Manufacturing Engineer

1. Do you have what it takes to build the future of mobility with us?
2. You'll co-ordinate Engineering activities to include Health & Safety.
3. We offer 25 days plus bank holidays per year, Free Parking, Retirement benefits and many more.

Key Tasks / Responsibilities

• To co-ordinate Engineering activities to include Health & Safety
• To continually assess ways of ensuring equipment is optimised and specified to minimise the risk of accidents/injuries 
• Provide systematic approach to problem solving and co-ordinate activities
• Attend and support actions from problem solving activities, Production and daily management meetings
• Available to support out of normal working hours
• Deal with customers on a one to one basis with regards to issues and engineering changes
• The successful management of the departmental personnel to attain KPI's and customer targets
• Ensure best practice in Health & Safety on all aspects of day-to-day working
• Support the development of the manufacturing engineers with current and new equipment 
• To monitor Key Performance Indicators (OEE) on improvement areas & Act accordingly 
• Development, installation, commission & validation of new, modified & re-sited equipment & facilities
• Recommendations r on contingency planning to cover the event of equipment failure, including recommended spares
• Plan and co-ordinate shutdown activities relating to projects being worked on 

Tacit Knowledge / Experience

• Experience of fast paced, JIT, demanding work environment (high volume tier 1 automotive environment would be advantageous)
• Project managing shutdown/improvement activity experience
• Excellent organisational & team working / building skills. Ability to delegate effectively & utilise available resource
• Thorough working knowledge of welding process and technologies (Spot and Mig)
• Thorough understanding of Project Management, & Process Optimisation techniques
• Familiarity with Robotics
• Familiarity with Tooling
• Knowledge and experience of implementing modern production techniques

Liaison- previous experience min of 3 years, proven record of establishing relationships, and maintaining good working relationships, proven ability to influence customer, good level of self- presentation, ability to express ideas articulately, clear presentation of written material, understanding of appropriate customers culture, work processes, style of operation

Financial awareness previous experience of monitoring budgets, understanding of financial implications of decisions

Key Requirements

• Recognised 4 year apprenticeship in an engineering discipline
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office packages, understanding of automated monitoring software advantageous)
• Firm knowledge of CAD and Autodesk products
• Achieve customer quality standards by successful implementation of procedures and standards

The consistent achievement of quality standards as determined by the customer.  Adherence improvements  and successful implementation of procedures and standards

To undertake liaison with production shift managers both on site and off site where appropriate, to address quality concerns, provide feedback and liaison concerning production schedules and processes/procedures, and to contribute to continuous improvement activity

Control of department budgets

Compensation Data

• Up to £41500.00 per year
• 25 days plus bank holidays per year
• Free Parking 
• Retirement benefits
• Matched Pension contributions
• Life Assurance benefit