We have an opportunity for a Process Engineer to join our London based client on an initial 6-month rolling contract.
The Process Engineer ensures industrialisation and introduction of new high reliability products into production (submerge and terrestrial), and provides specification & tooling to ensure products can be reliably and consistently assembled and tested.
THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT
* Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent (industrial, production).
* Ability to make reliability engineering judgements under pressure.
* Experience in a technical and/or manufacturing environment.
* Experience in machine and tooling qualifications/validations.
* Knowledge in PUWER, LOLER, HSE regulations.
* Knowledge of ISO standards (safety, materials, design, etc).
* Knowledge CAD software (ex. CREO, Solid Works, CATIA, etc).
* Knowledge of quality standards.
* Organised, disciplined & methodical approach to problem solving.
JOB DESCRIPTION
* Design the improvement solutions (mechanical assembly process, tools, tooling, manufacturing equipment) to be put into production with lean manufacturing approach.
* Create the technical documentary package for new equipment/ process solutions (mechanical assembly procedures, tools documentation, tooling drawings, manufacturing equipment procedures, etc) following company procedures and standards.
* Validation of the tooling, test benches (ergonomics, safety, etc), new processes, etc prior to introduction into manufacturing.
* SPR and PO management.
* Perform PUWER assessments.
* Define Maintenance strategy for new and old equipment.
* Perform FMEA.
* Works closely with R&D to ensure products and process are designed for ease of manufacturing.
* Evaluates prototype parts/assembly/equipment for new product implementation. Provide feedback to SED/R&D on various issues to aid assembly procedure and design.
* Defines and designs tooling and equipment required to simplify the assembly of the product.
* Attends products New Process and New Product Introduction (NPI) meetings and provide inputs into the minutes. Provide reports or meeting minutes.
* Ensures assembly procedures are approved and issued as per project plan.
* Writes build and process specifications for new products ensuring they can be easily understood.
* Ensures that tooling / equipment are procured/designed and validated/commissioned as per company standard, PUWER, LOLER, HSE regulation and ISO standard to meet development and production plans.
* Defines standard build times for each assembly process and maintain Reference Ops on the company system.
* Oversees / supervises production personnel during first off build of qualification units. Provides production support for new product start-up and day-to-day support. Provides practical application of mechanical, production, industrialisation and design knowledge to solve problems.
* Writes Extra Work Authorisation (EWA) for product investigations. Reviews Investigation Request (IR/ITS) and defines corrective actions to maintain production build. Investigate and define Root Causes for the defects. Implement improvements and poka-yoke solutions to eliminate defects in the future products.
* Conducts production processes audits on procedures to ensure all are compliant.
* Leads/ participates in variety of Kaizen projects to reduce waste, improve standard build times and reduce production cost.
REMUNERATION PACKAGE ON OFFER
Competitive hourly rate