Glascoed Based

£36.85 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35

12 Month Contract initially.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK’s leading Defence organisations based In Glascoed.

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• Supporting the product design and systems engineering activities for in-service munitions products
• Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities. Ensuring that safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of yourself and the team
• Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner, from planning through to trials execution to reporting and presenting conclusions
• Application of effective Engineering Governance throughout the product development lifecycle supporting design reviews from concept to disposal
• Configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for a portfolio of products
• Product design and evaluation methods e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Potential travel to other Systems sites (mostly in UK)

Essential:

• Strong mechanical/chemical/development engineering expertise, with a focus on identifying issues, analysing root causes, and proposing effective solutions
• Skilled in report writing and presentation; experienced in planning and executing product performance trials
• Comprehensive experience in product lifecycle management across all stages
• Willing and able to travel to other Land sites as needed
• Minimum qualification: HND in a relevant field

Desirable:

• Current valid UK Security Clearance to SC level or higher
• Experience of product design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA)
• Experience of process design analysis techniques (PCP, PFMEA)
• Knowledge of munitions design and manufacture
• Safety Management - IOSH Managing Safety/NEBOSH Certificate
• Experience and knowledge of manufacturing in a high hazard environment
• A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design

For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.

Role: Engineer

Location: Cwmbran
Salary: £16.67 per hour
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 07:30 – 16:00 Friday: 07:30 – 11:30

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a skilled and reliable Engineer (Manual Turner) to join our busy engineering department. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced machinist looking to work within a well-equipped workshop environment with access to a range of machinery and processes.

The successful candidate will have strong manual turning experience and be confident working with CNC equipment and other workshop machinery.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform precision manual turning operations to engineering drawings and specifications
• Set up and operate CNC machines where required
• Carry out balancing, grinding, milling, and welding tasks as part of the production process
• Interpret technical drawings and work to tight tolerances
• Conduct quality checks to ensure components meet required standards
• Maintain machinery and ensure equipment is used safely and efficiently
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and departments to meet production targets
• Follow all health & safety procedures at all times

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience in manual turning (essential)
• Experience operating CNC machines
• Knowledge of balancing, grinding, welding, and milling processes
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good understanding of health & safety in a workshop environment

Desirable

• Formal engineering qualification (apprenticeship or equivalent)
• Experience working in a precision engineering or manufacturing environment

We are delighted to be partnering with The Royal Mint, one of the UK’s most iconic and trusted brands, to recruit a Product Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract, joining their Digital and Product Concept team.

This is a high-profile role within a premium direct-to-consumer business, offering the opportunity to shape future product concepts across Collect and Invest portfolios and play a key role in the organisation’s innovation pipeline.

The Opportunity

As Product Manager, you’ll be responsible for creating and developing customer-centric product concepts that drive commercial growth. Working closely with Insights, Sales, Marketing, Design and Product Delivery teams, you’ll take products from early concept through approval, ensuring they are commercially viable and aligned to The Royal Mint’s long-term strategy.

You’ll contribute to the rolling 24-month product roadmap and lead strategic initiatives that help define the future of The Royal Mint’s consumer offering.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage new product concepts and ranges from ideation through approval
• Identify innovation opportunities, themes and range extensions
• Shape and contribute to the long-term product roadmap
• Build robust commercial business cases and propositions
• Manage concept development timelines, risks and stakeholder engagement
• Prepare and present concept and design papers to senior stakeholders
• Brief internal teams (Creative, Coin Design, Product Delivery) on product requirements
• Deliver structured handovers to Marketing and Sales teams to support launches
• Provide clear updates on progress, insights and recommendations
• Support product launches and ensure propositions are clearly defined

About You

• Proven Product Management experience in a D2C consumer business, ideally within a premium brand
• Experience working with physical products and new product development processes
• Strong understanding of market research, consumer insight and the marketing mix
• Commercially astute with experience building and presenting business cases
• Confident stakeholder manager able to influence across multiple teams
• Excellent communication, project management and organisational skills
• Comfortable managing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment

Why Join The Royal Mint?

• Influence the future product strategy of an iconic UK brand
• Work on premium, innovative consumer products with global reach
• High visibility role with senior leadership engagement
• Collaborative, cross-functional environment with real ownership and impact

Benefits:

• 5 days of annual leave, plus the option to purchase additional leave days
• 9-day fortnight, giving you every other Friday off work
• Onsite gym
• Discounts and savings on products and services
• Access to Health Cash Plan, allowing you to claim back costs for essential healthcare services including dental, optical and physiotherapy treatments.

To Apply:

Please submit your updated CV demonstrating how you meet the required skills and experience.

Initial 12 Month Contract

4 day working week (Mon-Thurs)

3 days per week on site - 1 day working from home

Glascoed, Monmouthshire

£53.90 Per Hour (Umbrella Rate - Inside IR35)

The Role

• Production of documentary evidence to support the production of a Safety and Environmental Case (SEC).
• Creating and maintaining product Hazard Logs.
• Contributing to the business requirement to deliver conforming product.
• Undertaking safety reviews of engineering designs to ensure compliance with the Product Safety and Environment Management Framework, business policies, procedures and associated management plans.
• Provide support and advice to the Design Organisation on matters relating to product safety for projects and bids.
• Undertaking a range of techniques for conducting Hazard Identification, Analysis and Risk Assessment, for example FMEAs, FTAs.

The Candidate

• Deriving and setting safety criteria and requirements using UK MOD defence standards such as: Def Stan 00-056, Def Stan 00-51, Def Stan 07-085 or DSA 03.OME (formerly JSP 520)
• Proven track record of producing technical engineering reports including compelling ALARP and safety arguments

If this role is of interest, please send a copy of your CV to Tom McGuire by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button.

Glascoed Based

£30.41 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35

12 Month Contract initially.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK’s leading Defence organisations based In Glascoed.

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• Review Shop Floor records (e.g. ‘SMDCP’ documents), ‘First Off’ items for Quality Dept. approval, technical specifications, drawings, and endorse Certificates of Conformity as an approved signatory.
• Perform Internal Audits, support External Audits, and support the development of audit responses and robust corrective actions which prevent identified problems from ever happening again.
• Monitor and analyse reject, rework, and RFT data, and present information to management
• Monitor and support non-conformance / quality issue management (‘CAR’, ‘Q1’, ‘Q2’, ‘Q3’, etc.)
• Drive and support targeted CI (Continuous Improvement) activities, focussing on

? (A) Reduced Rejects and Costs

? (B) Improved operational workflows, throughput, and efficiency

• Energise others to engage in improvement activities, and support others in identifying and implementing their own improvements.
• Support Process Readiness Review (PRR), performing Quality Dept. reviews of process readiness, and supporting the optimisation of the PRR process across the site.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to improve the QMS (Quality Management System)
• Continually improve your own understanding of lean manufacturing methods, and core tools (including but not limited to: VSM, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Six Sigma, TOC, MS Excel, Minitab)

and also encourage and assist in continually improving the knowledge of others across Land UK.

Knowledge:

• Excellent numeracy and mechanical comprehension.
• ISO 9001 Internal auditor certification.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably of a similarly highly controlled nature (aerospace, automotive, nuclear, medical devices, etc.)

Skills:

• Ability to produce clear and concise written/visual instructions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential
• Excellent numeracy and mechanical comprehension is essential
• Awareness of company products and safety critical aspects
• Ability to effectively co-ordinate data collection wherever necessary to inform business decisions
• Ability to perform detailed data analysis and identify trends in data
• Knowledge and understanding of how to comprehensively contain quality issues
• Ability to lead and support root cause analysis and corrective action identification
• Ability to interrogate technical drawings and specifications

For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.

Client: BAE Systems
Location: Glascoed, South Wales
Working Arrangements: Full-time Onsite, Monday to Thursday
Duration: 6 months
Hourly Rate: £22.69 PAYE or £30.41 Umbrella

The Role
We are seeking a proactive Quality Engineer to support operational compliance, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen our Quality Management System.
You will play a key role in reducing defects, supporting audits, resolving quality issues, and improving manufacturing performance within a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with specifications and ISO 9001 standards
• Review shop floor documentation, drawings, and first-off approvals
• Support internal and external audits
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Monitor reject, rework, and RFT data
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce cost and improve efficiency
• Support non-conformance and quality issue management
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to enhance QMS processes

About You

• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (aerospace, automotive, nuclear, medical devices, etc.)
• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor certified
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Confident reviewing technical drawings and specifications
• Knowledge of Lean, 8D, RCA, and Six Sigma tools
• Engineering qualification (Degree, HNC/HND) or equivalent experience

If you would like to be considered for this role please don’t hesitate to click apply or call Daniel McShane on 0161 694 9191 for more information.

About BAE:
BAE Systems is a leading global defence, aerospace, and security company. They’re experts in delivering advanced solutions for air, land, and naval forces, as well as commercial aerospace and cyber security. Known for its commitment to innovation and excellence, BAE Systems offers exciting career opportunities for those looking to make a significant impact in cutting-edge technology and defence sectors.

Inclusion statement
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Senior Scientist - Cyber AI / ML Research (Contract)

Location: Newport (minimum 3 days on site)
Contract Duration: 12 months, with strong potential for extension
Pay Rate: £50 per hour Umbrella / £37.38 per hour PAYE
Hours: 35 hours per week, flexible between 7am-7pm
Clearance: BPSS+
IR35: Inside IR35

About the Role

A leading organisation within the defence and secure technology sector is seeking a Senior Scientist specialising in Cyber Security of AI/ML. This position sits within an advanced research and innovation function, working on high-impact cyber security challenges where no existing solutions currently exist. The successful applicant will contribute to research, innovation, knowledge transfer, and prototype development in the field of Cyber-AI/ML security.

Key Responsibilities

Innovation & Research

• Lead and deliver AI/ML-focused cyber security research projects.
• Conduct research into emerging digital security threats and opportunities.
• Produce technical reports, white papers, prototypes and research outputs.
• Contribute to patent applications and academic or industry publications.

Collaboration & Consultancy

• Work closely with internal R&D, engineering and security teams.
• Support academic partnerships, innovation programmes, and external collaborations.
• Provide consultancy on specialist cyber security topics across the organisation.

Coordination & Knowledge Transfer

• Build strong internal networks across technical and security domains.
• Represent the innovation function in internal and external engagements.
• Support integration of research outcomes into operational security practices.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science or related discipline.
• Recent PhD or Master’s degree focusing on Cyber Security of AI/ML.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML algorithms, vulnerabilities, and applications.
• Strong Python programming and software development experience.
• Experience in research, innovation, or solution development within relevant domains.

Desirable Skills

• Industry experience applying AI/ML to cyber security.
• Academic publication track record.
• Experience with NDAs, IPR, IP management or patent processes.
• Experience in data analytics or AI/ML techniques applied to security problems.

How to Apply

If you have strong expertise in AI/ML and a passion for advancing cyber security research, please submit your CV for immediate consideration.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

IntaPeople are currently working with an established organisation who need a highly experienced Test Manager to join their Digital team and deliver on a large IT project estimated to have atleast 12+months left. Working with an established team you will provide testing resource and strategy to technical and non technical business stakeholders.

You will need to be available by March 2026.

This project will be UK based with regular travel to South Wales and Ad-hoc travel to their client site in Europe (expenses are covered for European travel).

You will be spending time on site in South Wales (Bridgend) atleast 1-2 days per month as a minimum.

This will be 2.5 days worth of work a week for 12months but additional hours/days are likely to be requested.

Required skills:

• You will have strong experience in test management role with at least 10 years industry exposure
• You will have experience in large and complex enterprise size projects
• Strong experience in Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test Data, Test Scripting, Test Reporting and Defect Management
• Able to manage multiple types of testing such as UAT, System integration Testing and End to End Testing
• Experience working within various delivery methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.

Having experience within industries such as; automotive, automation, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics or SAP systems would be advantageous but not essential.

You ll be responsible for;

• The creation and management of the project Test Strategy
• Test Planning, Test Execution and Defect Management
• Ensure key test documents such as test scripts, test evidence and test acceptance are produced and maintained to agreed quality and standard
• Manage and oversee test activities both onsite and remotely
• Work closely with key business users and key stakeholders
• Drive the test function and collaborate with IT vendors across the organization
• Coach, train and mentor internal and external peers on the understanding of the testing setup through to execution and delivery of the project.
• Work closely with the IT Vendor team and support the IT Project Manager

Role overview

• Test Manager
• 2.5 days per week based on 8hour days
• 12 month initial project contract
• £56.00 - £68.00 per hour depending on experience
• Location Hybrid working onsite in South Wales (non-negotiable) with ad-hoc travel to Europe (expenses paid)
• Interview process is 1-2 stages (remotely)
• Based on previous projects, IR35 status should not apply.
• Candidates must hold British Citizenship to allow security access internally
• Candidates must have access to their own vehicles for travel to client site

For more information please click APPLY now.

Please note, due to the large number of applications we CAN NOT take phone calls until initial screening and a short-list has been selected.

UK-based candidates ONLY

Business Analyst (Salesforce)

Location: Magor, South east Wales

Hours: 37.5 per week, Mon-Fri, 9-5pm (3 days onsite, 2 wfh)

Daily Rate: £250 per day

Type: 3month rolling contract, will extend

Department: IT & Systems

The Business Analyst is responsible for leading business analysis activities across development projects, ensuring thorough investigation, comprehensive documentation, and effective stakeholder engagement to support successful project outcomes.

As part of the Development Operations Team, you will deliver services that support, maintain, and enhance internal system tools used across the business. In addition, this team offers customer-facing ‘add-on’ services such as customer portals, system integrations, and custom development to clients who engage with core offerings, including NOC, FLM, and Project delivery services."

Principle Accountabilities / Objectives:

• Collaborate effectively with business users, customers, and the systems team to align on project goals and requirements.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to communicate progress, manage expectations, and address concerns.
• Identify and understand business and customer needs, ensuring they are clearly communicated to the delivery team.
• Conduct business analysis to a level that supports accurate scoping, planning, and successful project delivery.
• Continuously refine and enhance business analysis practices to improve quality and efficiency.
• Actively contribute to the ongoing development of systems team processes and capabilities, supporting a culture of continuous improvement

Main Responsibilities:

• Determine the investigating approach such as interviews, shadowing, workshops etc. Ensuring collection of both qualitative & quantitative data.
• Defining problems and analysing root causes.
• Support documentation of solution options, including cost / benefit, impact & risk analysis.
• Fully managing the requirements lifecycle. Eliciting, documenting, analysing & organizing requirements.
• Devising acceptance test cases & scenarios.
• Planning, executing & reporting the outcome of acceptance tests
• Documenting, analysing & designing business processes.
• Identifying stakeholders. Manage, monitor & improve stakeholder relationships.
• Implement stakeholder engagement / communication plans.

Candidate Requirements:

• Intermediate experience using Salesforce platforms
• Limited experience using these product / services: Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Field Service, Experience Cloud, Site Tracker, Salesforce REST API
• Strong planning, decision-making, communication and collaboration skills
• Salesforce Associate & / or Salesforce Administrator (Desirable qualification)
• Salesforce Business Analyst & / or Business Analysis (BCS / IIBA / Similar) (Desirable qualification)

Please note you must be based in Magor or surrounding as this role is working onsite at their office 3 days a week. This is NOT a remote position. Please apply if suitable for your location, Thank you.

Job title: AP/Electrical Testing & Inspection EngineerSalary: £28 Per HourLocation: Cardiff

About us

DL M&E Building Services Ltd undertakes work throughout the U.K. and has experienced continuous growth in the installation of mechanical and electrical services within the commercial building services engineering sector, with a client base which includes some of the U.K.s biggest names in the banking, leisure, commercial and transport industries.

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for an experienced Electrical Testing & Inspection Engineer, ideally with Electrical Authorised Person (AP) experience, to join our team.

We currently have an office refurbishment project in Cardiff starting in March, running for approximately 6 months. Following this, we can provide ample opportunity for consistent work and career progression, with involvement in further projects.

If you’re a reliable and experienced Engineer, we can offer extended work across multiple projects, with the potential for long-term contracts. Plus, there is plenty of overtime available to increase your earning potential.

Electrical Testing & Inspection Engineer Main Duties and Requirements

The main duties and requirements of the role include:

Carrying out high-quality electrical testing, inspection, and certification on commercial installations

Acting as an Electrical Authorised Person (AP) where required, managing isolations, permits, and safe systems of work

City & Guilds Inspection and Testing 2391 / 2392

City & Guilds 2382-18 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (Amendment 3)

ECS Gold Card

Proven experience inspecting commercial electrical installations

Excellent written and report presentation skills

A demonstrable history of completing electrical inspections to a high standard

Relevant, demonstrable experience in an Electrical AP role

How to apply

To apply for the role of Electrical Testing & Inspection Engineer, forward your CV via Totaljobs or visit our website.

We re looking for a Production Support / Operations Analyst to join an established enterprise operations team in Cardiff.

This role sits at the heart of a 24x7 environment where batch processing, system monitoring and incident response keep critical systems running. It s ideal for someone from a Unix / Linux support, infrastructure support, application support or batch/operations background who is used to working with monitoring tools, alerts and live systems.

You ll spend your time:

• Monitoring batch jobs and job schedules across multiple systems
• Watching event consoles and responding to alerts
• Restarting or managing failed jobs and checking dependencies
• Running agreed schedule changes and release scripts into production
• Using Linux / Unix commands to check job execution and system health
• Escalating to DBA, Network and Application teams when required
• Producing operational reports and maintaining procedures
• Working within ITIL / incident management processes

Experience with any scheduling or workload automation tools (Control-M, VisualCron, Autosys, TWS or similar) is useful but not essential.

What matters is experience in environments where you have supported live systems, responded to alerts, and worked with batch processing or monitoring as part of your day job.

You re likely to have worked as:

• Production Support Analyst
• Application Support Analyst
• Operations Analyst
• Unix / Linux Support Analyst
• Systems Operator
• Batch / Scheduling Analyst
• IT Operations / NOC Analyst

This is a 12-hour day/night shift role based in Cardiff (4 days on 4 days off). Once trained, night shifts can be worked from home.

Initial 6-month contract with very good chance of extensions. Immediate start preferred (within 2 weeks ideally)

If this sounds at all of interest and you can work onsite in Cardiff please apply, thanks!

Position: Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Newport (2 /3 days onsite per week)
Day Rate: £350-£400 p.d inside IR35
UKSV SC Clearance Required

We’re looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support a major defence-sector client. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a complex, high-security environment and enjoys owning and enhancing critical ITSM platforms.

The Role

You’ll take technical ownership of the BMC Remedy platform, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous improvement. Your work will span administration, workflow development, integrations, upgrades, and environment management. You’ll also support incident resolution, service requests, reporting, and compliance activities.

Essential Skills

• Windows administration (Level 1/2)
• VMware
• SQL Server (Level 1)
• PowerShell scripting
• Networking (Level 1)
• Strong understanding of ITIL principles

Desirable

• Hands-on experience with BMC Remedy
• Background working to tight SLAs

To learn more, please do reach out to Tom Royston via email on

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.

JOB DETAILS

• 800 Per Day
• Outside IR35
• 6-Month Contract
• Remote Role

About the role
A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Operations Consultant to conduct a deep-dive assessment of the current security landscape. The company currently utilises a blend of external services, tools and providers to support its cyber operations. They are looking for a Cyber expert to analyse, evaluate and optimise the overall security architecture.

Skills

• Experience working in a highly regulated environment, ideally in finance/banking.
• Extensive knowledge of performing architecture reviews and driving cyber transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence platforms, logging and monitoring frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform a detailed analysis of the organisation’s existing cyber security operations.
• Map out the current architecture, identifying strengths, weaknesses, gaps and inefficiencies.
• Advise senior leadership on SecOps strategy, covering tooling, SIEM/SOAR use, incident response maturity, vendor consolidation and internal capability development.
• Create actionable remediation plans and strategic roadmaps for long-term cyber resilience.

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Hays are now looking for an Automation Tester for one of our local clients.

• Flexible rate, Inside IR35- 6 Month Contract
• Hybrid Working: Cardiff 2 days onsite per week
• MUST currently be SC Cleared

We’re looking for a highly skilled Test Engineer Contractor to join a tight knit Testing Team of three, supporting core engineering and standard testing functions. This role offers the chance to make a real impact quickly, with the possibility of increased onsite presence aligned to delivery needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining automation scripts using Playwright, with strong hands-on skills in JavaScript/TypeScript
• Applying solid knowledge of CI/CD principles, integrating solutions using Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Writing high quality test cases and executing them effectively
• Identifying, reporting, and managing defects/bugs
• Creating comprehensive test plans and test completion reports

What We Are Looking For (Automation Test experience with the following)

• Playwright
• Javascript/Typescript
• Azure Devops
• Currently hold valid SC Clearance

If you currently hold SC Clearance and are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or please send a copy of your CV to

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Morson are working with the UK’s leading defence manufacturer who are looking for a Quality Engineer to join the team at the Glascoed site.

Typical duties:

• Review Shop Floor records (e.g. ‘SMDCP’ documents), ‘First Off’ items for Quality Dept. approval, technical specifications, drawings, and endorse Certificates of Conformity as an approved signatory.
• Perform Internal Audits, support External Audits, and support the development of audit responses and robust corrective actions which prevent identified problems from ever happening again.
• Monitor and analyse reject, rework, and RFT data, and present information to management
• Monitor and support non-conformance / quality issue management (‘CAR’, ‘Q1’, ‘Q2’, ‘Q3’, etc.)
• Drive and support targeted CI (Continuous Improvement) activities, focussing on
• (A) Reduced Rejects and Costs
• (B) Improved operational workflows, throughput, and efficiency
• Energise others to engage in improvement activities, and support others in identifying and implementing their own improvements.
• Support Process Readiness Review (PRR), performing Quality Dept. reviews of process readiness, and supporting the optimisation of the PRR process across the site.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to improve the QMS (Quality Management System)
• Continually improve your own understanding of lean manufacturing methods, and core tools (including but not limited to: VSM, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, Six Sigma, TOC, MS Excel, Minitab…) and also encourage and assist in continually improving the knowledge of others across Land UK.

Knowledge

• Excellent numeracy and mechanical comprehension.
• ISO 9001 Internal auditor certification.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably of a similarly highly controlled nature (aerospace, automotive, nuclear, medical devices, etc.)

Skills

• Ability to produce clear and concise written/visual instructions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential
• Excellent numeracy and mechanical comprehension is essential
• Awareness of company products and safety critical aspects
• Ability to effectively co-ordinate data collection wherever necessary to inform business decisions
• Ability to perform detailed data analysis and identify trends in data
• Knowledge and understanding of how to comprehensively contain quality issues
• Ability to lead and support root cause analysis and corrective action identification
• Ability to interrogate technical drawings and specifications

Qualifications

• Qualification(s) in an engineering discipline (Science or Engineering degree, HNC, HND) or time served in an Engineering discipline with substantial experience in the skill sets listed above.

If you are interested in applying for this role please submit an up to date CV.

Hays are now looking for an Automation Engineer for one of our local clients:

• £400 - £450 p/d Inside IR35

• 6 Month Contract

• Hybrid Working: Cardiff, 2 days a week onsite, rest is WFH

We’re looking for a highly skilled Test Engineer Contractor to join a tight knit Testing Team of three, supporting core engineering and standard testing functions. This role offers the chance to make a real impact quickly, with the possibility of increased onsite presence aligned to delivery needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining automation scripts using Playwright, with strong hands-on skills in JavaScript/TypeScript
• Applying solid knowledge of CI/CD principles, integrating solutions using Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Writing high quality test cases and executing them effectively
• Identifying, reporting, and managing defects/bugs
• Creating comprehensive test plans and test completion reports

What We Are Looking For (Automation Test experience with the following)

• Playwright
• Javascript/Typescript
• Azure Devops

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or please send a copy of your CV to

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Job Title: Senior Scientist - Cyber AI (Artificial Intelligence) / ML (Machine Learning) Research

Location: Newport - Minimum of 3 days on site

Full Time: 35 Hours Per Week

Employment Type: Contract - 12 Months

Belcan are currently working with a leading client in the aerospace/defence industry, to support them with their search for a Senior Scientist - Cyber AI & ML. They are looking for a Senior Scientist to join them on a 12 month contract, with a very high possibility of extension.

For this position, the suitable candidate will undertake cutting edge digital security research and innovation activities with the goal of developing solutions to the business’ problems for which a solution doesn’t currently exist. Furthermore, the suitable candidate builds and maintains awareness and knowledge of best-practice technology trends and commercially available digital security solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Coordination:

• Coordinate Cyber Security innovation across the business to maximise alignment.
• Build and maintain a working network across the business among subject matter peers and stakeholders.
• Undertake internal & external engagements on behalf of the digital security office.
• Provide significant contributions to the transition of innovation knowledge and technologies into the business and digital security operations, including training, presentations and reports.
• Participate in a group-wide cyber innovation steering body.
• Attend and contribute to conferences and events (business / academic).

Collaboration:

• Collaborate in Cyber Security innovation activities with internal peers, to ensure cyber security is considered in joint projects and deliverables.
• Support external digital security innovation agreements, collaborations and partnerships with specialist subject expertise and industrial / context-of-use guidance.
• Provide expert services (consultancy) to the internal business on the specialist cyber subject, and as required.

Consultancy:

• Provide consultancy services on your specialist area of Cyber Security innovation across the business to ensure knowledge transfer and ensure.
• Contribute knowledge and advice on cyber aspects of your specialist topic to internal peers across the business and digital security operations.
• Manage onboarding and offboarding from projects for optimal use of time and resources.

Innovation:

• Deliver innovation projects, activity reports and presentations to cost, quality and time constraints.
• Build and maintain a research network to support the specialist Cyber Security subject.
• Support the development and maintenance of a Cyber Innovation Roadmap for your specialist area to capture future threats, opportunities and potential projects.
• Undertake state of the art research projects into digital security topics of interest in support of the business, in partnership with the other members of the Cyber Security Innovation team.
• Maintain awareness of marketed solutions, innovation and gaps, then address gaps by developing and internally marketing prototype solutions.
• Collaborate with academic partners on research and provide industrial steering.
• Contribute to academic funding bids, internally and with academic contacts.
• Publish technical reports, white papers, patents, academic articles, etc. Outputs
• Prototype solutions, software, configurations, shared expertise. - Horizon scans, market studies, technical reports. - Internal & external proposals

Skill Set

Academic:

• Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, or Maths/Computer Science with AI modules.
• Recent PhD or Masters relevant to “Cyber Security of AI ML”.

Experience:

• Deep AI/ML algorithm and application knowledge (ideally Cyber aspects)
• Experience of research, innovation and/or solution development.

Research Skills:

• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Technical skills:

• Technical specialist in AI / ML / Data Science techniques.
• Software Development: Strong Python skills.

If you are interested, please apply, and one of our team will be in contact soon!

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

12 month contract

Based in Newport

Offering 50ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience with AI/ML techniques?

Do you have experience in research, innovation, or solution development?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the AI Cyber Researcher, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

• Undertake digital security research and innovation activities with the goal of developing solutions to the business’ problems for which a solution doesn’t currently exist
• Build and maintain awareness and knowledge of best-practice technology trends and commercially available digital security solutions
• Coordinate Cyber Security innovation across the business to maximise alignment
• Collaborate in Cyber Security innovation activities with internal peers, to ensure cyber security is considered in joint projects and deliverables
• Provide consultancy services on your specialist area of Cyber Security innovation across the business to ensure knowledge transfer and ensure
• Deliver innovation projects, activity reports, and presentations to cost, quality and time constraints

Your skillset may include:

• Deep AI/ML algorithm and application knowledge (ideally Cyber aspects)
• Experience in research, innovation and/or solution development
• Technical specialist in AI / ML / Data Science techniques
• Software Development: Strong Python skills
• Experience managing digital security and/or R&I projects
• Experience in Cybersecurity of AI / ML
• Experience in patent applications and intellectual property management
• Data Analytics / AI/ML applied to Cyber Security (tools & techniques)
• AI/ML vulnerabilities

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

AI Cyber Researcher

12 month contract

Based in Newport

Offering 50ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (“ARM”). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

I am recruiting for a Transformation Director, based 3 days a week in Bridgend, Wales - 2 days remote.

The role falls inside IR35 so you will need to work through an umbrella company for the duration of the contract.

It is essential you have expertise in optimising and setting up Back End call centre operations.

You will lead the strategic transformation of Back Office operations, driving operational efficiency, digital enablement, and cultural change across the organisation. This role is pivotal in modernising processes, embedding automation, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration to deliver exceptional service and cost optimisation.

You MUST have a proven track record in leading large-scale operational transformation within insurance or financial services.

A deep understanding of Back Office functions (policy administration, claims processing, finance operations) is essential for this role.

Experience in implementing automation technologies (RPA, AI, workflow platforms) is also essential.

You must also have a strong background in change management and cultural transformation.

You will have demonstrated success in managing complex stakeholder environments and influencing at executive level.

Please apply ASAP to find out more.