Time left to apply: End Date: October 25, 2024 (27 days left to apply)
Job requisition ID: R0264142
Location: Crawley, United Kingdom
In fast-changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security, and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security, and Space. Your health and well-being matter to us, and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Manufacturing Engineer
Crawley – Onsite
37-hours a week over 4-days – Overtime available
We are recruiting a dynamic and focused individual to the Manufacturing Engineering team at our site in Crawley. The roles represent a career opportunity in an environment of collaborative working within Industry. You will work closely with existing Manufacturing Engineers to utilise and adopt the techniques, systems, and processes currently applied to achieve process control and cost reduction within the Operations sphere.
The role will form a part of the Thales UK’s Manufacturing Engineering capability. It is our aim with this role to increase the knowledge base of our highly skilled Manufacturing Engineering staff. The successful candidate will require the skills, knowledge, and experience to be embedded within our business. We are looking for high-potential candidates that are involved or interface with development and production activities.
Key Responsibilities:
* Key member of the Manufacturing Engineering team implementing Design for Manufacture and Assembly techniques and providing full process technical support to the manufacturing team.
* Work in the upstream phase with Methods and the Technology departments (HW Engineering) to ensure the necessary MRL for projects.
* Delivering production processes that will deliver on time and to budget.
* Drive process implementation and validation to support both manufacturing and pre-production.
* Influence and monitor product maturity from concept to series production.
* Using structured problem-solving techniques to minimise production downtime.
* Support manufacturing in identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
* Ensure a level of governance around Manufacturing data packs and processes.
Experience and skills required:
* Current experience in Manufacturing, Process, or Industrial Engineering would be preferred; however, we are open to individuals with a strong understanding of the shop floor environment and collaborating with Hardware/Design Engineering for DfM or DfA.
* Strong relationship builder, able to successfully manage stakeholders at different organisational levels of Industry.
* Experience of Manufacturing processes implementation.
* Experience of product line activities, routings, visual aids, corrective actions, and product costing.
* Continuous Improvement focus, ideally with knowledge or experience of Lean techniques.
* Degree qualified in a relevant subject would be advantageous.
Security Clearance statement:
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.
For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency - United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What We Can Offer:
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market-leading training, development, and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility:
Your health and well-being matter to us, and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part-time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer, and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
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