Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Process Improvement Specialist to join our team at Carbon60 in Hayes, UK.
This is a permanent role based on site full time and will report directly into the Production Manager.
Key Responsibilities
* Process Development: Develop, configure, and optimize manufacturing processes from inception through to start-up and steady-state monitoring. Assess data from said processes for best practices and continuous improvement.
* Standard Creation: Create and document standards (materials, test methods, equipment, etc.).
* Risk Management: Perform and maintain FMEA analysis for all plating shop processes, ensuring that risk mitigation actions are in place and being managed. Create and own technical risk assessments for the Surface Technology department.
* Metric Definition: Define operational quality metrics for the Operations team, ensuring the ability to capture quality trends and aid root cause analysis.
* Documentation: Develop supporting engineering documentation for the plating shop (Job Cards for plating shop and plating shop-related processes).
Requirements
* Experience: 3-5 years of electro-plating or plating experience in a R & D or process-related position. Experience in a multi-faceted metal finishing operation that produces finished parts, ideally for Aerospace components.
* Education: Training in Lean manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Statistical Process Control.
* Skills: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill technical information for both a technical and non-technical audience. An approachable team player, who has proven to work in a matrix environment. Excellent IT and numeracy skills, ideally with knowledge of MRP & ERP / MS Office systems.
* Aerospace Industry Experience: Experience of working within an Aerospace environment to EASA 145 standard or equivalent manufacturing/maintenance industry.
* REACH and COSHH Knowledge: Understanding of REACH and COSHH requirements at a working level.
What We Offer
This role offers a competitive salary range of £55,000 - £70,000 per annum, depending on experience.
The salary range has been calculated based on market rates for this role in the UK. Please note that the final salary offer may vary depending on individual circumstances.