Component Production Engineer
Reporting to: Component Production Engineering Manager
Direct Reports: None
Purpose of Role:
A Production Engineer delivers support and resources to develop and deliver robust manufacturing processes into the component manufacturing teams, from initial DFM through to delivery of customer orders.
The primary objective of the role is to produce detailed planning that conforms to customer requirements, including sole responsibility to design and prove out the optimal processes to deliver right first-time service to the component manufacturing teams. Other key areas of the role are listed below in Duties and Responsibilities.
Achieving all these will require competent and experienced knowledge within the precision engineering environment supported by the use of DMAIC Greenbelt and Lean Problem-solving tools to achieve RFT and Best in Class operational excellence. The client is committed to personal development and successful deployment of your technical skillset, which will translate to close collaboration with numerous key business teams, such as operation support, Component Teams, estimating, purchasing, and sales. (Note this may extend to include sub-contractors and machine tool suppliers as well.)
The current component engineering team works closely with the operational and commercial teams. Each component production engineer must communicate across all functions within the business, providing constructive and objective input to achieve the best possible output for the business and our customer base.
Training and development of the wider production engineering team, deemed as a critical business area, results in the requirement for each production engineer to showcase willingness to support and enhance the skill set of the team as appropriate. Your support in this may be required alongside the duties and responsibilities listed below.
A production engineer must maintain a strong commitment to the company’s blue book principles, respect current procedures and policies, and adopt a flexible approach to new manufacturing techniques and developments. Regular team meetings are held to allow feedback on enhancing current procedures and processes, in which any production engineer's input is valid and encouraged.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Adherence to the Production Engineering procedures and documentation (QP0008).
* Ensure products are manufactured efficiently and to customer specifications.
* Must be able to read engineering drawings and use 3D design software, preferably Solidworks.
* Outline method creation to support customer enquiries and estimating (including material and sub-contractor quotations and visits).
* Work with supply chain to develop new and existing processes.
* Create NC programs using CAM software for specific applications (note more than one discipline may be required).
* Design and create tooling to assist in the manufacture of complex production parts.
* Method plan for tooling manufacture (in-house).
* Conduct risk assessments of new processes as part of project delivery (where applicable).
* Comply with Health, Safety, and Environmental policies.
* Drive improvement activities using DMAIC and Lean problem-solving skills.
* Drive the RFT and Best in Class functional excellence of the production engineering team.
* Deploy best in class Production Engineering technical skill sets.
* Help develop and maintain standard operating procedures.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technological advancements for manufacturing development which supports the lifespan of component routing ownership (note visits such as MACH, AMB, EMO may be requested with notice).
* Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Develop RFT, agile, efficient cost-reducing processes, systems, procedures, methodology, knowledge, and training material.
* Contribute to new business initiatives and projects, reviewing and communicating their impact on manufacturing activities.
* Contribute to Component Manufacturing Strategy & Vision to deliver Best in Class outcomes for the Company to meet overall company strategy.
* Strive to increase throughput via efficient and effective processes.
* Introduce best practices to drive reduction in repeating NCRs.
* Have ownership of robust NCR response and closure.
* Have ownership of change requests relating to any activity inside of QP008.
* Understand and review detailed customer specifications and apply them to live current manufacturing methods in a timely manner.
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