Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer? Are you passionate about product design from concept to completion? Are you looking for a role within a leading automotive manufacturer with exciting growth plans over the next 2 years?
Major Recruitment, in partnership with Polytec Group, are looking to recruit a Manufacturing Engineer on a permanent basis to join the team based in Telford. This role will also include travel to our other site based in Bridgnorth.
As a Manufacturing Engineer you will be responsible for management and development of the current manufacturing processes in operation. Using continuous improvement techniques to identify process changes that can reduce the takt time or operational costs, improve product quality, deliver model year updates across all projects, lead system updates with the fixture supplier and support with lessons learnt from current processes. You will also be required to support operations with build or fixture issues ensuring any impact onto the production delivery is kept to a minimum.
Key Responsibilities as a Manufacturing Engineer:
1. Provide technical support to the Operations Team using the current production lines to manufacture customer assemblies.
2. Review the current manufacturing process and identify areas of improvement.
3. Manage LOP Lists of issues on current production lines and provide technical solutions to ensure production supply is not affected.
4. Support the delivery of Model Year updates on current production lines.
5. Support Project Management (NPI) and manage multiple short-term tasks to meet the expectations of others in the organisation.
6. Manage projects within constraints using recognised methods and systems.
7. Influence others in the organisation that do not directly report to this position to implement product and process changes.
8. Communicate with customers and vendors to resolve product and material non-conformance issues.
9. Work within a team of technical professionals supporting sales of the company's products, solutions, as well as services.
10. Provide technical-design support for development, design and systems integration.
11. Review the work involved and support the project through all phases of Introduction.
12. Develop fixing/assembly concepts for complete program.
13. Detailed understanding of plastics (material, processing, characteristics and behaviour).
Skills required as a Manufacturing Engineer:
1. Qualified in a related engineering discipline to HNC/HND Level as a minimum.
2. Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing / launch engineering.
3. Total Product Design - end to end.
4. Full knowledge of manufacturing/production processes - end to end.
5. Experience of Project Management/Continuous Improvement.
6. Ability to manage production integration.
7. Ability to work flexibly between 2 sites.
8. Confidence to constructively challenge managers at all levels.
9. Knowledge and understanding of Lean methodologies.
What's in it for you?
1. 33 days holiday (25 + BH).
2. Holiday purchase scheme.
3. Life assurance scheme.
4. Pension scheme.
5. Healthcare cash plan.
6. 40 hrs per week - early finish on a Friday.
Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straightforward.
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Job Info
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Company: CV-Library
Location: Telford, Shropshire
Competitive
Posted:
Closes: Jan 18th 2025
Sector:
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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