Job Title: Configuration Management Lead
Location: Redruth, Cornwall
Location Type: Hybrid
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.
As a Configuration Management Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity and traceability of product configurations and specifications throughout the product lifecycle. You will work closely with teams across engineering, manufacturing, project management and business development to manage technical product data, control engineering changes, and maintain accurate documentation within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about driving process improvements and maintaining high standards of data accuracy and compliance.
Key accountabilities include:
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Lead and progress engineering change management activities, ensuring timely and accurate change implementation.
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Maintain and facilitate regular change control reviews, reports and communications.
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Maintain product configuration models and specifications to ensure traceability of product versions and documentation.
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Collaborate with design engineers to ensure technical specifications, CAD models and drawings are correctly version controlled and stored.
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Uphold and apply a detailed understanding of configuration management principles to support configuration management related enquiries from multiple functions across the business.
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Ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulations related to configuration management, document control and product compliance.
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Contribute to continuous improvement of global processes and tools to reinforce and enhance configuration management and change management activities.
Skills/Experience:
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Engineering or technical qualification (HND / Degree or equivalent)
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Proven experience in configuration management or engineering change control within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
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Strong understanding and expertise with PLM and CAD software tools (e.g., SolidWorks, Windchill).
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A rigorous approach to detail and robust organisational skills.
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Ability to contextualise and scrutinise complex problems to agree and implement effective solutions.
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Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across departments and with a broad range of stakeholders
At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:-
A competitive salary
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Flexible working arrangements
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A generous holiday allowance
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Three days’ paid volunteering leave
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Life assurance
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Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.
We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.
We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include
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Gender-neutral parental leave
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15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
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Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
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Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more
Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
Company Overview
At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.
Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!
Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.
