Oliver Valves
Graduate R&D Engineer
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**Role:** Graduate R&D Engineer
**Location:** Knutsford, Parkgate Industrial Estate
**Working Hours:** Mon-Fri, 8:30am till 5pm. 40 hours per week
We’re on the lookout for a Graduate R&D Engineer e to join our team in Knutsford.
It’s a really exciting time to join us as a Graduate R&D Engineer, as we continue to grow as one of the UK’s leading family-owned valve manufacturers.
**About Us**
With over 45 years of valve technology innovations, Oliver Valves is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-quality valves and valve systems, serving industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, and other critical sectors. We have won recognised awards for Export, Manufacturing and Growth – as well as the coveted Queens Award and more recently Kings Award for Industry. We’re a profitable, privately owned, and fast-moving company looking for talented individuals to join our team and deliver our strategic objectives.
**What You’ll Be Doing as a** **Graduate R&D Engineer**
* Assembly and testing of prototype valves
* Maintaining the Oliver Standard of Quality for test data and reports
* Contribution to new product design reviews
* FMECA Work
* Co-ordinating workload of larger development projects
* Developing automated testing of products
* Ensuring test facilities and equipment are utilised efficiently.
**What You’ll Bring**
* Practical and hands on
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Good communication skills.
* Strong problem-solving abilities.
* Level 3 qualification in Engineering (e.g. BTEC, NVQ, or equivalent) preferred; candidates with relevant practical experience also considered
* Solidworks/ACAD proficient
* Experience with Microsoft Office Software
* Advance level in Excel desirable
**What’s On Offer?**
Here’s what you can expect as a Graduate R&D Engineer with us:
* Depending on experiance + discretionary annual bonus
* Annual leave starting at 31 days a year (includes bank holidays)
* Great benefits including: pension (you put in 5%, we put in 4%), cash plan to reimburse you for medical expenses (dental, optical, physio and more), retailer discount platform, Life Assurance ("Death in Service"), long service awards, and Employee Assistance Programme
* Training opportunities including apprenticeships and college courses available
With over 45 years of valve technology innovations, Oliver Valves is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-quality valves and valve systems, serving industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, and other critical sectors.
We have won recognised awards for Export, Manufacturing and Growth – as well as the coveted Queens Award and more recently Kings Award for Industry. We’re a profitable, privately owned, and fast-moving company looking for talented individuals to join our team and deliver our strategic objectives.