Doncasters Invests in the Future of British Engineering
MELBOURNE, UK: The Doncasters Group - international manufacturer of precision components for the aerospace industry - is welcoming ten graduates this summer on its two-year graduate training scheme.
Launched earlier this year with over 400 applications for ten placements, the graduate training scheme will equip the new recruits with a broad range of knowledge. They will undertake four, six-month projects within different disciplines such as commercial, manufacturing and engineering at a number of Doncasters' businesses. Trainees will gain the hands on experience of working within individual sites, whilst still benefiting from the resources of a global company.
Eric J. Lewis, CEO of the Doncasters Group, says: "We are committed to developing graduates into Doncasters' business leaders of the future. This challenging and diverse graduate scheme offers trainees dependent on their skill set with career development in almost any direction and will allow them to acquire all the skills needed to make a difference to the business. We were extremely pleased with the calibre of the applications and we are looking forward to welcoming the new members of the team on board."
James Clark, engineering graduate at Doncasters Precision Castings - Deritend, highlights his experiences: "As a graduate Mechanical Engineer, I was very keen to move into a highly specialized industry. Within weeks of joining Doncasters I was partnered with an experienced product development engineer, my mentor, and began working on 'real' engineering projects. The company saw the potential for me to get some 'hands on' fast track learning through a multi-million pound project which had been running since 2004. It was very easy to fit in as part of the team. With my Kaizen Black Belt training kicking off soon, my future at Doncasters is looking superb."
In addition to the new graduate training scheme, Doncasters is actively recruiting
apprentices across its businesses.
Doncasters is also investing in existing staff throughout the organization, from shop floor staff and managers through to senior executives. The company has a four tiered system of management training courses aimed at managers at different levels of seniority. This includes external training at Cranfield University. Furthermore, Doncasters is developing its culture of Kaizen and Six Sigma techniques by training staff across the organization to be Kaizen Green Belts. Over 500 staff in both manufacturing and commercial roles have been trained to date.
Eric Lewis finished: "We are continuing to build on our strong foundations by sharing knowledge and expertise across the business. Doncasters has an extremely enviable reputation in the industry as a result of many years of investing in product development, leading edge integrated solutions for customers and, above all else, our workforce which can be considered in many cases as amongst the most skilled in the world."
The Doncasters Group is a leading international manufacturer that supplies precision components and assemblies to the aerospace, power generation, specialty automotive and medical orthopaedic industries. Doncasters excels in working with alloys and metals that are difficult to shape and form.
The company's unparalleled range of products and processes has been developed to offer customers a broad, vertically integrated capability. Core manufacturing processes include precision casting, forging, fabrication, machining and production of superalloys.
Key products include airfoils, structures, casings, rings, exhausts and combustion components for gas turbine applications, aerostructures and components for airframe applications, femoral knees, tibial trays, humeral stems, femoral hips and bone plates for orthopaedic applications and compressor and turbine wheels for the turbocharger market. The company offers well-developed supply chain integration solutions, delivering complex assemblies and engine-ready components to its customers.
Doncasters employs some 4,700 people at over 20 sites across Europe, the USA and Mexico.
The Group has institutionalised lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles throughout its operations.
For more information contact:
Caroline Gamble, Doncasters Group Ltd.
T: 44 (0) 1332 864900
info@doncasters.com
