Manufacturing Engineer
Permanent Position
Monday – Thursday 8am-4:30pm, Friday 1:30pm finish
Competitive Salary, 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
4x annual salary life assurance, pension
Sunbury on Thames
Our client are a leading manufacturer providing specialist solutions to a variety of industries such as aerospace, power generation, rail and oil and gas industries. They are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join the team.
Manufacturing Engineer Responsibilities
* Work with manufacturing cell leaders, lean co-ordinator and design engineering to improve process efficiencies.
* Implement ‘Standard work’, generating & maintaining manufacturing documentation (SOPs, Routings, “Visual Factory” displays).
* Creation & Maintenance of Routings in the MRP system.
* Implement lean manufacturing methods (e.g. 1-piece flow lines, visual factory) to reduce throughput times, rework/scrap and work in progress.
* Implement basic improvement tools, from 5S, 7 Wastes, Visual Management and Standardised Work balanced assembly lines where single (best) piece flow philosophies are employed.
* Implement any required layout changes, ensuring both the facilities and maintenance teams are fully involved.
* Support the Manufacturing Cells with their recording, and analysis of production data, and ensure the correct focus is placed on the main issues arising.
* Initiate and/or lead improvement projects and CAPEX to enable new process and product introductions.
* Work with Engineering on product documentation modifications and parts obsolescence.
* Provide day-to-day manufacturing engineering support for the production cells to enable customer schedule adherence (Fracas/concessions, change notes or MRB (material review board).
* Lead and work in teams to develop process FMEA, in their construction and implementation.
* Manage new product introductions and the manufacture of legacy products from release to production through the product life cycle.
* Mentor for cell leaders for improved methods of manufacturing assembly and test.
Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications
* 5+ years experience within a manufacturing/engineering environment, ideally for the aerospace industry.
* Previous experience of NPI.
* Experience of implementing Standard Work processes.
* Proven record of successfully implementing Lean in an industrial environment (either as a co-ordinator or as a leader).
* A proven track record of generating and maintaining process maps, PFMEAs and control plans.
* Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.
* Experience of using problem solving techniques (5 Why’s, Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams, 8D).
* Significant technical & problem solving experience in an electro-mech. manufacturing environment.
* Good time management with a significant track record of planning/managing complex long term projects.
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