Engineering excellence in

metrology and healthcare

Simon Biggs Education Officer

Ian Carpenter Encoder Products Division

Presentation Agenda

• Introduction to Renishaw

• Opportunities at Renishaw

• How to get a job in 7 simple steps

• Writing an effective CV

• What can an engineer do?

Renishaw introduction

Founded on innovation• first touch-trigger probe invented in 1973 to

measure fuel pipes for the Olympus (Concorde) jet engine

• organic growth sustained by patented innovations – from dimensional metrology to healthcare

• £436.6M turnover (2015-2016)£80.0M profit before tax95% exported

Sir David McMurtryChairman & CEO

John DeerDeputy Chairman

Origins of Renishaw

Founded on innovation• £60.1 million spend on R&D and engineering (14% of turnover)

• FTSE 250: £2.0B valuation

• 18 Queen’s Awards– 6 for Export Achievement and International Trade– 12 for Technological Achievement and Innovation

• about 4,300 employees in 35 countries – approx. 2,250 in Gloucestershire– approx. 250 in South Wales

Original touch probe and patent

Renishaw’s ethos

“ Renishaw fundamentally

believes that success comes

from patented and innovative

products and processes, high

quality manufacturing, and the

ability to provide local customer

support in all its markets around

the globe. ”

Sir David McMurtryChairman & Chief Executive

Business sectors: metrology

On-machine measurement

CMM metrology

Position feedback

Machine calibration Versatile gauging

Styli

Business sectors: metrologyLong-range metrology

Additive manufacturing Advanced materialsFixturing

Business sectors: healthcareDental CAD/CAM

Raman spectroscopy

Precision neurosurgery

To measure things very accurately(we deal in microns and nanometres)

To position things very accurately(from digital printers to brain surgery)

To make processes more efficient(faster, more automated, less wasteful)

Why do businesses need our products?

From the manufacture of TVs, digital printers, solar panels, wind turbines and jet engines, to dentistry, forensics and brain surgery, Renishaw products improve and raise product quality:

Some of our customers

Renishaw’s research & developmentNew Mills Old Town, Wotton

Woodchester

CMM, Machine tool, Encoder, Measurement & Automation

Raman

Laser & calibration CMM software ControllersCMM sensors

Castle Donington Edinburgh Exeter

Dental, Neurological, Group Engineering

Charfield

Additive manufacturing

Stone

Renishaw’s global manufacturing

Pre-production Machining

Sub-system and final assembly

New Mills, Glos, UK Stonehouse, Glos, UK

Swords, Dublin, Ireland Woodchester, Glos, UK Pune, IndiaOld Town, Glos, UK

Machining and Assembly

Völklingen, Germany

Room to grow in Wales and India…

193 acre / 461,000 ft2 site at Miskin, South Wales

Expansion of assembly facilities in Pune, India

Global sales subsidiary network

•Summer Placements 60

• Industrial Placements 40

•Graduate programme 45

Opportunities at Renishaw in 2017

• Send in CV with cover letter

• Looking for the following disciplines: Electronic/Mechanical/Software/Engineering, Mathematics, Optical Engineering, Physics, Manufacturing.

• Need to have own transport – we are fairly rural!

• No interview

• If you have had a successful summer placement no assessment centre for graduate programme

Graduate Scheme

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Graduate Programme

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Graduate Programme

• Application via CV, but advisable to also upload a covering letter.

• You will stand out if you show you have lots of enthusiasm, knowledge of your subject, and have a relevant extra – curricular interest to highlight.

• You will be interviewed.

Industrial Placements

1. Think about what you would like to do

2. Choose job opportunities carefully to best suit you

3. Consider what an employer is actually looking for

4. Tailor your application to make best use of your qualities, skills and experience

5. Be positive and enthusiastic

6. Be realistic and robust

7. Persevere

How to get a job in 7 simple steps

• Enthusiasm for working in the area of the job

• Demonstrate your interest and knowledge of the work area

• What kind of person are you? – What do you do with your time?– What do you like in life?

• Some knowledge about Renishaw– Why pick us?

• Cover letter as well as CV– Extra opportunity to show us why we should give you a chance!

What employers are looking for

• Be neat and tidy• Get the details right• Don’t miss things out for no good reason• Tell us what you have done• Communicate to us what sort of person you are

– Be specific rather than general– Be enthusiastic

• Keep your CV brief• Don’t over-design it - black and white in one or two columns is just

fine• Carefully space and format your CV

– But don’t make it TOO sparse • And finally the most important thing to do is…

CVs – good features

SHOWdon’tTELL

CVs – good features

• I am professional, honest, self-motivated, hardworking and intelligent. I enjoy learning new things and applying what I have learnt.

• I am an enthusiastic, organised and highly motivated self-starter with strong relationship skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team or on my own by setting and achieving my own deadlines and goals.

• I am very keen, conscious and a reliable person. I am a good time keeper and enjoy meeting people. I get own well with people and can work well either own my own or as a part of a team. I can adapt to any environment and would like to use my skills to contribute positively to any work situation.

• I love cars and have spent the last two summers rebuilding a 1968 Mini.

CVs – opening personal profile statements

• Spelling or grammar mistakes

• Focused on a different industry

• Too much generic wordiness

• Not enough focus on, for instance, engineering

• Not tailored at all to Renishaw

• Too much “tell” and not enough “show”

CVs – common mistakes

• Ensure it is focused on what Renishaw will be interested in • Highlight modules that are of particular relevance

• Make it easy to read – spacing, headings, bullet points, highlighted titles etc.

• List your previous work experience if relevant or useful and if there is sufficient space

• Ensure it flows – it should tell a story about you

CV – what to include

A little personal history – Ian Carpenter

What WhereBSc General Engineering Durham UniversitySponsored Student British AerospacePhD Manufacturing Engineering Durham UniversityResearch Fellow Heriot-Watt UniversityLecturer in Engineering Durham UniversitySenior Software Engineer Renishaw, EdinburghPrincipal Mechanical Engineer Renishaw, GloucestershireOperations ManagerGroup Engineering ManagerBusiness Strategy ManagerEncoder Marketing Manager

The Renishaw story – what can an engineer do?

• From Gloucestershire• Joined Renishaw in 2004 aged 16 as an

apprentice• In 2012 achieved a first class honours

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering degree from the University of South Wales sponsored by Renishaw

• In 2014 appointed to the Board of Young Engineers

• Won the Women’s Engineering Society Prize at the 2014 Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards

• A Project Manager working on next generation metal 3D printing technologies

• National ambassador for the engineering sector with regular radio and print media interviews, and talks at education events

Lucy Ackland

The Renishaw story – what can an engineer do?

• From Abergavenny• Joined Renishaw in 1988 aged 16 as an

apprentice• Achieved an honours degree in Mechanical &

Manufacturing Engineering from Cardiff University sponsored by Renishaw

• Variety of manufacturing management positions • In 2006 appointed Director – Group

Manufacturing Services Division with responsibilities for all UK manufacturing sites

• Also a Director of Renishaw Ireland Ltd

• Member of the Industrial Advisory Board for School of Engineering & Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University

Gareth Hankins

The Renishaw story – what can an engineer do?

• From Gloucestershire• Joined Renishaw 1997 as Oxford

University Physics graduate• MBA from Bath University sponsored by

Renishaw• 2007 Director & General Manager of

Laser & Calibration Products Division• 2014 appointed Director & General Manager of Machine Tool

Products Division • July 2015 – Appointed to Executive Board • December 2015 – Appointed Director of Group Sales and Marketing• Governor of large secondary school close to Renishaw HQ (where

he was a former pupil)

William Lee

Questions?