence (desirable not essential)
• Strong planning and organising skills
• Good communication skills: Written and verbal
• Ability to work with others
• Service orientation
• Genuine interest and ability to motivate and develop staff

Job Title: Offshore Field Engineer

Job Reference: OFE/0407

Base: Offshore - Worldwide, Onshore - Hampshire, UK

Reporting to: Customer Services Manager

Job Purpose: To provide accurate and thorough technical support across the Sonardyne product range, to all external customers worldwide, and to assist in the Company’s internal product development processes.

Principal Responsibilities

• To install, commission, service and repair the full range of Sonardyne products on customer premises/vessels worldwide, ensuring maximum levels of customer satisfaction are achieved and maintained at all times
• To manage all customer relationships pro-actively, through detailed updates of work carried out, comprehensive customer familiarisation with product/equipment and timely escalation of problems routed through the Customer Service team and technical specialists or management where appropriate
• To submit thorough and regular supporting documentation ie Visit Reports etc on completion of offshore assignments
• To identify new opportunities and customer service initiatives to the Customer Service team through observation and direct liaison with customers during scheduled visits or trouble-shooting activities
• To provide technical expertise, when on shore, in the form of support calls direct to customers and internal resources such as sales, engineering, Regional Offices etc
• To apply technical expertise through the unique perspective of practical application and knowledge to the Company’s internal product development life cycle processes

Dimensions of the role

• No direct supervision of staff
• Worldwide travel – average 120 days per year
• Full Sonardyne product range applications

Competency Requirements

• Previous offshore working experience
• Acoustic positioning product knowledge
• Hydrographic surveying experience
• Installation, commissioning and repair experience
• Practical orientation
• Tenacity
• Analytical
• Self motivated
• Resilient
• Flexible attitude and approach
• Proven communications skills
• HNC/HND Electronics/Electro Mech Eng'g
• Conversant to PCB level