Position Title: Guest Engineering Manager
Duration: Permanent
Location: Hybrid Working 3 days on site 2 days WFH
*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*
About the company
I am currently recruiting on behalf of a leading supplier of automotive wiring harness and associated components, based in Milton Keynes, who are seeking a Guest Engineering Manager to join their team
Job Duties and Responsibilities
1. The Guest Engineering Manager will manage Our Clients' guest engineering activities for the business group throughout vehicle development and mass production phases in any location where the Business Unit has a guest engineering presence.
2. They will ensure customer satisfaction with support provided by supplying skilled personnel to manage all aspects of vehicle design change and release of information both onsite with the customer and within the Client.
3. Tasks will consist of but not be limited to:
4. Provide a main point of contact for guest engineering for both management group as well as the customer.
5. To ensure that the guest engineering function is running efficiently and meeting its targets for vehicle development schedules
6. To manage vehicle development design release timing in conjunction with the Client to ensure they provided with high quality information to support, manufacture and deliver
7. To ensure that effective communication takes place with relevant Client departments to provide advance information of all program timing and key activities and outputs from customer design departments
8. To constantly review and develop guest engineering systems and procedures to identify areas of improvement to achieve greater efficiency both inside the customer site as well as interaction with the business group
9. Periodically review with customer all aspects of guest engineering support, for example: timescale adherence, quality of data release and so on
10. To drive to effective management of all Monozukuri activity for the Client business through guest engineering and ADO functions to ensure the creation of feasible cost reduction proposals and provide accurate and complete data internally and to customer
11. To support the Business Manager in identifying guest engineering and customer requirements in line with vehicle RFQ and ongoing projects, including identifying budget levels for CAD, facilities and additional training requirements for team members
12. Carry out other comparable duties as required by the Line Manager
Skills and Qualifications
13. HND / degree level in an Electrical / Electronic / Mechanical Engineering and have knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and circuits
14. Computer literate in MS Office
15. Be able to communicate effectively at all levels with emphasis on a high degree of Customer contact / liaison
16. English language skills (written and verbal)
Experience required
17. Minimum of 5 years extensive experience in harness design environment and vehicle EDS
18. Experience / knowledge of wire harness build and manufacturing processes
19. Proven experience of Client specific engineering systems and knowledge of the Clients' business
20. Management experience and demonstrate capability to manage remote teams as well as local resource
Special Conditions
21. Applicants for this position should have an existing right to live and work in the UK
22. Be willing to travel overseas as required
23. Driving licence
Competencies Required
24. Safe and ethical working
25. Quality
26. Customer and commercial focus
27. Technical capability
Job Related Competencies
28. Personal organisation
29. Teamwork
30. Communication
31. Problem solving and decision making
32. Attention to detail
33. Commercial awareness
Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
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