Manufacturing Engineer About the Company - Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence. About the Role - To support the manufacturing of the company’s existing and new product ranges and to support a successful LEAN Manufacturing culture, focusing on continual improvement and elimination/reduction of wastes by educating the business and removing non-value-added waste from business processes. Develops, implements, and maintains methods, operation sequence and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies. Interfaces with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products. Utilises NPI process standards to mitigate risks and ensure suitability of changes to existing and new product introductions. Makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines. Maintains records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations. Technical link for production areas to ensure appropriate manufacture of business requirements. Company Benefits Holidays 25 days holidays plus bank holidays which increases up to 29 days after 10 years’ service. Life insurance entitlement from first working day which is four times your basic salary. Charity work 2 days paid if you wish to volunteer and work for your nominated charity. Birthday off Pension Company Car Lease Scheme Cycle to work scheme. Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay. Healthcare Cash plan Eden Red discounts Responsibilities Define and implement production BOM’s and processes to support manufacturing requirements. Identify technical issues and assist in defining root cause. Communicate issues clearly (both written and verbally) in a timely manner. Creates and maintains manufacturing method sheets / work instructions and routings as required. Support the transfer of processes, process improvements, and products from development to production. Work with minimum supervision in a technically intensive environment. Assume ownership of production downtime recording and reporting activities. As required, assists in the planning and execution of product reliability activities. May be asked to support additional projects in development as appropriate. Facilitates engineering changes both in technical supporting information as well as managing their full implementation internally, including work instructions, check sheets and test documentation. Work with SQE and Procurement on supplier issues. Qualifications Knowledge of waste reduction activities in a manufacturing environment. LEAN / 6 sigma tools desirable. Experience in process planning. Experience liaising with suppliers. Knowledge of 3D CAD use desirable. - A Level standard. Minimum of HND/HNC in an engineering or scientific discipline and/or suitable work experience. Understanding and experience of VSM (Value Stream Mapping) processes. Demonstrated knowledge of engineering techniques. Knowledge of and use of engineering change processes.