Job Description
The Company
A well-established manufacturing company that is looking to grow the team.
The Role
My client has an opportunity for an organised individual with a strong engineering maintenance background to join our production team.
You will be expected to provide production engineering support to deliver finished products to the required Quality, Cost & Delivery.
The role will also focus on investigating a technology update for the machine shop to exploit the opportunity for process efficiency and space.
You will be part of the Production environment and report directly to the Production Engineering Manager.
Duties:
• Support the Production Engineering Manager in delivering smooth & effective support to the manufacturing business.
• Organise, plan, commission and maintain production equipment.
• Ensure all company procedures are adhered to.
• Deal with constraints/ secure support/assistance of the Production Engineer Manager.
• Promote a high level of housekeeping throughout the manufacturing environment to 5S standard.
• Ensure process tools and techniques are developed to “best practice” working with production.
• Design and implement the assembly and test processes for assembly (including tools, equipment, fixtures etc.)
• Identify ways to reduce costs.
• Identify project costs and agree on control limits with Production Engineering Manager
• Work closely and be proactive with Design Engineers to optimise designs for machining (DFM)
• Analyse and provide solutions to problems relating to the assembly process (e.g., identifying weaknesses in these processes and initiating the appropriate actions)
• Collect data and investigate non-conformances to initiate corrective actions to achieve the company quality targets.
• Define maintenance & TPM plans to ensure plant/equipment is maintained/serviced in line with requirements.
• Support Production on their daily targets and advise Production Team Leaders to ensure smooth machining processes.
• Give support to manufacturing engineering activities for identifying long-term manufacturing strategies.
• Generate process documentation and maintain it, including but not limited to PFMEA, Control Plans, Flow Charts & Process docs, Layout, etc.
• Specify designs for fixtures & tooling for in-house or subcontract manufacture.
The Candidate
Degree qualified with a minimum of 5 years post-graduate Manufacturing/Production engineering.
Experience working in a fabrication/CNC environment.
Continuous improvement experience within manufacturing.
Ability to conceptualise and specify assembly tooling and equipment.
Able to work with IT systems and possess a good level of PC literacy.
Experience in working in a Quality Environment
Desirable
Knowledge of CNC machining
Experience in working with CAD packages, ideally Solidworks & AutoCAD
Experience working with Epicor ERP system or similar.
Experience/understanding of automatic machine control programs (PLC’s etc.)
The Package
The salary offered for this position is £45,000- £55,000 depending on whether a candidate 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.
