Packaging Design Engineer: Closing date 8 February 2022

Vacancy Reference

VN 01 22

Job Title

Packaging Design Engineer

Vacancy Type

Open – Permanent

Issue Date

11 January 2022

Closing Date

8 February 2022

HR Contact

[email protected]

Band/Zone

Band 3 Zone B (Lower)

Rate of Pay

Entry £54,800

Fully Competent £59,403

Full Contributor £61,780

Broad Role

3/012

Work Pattern

Days

Operating Unit

Engineering

Number of Vacancies

One

Background Information

The Low Level Waste Repository (LLWR) has a proud past, a busy present and an exciting future. We have managed the UK’s low level radioactive waste for more than 60 years and in July 2021 we became a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), adopting a more integrated approach to waste management across the estate and optimising use of our site, providing sustainability in terms of highly-skilled jobs, utilising the supply chain and supporting the local economy.

The industry’s waste management policies have undergone radical change since LLWR’s formation in 2007 to manage the Repository in West Cumbria and oversee a national Low Level Waste programme – and the figures speak of its success.

In 2009, 95% of low level waste was disposed of at the Repository. Today that figure is around 2%, LLWR has led the way in securing effective solutions for lower activity waste management, diverting material away from the site by utilising a range of treatment and alternative disposal routes.

As a result, and through implementation of the principles of the Waste Management Hierarchy, LLWR has extended the operational life of the Repository by more than 100-years, prolonging it well into the 22nd century and saving the UK taxpayer over £2bn by removing the requirement for a second national Repository.

LLWR has now launched the largest construction programme it has yet undertaken, the Repository Development Programme (RDP), to span 3 decades. Planning permission has been secured to allow the construction of a final cap over existing and new vaults and seven landfill-style trenches where waste was disposed of prior to the opening of the site’s first vault in 1988.

Our top priority has always been safety – of our community, our workforce and the environment – as reflected in our safety performance. If you join the LLWR family you will find a positive and supportive environment where your physical and mental health are prioritised and an inclusive atmosphere, free from discrimination, is promoted, alongside a commitment to excellence.

Role Description

Package Design Engineer, responsible for supporting the ongoing operation of the LLW
Repository fleet of radioactive waste transport packages, associated infrastructure and processes; for the specification, implementation and delivery of packaging design related work on a portfolio of new packaging projects and tasks, with support for general transport technical and licencing

General

• Delivering assigned work packages that meet company, legal, regulatory and business
  requirements
• Producing specifications for package design and associated engineering work packages.
• Producing and reviewing package design drawings, supporting analysis and documentation.
• Preparing and assessing payload restraint/waste loading proposals
• Producing package design safety reports and associated documentation in support of
  licensing activities
• Conducting engineering reviews to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance of the LLWR fleet of licensed transport packages.
• Serving as point of liaison between external design organisations and suppliers for project
  and task deliverables.
• Reviewing and sentencing technical queries, production permits and operational concessions
• Identifying appropriate design and engineering standards and practices to be used for
  projects.

Resource forecasting, demand, assignment and deployment:

• Supporting the Package Design Authority in developing effective design strategies and plans
• Coordinating the deployment of design resources in line with agreed resource strategies

Cost & schedule:

• Establishing and maintaining control of the mechanical engineering baseline
• Monitoring, reviewing and reporting on packaging design engineering progress

Supply Chain Acquisition:

• Serve as Intelligent Customer for the specification and acquisition of bought in design
  engineering and manufacturing services

Supply Chain delivery:

• Inputting to and reviewing work packages, tender selection, and tender submissions for
  procurement of packaging design, manufacturing and engineering services.
• Specifying, overseeing and reviewing package design engineering work performed by supply chain contractors.

Essential Skills/Qualifications

• Honour’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered (IMechE) or working towards Chartered status
• Experience of design of packaging for the transport of radioactive materials
• Working knowledge of the IAEA regulations for safe transport of radioactive materials
• Ability to deliver high quality design and engineering documentation
• High digital competence, with experience in common software
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Skills/Qualifications

• Experience of working in the nuclear industry
• Working knowledge and experience of legislation, inclusive of Machinery Directive, PUWER,LOLER, etc.
• Working knowledge of lifting equipment and associated design codes.
• Experience working in the hazardous waste transportation, storage and disposal industry.
• Proficiency in use of MS office suite, MathCAD, and Inventor software applications
• Ability to effectively manage supply chain contractors

Supervises

none

Reports to

Packaging Design Authority

Security Clearance

All positions are subject to baseline security clearance. Where necessary SC clearance may also be sought.

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018

LLWR is committed to processing all data fairly and lawfully and will not pass on any personal data on for any non-compatible purposes. If you would like more information, please see the LLWR GDPR Compliance Statement available on the intranet or request a copy from the HR Department.

Equal Opportunities

In promoting equal opportunities LLW Repository Ltd recognise the benefits of having a diverse workforce and therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. In addition to this, under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, LLW Repository Ltd are required to demonstrate that our recruitment processes are fair and that we are not discriminating against or disadvantaging anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Mobility Across the NDA Group

All applicants from the NDA Group of companies may be eligible for protection of certain elements of their T&Cs when voluntarily taking up employment with another NDA Group Company. If successful in your application, your existing Group Employer’s HR team will collaborate with the new Group Employer’s HR team to ensure that the appropriate protections are implemented into your contract offer. For further details, please contact a member of your current HR team.

Working for LLWR Ltd

Aside from the huge professional scope at LLW Repository Ltd, the personal benefits are excellent, these include:

• Very Competitive Salary
• Generous Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Allowances
• Attractive Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Group Life Assurance Scheme

For further information on other LLW Repository Ltd benefits, please refer to the Rewards and Benefits section on our website.

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