Job Title: Associate Mechanical EngineerLocation: WMFTS - UK - Cardrew Industrial EstateLocation Type: HybridWebsite: https://www.wmfts.com/en/Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Watson-Marlow Fluid TechnologySolutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-nationalindustrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management ofsteam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluidtechnologies.

When you join us, youwill be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate inchallenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities tohelp you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary:
Become a key player in our team as an Associate Mechanical Engineer and help us drive forward our goals. You'll join our Operational Engineering (OE) team, which delivers Total Customer Solutions by resolving product lifecycle challenges across our global portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to varied engineering challenges and make a meaningful impact across the business.

Key Responsibilities:
Become a key contributorwithin our Operational Engineering (OE) team as an Associate MechanicalEngineer, supporting the delivery of technical projects that maintain andenhance the Watson-Marlow product range. This is an exciting, hands-on rolewhere you will gain exposure to real engineering challenges across productdesign, manufacturing support, testing, and continuous improvement.
As an Associate Engineer youwill be at the start of your career, reporting into one of our Lead Engineers. Working alongside experienced engineers, youwill help support products throughout their lifecycle - from analysingrequirements and building prototypes, through to testing, documentation, andmanufacturing support. You will develop practical engineering skills, learn howengineering decisions are made in a regulated manufacturing environment, andplay a visible role in delivering reliable, high-quality products used aroundthe world.

Key accountabilities include:

• Technical Project Support: Assist with the delivery of technical projects that maintain, improve, and enhance existing Watson-Marlow products.
• Engineering Change Support: Contribute to Engineering Change Requests (ECR/ECO), supporting risk assessments and working within formal change control and ISO 9001 quality processes.
• Documentation, Scheduling & Reporting: Help prepare technical documentation, schedules, and reports in line with ISO 9001 and internal quality management systems.
• Concept & Design Activities: Support concept generation activities, help evaluate ideas, and contribute to presentations and discussions with stakeholders.
• Prototyping & Testing: Analyse product requirements to help specify prototypes, support the definition of test requirements, and build or assist with the assembly of prototype units for testing.
• Test Data Review: Review test results and performance data, helping to summarise findings and share outcomes with the wider team.
• Manufacturing Engagement: Engage with existing manufacturing processes to support the manufacture of current and modified production parts, ensuring designs are practical and manufacturable.
• Risk Management: Contribute to product and process risk management through activities such as FMEA and PFMEA, learning how risks are identified and mitigated.
• Continuous Improvement: Support improvement activities aimed at reducing waste, improving efficiency, and enhancing product quality.
• Health & Safety: Work in accordance with Watson-Marlow health and safety systems and procedures, ensuring safe working practices are followed at all times.
• Collaboration & Learning: Work closely with cross-functional teams including Quality, Supply Chain, and Production, sharing knowledge and learning from experienced engineers.

Skills/Experience:
We welcome applications from individuals atdifferent early-career stages, including:

• Recent graduates of a relevant Engineering discipline
• Students in their final year of A-levels who can demonstrate a strong interest in engineering
• Students completing a relevant engineering qualification such as HNC/HND
• Applicants with familiarity in engineering systems, especially CAD-based product design

Desirable Experience:

• You will have a basic knowledge of Mechanical Engineering.This will have been gained from appropriate training, qualifications and/or relevant experience.
• Familiarity with CAD-based product design
• Exposure to engineering documentation and reporting
• Interest in manufacturing processes such as plastic injection moulding, machining, or assembly
• Awareness of testing, validation, or compliance activities
• Basic understanding of FMEA, problem-solving, or continuous improvement concepts
• Competence with MS Word and Excel
• You should be able to work independently and as part of a team.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days' paid volunteering leave
• Life assurance
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionateabout creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can bethemselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportiveteams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - acrosssocial and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities,abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, andeverything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone tobe able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests forflexible working.

We know thateveryone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced arange of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. Theseinclude

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

We are also aDisability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using thisscheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are anequal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverseworkplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If yourequire accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

CompanyOverviewAt Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, weare driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplacewhere everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader inmanufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for thelife sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products,including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-useapplications.

Our shared Purpose is tocreate sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a moreefficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential rolein critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries asdiverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, PowerGeneration, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, weprovide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used indaily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guidesour decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support ourcolleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers,communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a trulyequitable working environment where everyone feels included.