Senior Manufacturing Engineer x2

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Employment Type: Permanent
Reporting to: Director of Engineering
Department: Engineering 
Location: Altham

 

Job Purpose

Reporting to Manufacturing Engineering Manager or Principal Manufacturing Engineer, the Senior Manufacturing Engineers will be accountable for the delivery of complex components and multiple processes across value streams to deliver customer requirements.
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for the delivery of engineering capability to meet customer requirements, working closely with the operations leaders, programme management and supporting customers.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing technical projects to successfully deliver rate capable solutions to time, cost and quality.
• Interpreting and assessing technical requirements of products from 3D models, 2D engineering drawings, specifications and instructions.
• Defining production solutions and equipment requirements, including conceptual scheme and detail design of capital equipment.
• Assessing the safety and environmental impact of new equipment and processes, ensuring that all aspects of acquired process operations meet specified legal regulations.
• Develop methods and processes that optimise recurring manufacturing costs in line with business case requirements, driving class leading First Time Right capability.
• Prove out processes and trouble shoot process development and optimisation.
• Build in advanced quality planning principles to process and product design at all stages of industrialisation. Deliver proven and validated processes including product inspection.
• Provide robust, capable processes, fixtures and process instructions which deliver solutions within agreed timescales and to an agreed cost, driving class leading Right First Time capability.
• Provide all relevant production documentation to support process operations including the training and development of operations teams.
• Support and contribute to manufacturing system design and simulation activity ensuring engineering solutions deliver in line with business case.
• Researching new and emerging technologies in line with the companies Technology Road Map and the TRL and MCRL processes.
• Conducting process development trials and testing in line with DoE methodologies.
• Working with sub-contractors and technology partners to design, install and commission new production processes.
• Reviewing process data to continually develop and optimise process capability in line with Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Championing continuous improvement by reviewing process data to continually develop and optimise process capability.
• Any other duties as directed by Manufacturing Engineering Manager or Director
   

Preferred skills and experience

• HND or degree qualified in mechanical engineering or relevant technical subject
• Ability to visualise novel and complex manufacturing solutions is a prerequisite, ideally coupled with experience of manufacturing system design and discreet event simulation.
• In-depth working knowledge of complex components and processes such as multi axis conventional and non-conventional machining, wet treatments, surface modification, ALM, bonding, joining and final assembly activity across multi manufacturing disciplines.
• Working in cross functional value streams, to manage competing priorities
• Excellent stakeholder management, ability to build strong and cohesive working relationships
• Demonstrating values of integrity, respect, passion and pride, setting and maintaining high behavioural standards

If this sounds of interest to you or someone you know then hit apply or get in touch on Jessica Smith 01925 937 311 or email [email protected]