The Company
A well-established manufacturing company.
The Role
The manufacturing engineer owns the manufacturing process for their assigned areas. The manufacturing engineer ensures manufacturing processes are safe, and produce quality product on time and under budget. The job scope will range from day-to-day support to the implementation of new products and processes.
Duties:
• Be the process expert for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Be a coach and teacher for the production operators.
• Serve as the top problem solvers in production.
• Create and properly maintain process documentation; Work instructions, PFMEA, Control plans, maintenance plans, etc.
• Support day-to-day production as required.
• Optimize all aspects of existing production processes. Safety, Quality, Delivery, and cost.
• Manage Capex projects from identification through justification, implementation, and validation.
• Manage all aspects of durable and perishable tooling required for production.
• Create and properly manage BOMS and routings.
• Responsible work measurement to accurately determine capacity and costs.
• Responsible for COPQ: Scrap, rework, and returns. Making improvements to reduce and eliminate.
• Work with product development teams to ensure new products transition efficiently to the shop floor and achieve planned profit.
• Properly deploy lean tools and practices throughout operations. Standards work, 5S, TPM, VRK, and VSM.
• Interface with other departments and functions as required to achieve goals and objectives.
The Candidate
Educated to degree level or equivalent in an engineering discipline, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial.
3-7 years of industry experience in rotating equipment design is desirable.
A proven record of developing capable manufacturing processes.
A proven record of solving difficult problems and improving processes.
Experience with the proper deployment of lean tools and practices is a plus. Examples are standard work, 5S, VSM, and TPM.
Ability to work across organizational functions and generate results without direct reporting relationships.
Strong written and verbal communication.
Experience with solidworks a plus.
Knowledge and experience with electric motor design and application are a plus.
Experience in leading kaizen, and/or rapid improvement events is a plus.
Formal Green Belt / Black belt training or other problem-solving methods are a plus.
Experience with Minitab is a plus.
The Package
The salary offered for this position is £40,000- £55,000 to a candidate that can meet all key qualifications and abilities.
We operate & advertise as an Employment Agency for permanent positions and as an Employment Business for contract/temporary positions.
