Data Card Technologist

About the company

At Bodycote, we’re more than the world’s leading provider of heat treatment and specialist thermal processing services. We’re a people business at heart. Our commitment to innovation and sustainability shapes everything we do. With a global footprint and a culture built on collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement, we create an environment where you can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact. Sustainability is central to our future. We’re on an ambitious journey to reduce our environmental impact through advanced technologies, smarter processes, and ongoing innovation, with our teams around the world playing a key role in making that happen.

Your tasks

This role is a temporary 3 month role to create technical heat treatment data cards, transpose technical information from specifications and engineering drawings into heat treatment recipes, work instructions and define the part specific inspection criteria. The main project shall be focusing around supporting our Chard facility in Somerset with NPI. Onsite, hybrid and/or remote working options all considered for the right person. Some other work for other Bodycote locations will be required.

Requirements

Key essentials

• Heat Treatment and/or metallurgical knowledge and experienced is preferred. Potential related skills or knowledge with other Special Process, Non-destructive testing or aerospace engineering skills may well read across into this role

• Understand technical heat treatment and material specifications
• Understand engineering drawing drawings
• Understand linkages between drawing and multiple specification(s)
• To have high attention to detail and accuracy is necessary
• Carburising and/or Nitriding heat treatment knowledge would be advantageous, but is not essential
• General computer skills expected email, MS excel & word etc. necessary
• Written & verbal communication skills to resolve internal or external technical quires to successfully complete the tasks will be necessary
• Existing work knowledge of industry and customer / OEM specifications advantageous e.g for: Airbus , Honeywell, Leonardo Helicopters, Moog, PHINIA, Roll-Royce, Safran, etc.
• Familiar with a EN9100 & NADCAP engineering controlled quality environment.
• Work to TAT deadlines and achieve high yield RFT approval rates.

What we offer

What’s In It for You

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Career progression opportunities within a global engineering and manufacturing business.

• A supportive culture where your leadership, expertise and development are valued..

• Join us at an exciting point of change, where your expertise will help define the next chapter of our business.

How to apply

Ready to Apply? If you’re excited by the idea of shaping the future of metallurgy with Bodycote, we’d love to hear from you. Why not explore this opportunity further, to start your journey with us.

Other

Location & Work Pattern This role is based in Chard. This is a 3 month project role.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to characteristics protected by local law, including (where applicable) gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, and ethnicity. We’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.