Industrialisation Work Package Manager
Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Purpose of Job
To act as the Lead for Industrialisation in providing effective Industrial support to a particular project. This will encompass:
* Preparation of the manufacturing organisation and resources (OBS, WBS, schedule of activities, training, etc).
* Ensure Manufacturability and DFx.
* Design the workflow.
* Achieve Cost targets (NRC and RC).
* Definition of the manufacturing processes incl. APQP adherence & MRLs.
* Implementation of the Test strategy.
* Oversee Make Team Buy, Critical items and LLI’s.
Job Context and Content
* Responsible for leading, planning and implementing major Industrial projects.
* Responsible for providing training to project personnel on process/project matters and to ensure that his/her own skills are consistent with the demands of the job.
* Involved in all aspects of the assessment/approval of pre/post freeze design activities and manufacturing processes, both internal and external to ensure the efficient manufacture of conforming product in support of project deliverables.
* Support of new Industrial projects, the job holder is responsible for the technical quality of the team particularly with regard to product manufacturability and test, and manufacturing cost.
* Responsible for the timely scheduling of engineering, facilities, tooling and related activities within the project, thus ensuring project milestones are achieved.
Knowledge and Experience
Qualifications: The jobholder will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering/manufacturing engineering discipline.
Experience:
* Typically, the jobholder’s experience will have been in a Senior Industrial Operations/Manufacturing Engineering role or in another Senior Engineering or Programmes role.
Knowledge:
* Manufacturing Programme Management / Work-package Management
* Implementation of Test Strategies
* Product life cycle phases i.e., feasibility, development/design, manufacture and customer support
* Estimating techniques including bid preparation
* Industrial engineering including process/material flow and factory layout
* Awareness of Machine shop processes, mechanical/electrical assembly processes
* Financial Awareness
* Earned value management
* Process controls
* Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test
* Problem Solving techniques
* APQP/NPI
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