Nylacast Careers: Engineering a Bright Future in Polymer Technology

People, Polymers and Passion

We strive to provide the best products and services for our customers, just as we seek to create the best place to work for our employees.

At Nylacast, we conduct our business with integrity and honesty and aspire to excellence in all we do. We know our people are vital to the success of our company and the development of our products.

Nylacast welcomes the talent of people from diverse backgrounds to provide expertise, dedication, and imagination to propel us all to a prosperous future. We believe that all employees have a right to be treated with dignity and, as such, will not tolerate any form of harassment.

Nylacast offers a variety of career opportunities, personal development plans and a good base for lifelong learning.

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What can you expect when working at Nylacast?

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Safety

We prioritise Product Safety, effectively mitigating and communicating Risk wherever possible, to minimise or eliminate it from our processes and products.

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Teamwork

We work together as a Team with both internal and external Stakeholders to ensure we continually deliver a quality product, service or solution.

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Respect

We encourage open reporting and active listening; whether we work in an office or factory environment, we have a culture of openness where people can talk openly if they have a concern whether it be regarding people, process or product.

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Integrity

We act with integrity by demonstrating honesty, openness and trustworthiness with all interested parties, to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements.

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Visionary

We encourage our people to be creative and innovative, to shape and drive our Quality improvement activities.

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Excellence

We strive for excellence in everything that we do, by continually improving our Quality Management System, ensuring that we are operate with agility, competence and efficiency.

About the role:

As the assembly and test area manufacturing manager, I oversee all aspects, from health and safety to timely dispatch of customer orders at the required quality. This involves close collaboration with the engineering team, Supergrip and Pipeline Engineering teams in Darlington, and the PU production team at Viva. We conduct on-site product testing, ensuring a safe and procedure-compliant process with collective team effort. Additionally, I provide support to other departments when needed.

Length of Service:

I have been with Nylacast for over 25 years.

Career Progression:

I've undertaken numerous training courses to bolster the engineering team's growth, enhance skills, and broaden the scope of work. I completed courses including IOSH Managing Safety, Level 3 Team Leading, 6s Visual Management, Risk Assessment, Working At Heights, and Level 5 Operational Management. I am also a trained first responder.

Why Nylacast is an Employer of Choice:

I appreciate our diverse work, supporting Supergrip, Pipeline Engineering, and Nylacast projects, ensuring stakeholder expectations are met. Collaborating with various departments and addressing challenges as a cohesive team is rewarding. I maintain strong working relationships with all supported departments and enjoy volunteering with our various charity work and supporting where I can.

About the role:

I am a Health, Safety, and Environmental trainee, I am involved in conducting incident investigations, writing, and reviewing documents (risk assessments, SWIs, policies, etc), carrying out audits, spreading awareness on HS&E aspects throughout the business, chairing First Responder meetings and more.

Length of Service:

Coming up to 1 year.

Career Progression:

Nylacast has provided me with fire warden training and spill kit training. Nylacast also supported me whilst I finished studying for my NEBOSH, which I passed.

What makes Nylacast an employer of choice?

Throughout my year of being here, it soon became evident that I was in an employee-caring environment where people come first. I have the freedom to make choices independently, but I always have the support of my colleagues when I need it.

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People, Polymers and Passion

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