An exciting opportunity has arisen with a rapidly growing manufacturing organisation based in Belfast. The role is on contract working within an established manufacturing team. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Work closely with the engineering design team/system owners to manage and drive the manufacture for design. Make vs buy. Develop, manage, and deploy manufacturing readiness packages that feed into the manufacturing plan/strategy. Support off-site manufacturing requirements Must be able to travel. High level operational process creation, deployment, and governance. Self-starter and self-motivator to drive themselves and others. Own advanced manufacturing engineering requirements during product development phase to include MBOM creation, process planning, equipment requirements, PFMEAs, virtual builds, labour estimation and build documentation/work instruction creation. Specify and support the design of tooling and jigs required for composite manufacture and vessel system fit out. Work with the engineering and operations team to troubleshoot any process or equipment issues through the new product introduction and into the series manufacture phase. Education/Qualifications and Experience: Required: ? Educated to degree level in a relevant engineering discipline, or demonstrable relevant work experience over a 5 year period. ? Design for manufacture and assembly experience, with a proven ability to engage and work with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver improved manufacturability. ? Experience of advanced manufacturing engineering tools and their deployment, preferably in a high-technology engineering NPI environment. ? Experience of taking products through the NPI phase and into series production. ? Experience of troubleshooting and resolving complex manufacturing and assembly issues (process and/or design related). ? Industrialisation experience during a high growth period. ? Preferred: ? Experience of working in a low volume high complexity manufacturing environment. ? Experience of working with design and development engineers in the early stages of a project. ? Experience in composites manufacturing and assembly. ? ERP/Business Dynamics 365 experience. ? Catia V6 Experience. ? Delmia Digital Manufacturing Experience with MES. ? Tooling design and leadership experience Managing the priority of tools required with fabrication specialists and procurement to ensure on time delivery and suitability. ? Familiar with Project Management tools such as MS Project Long term contract Competitive rate Skills: Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing