Aerospace Process Improvement Engineer

Héroux-Devtek Inc.; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

38.5-hour week

25 days annual leave

Pension plan 7.5%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Medical benefits from day one

Retail and gym discounts

Loyalty bonuses

Team building events

Diversity culture

Job summary

Héroux-Devtek Inc. in the United Kingdom (Nottingham) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive process improvement across engineering and manufacturing operations.

You will implement best practices to standardize operations, reduce cycle times, and improve throughput while maintaining safety and quality standards. You will work with cross-functional teams to industrialize NPI activities, define control plans, and lead CAPEX-driven initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must understand aerospace manufacturing processes.
• Experience with CNC 3/4/5 axis Milling, Turning, and FMS multipallets is beneficial.
• Must understand technical data, drawings and diagrams.
• Experience with NPI, PFMEA, and work instructions is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Aerospace manufacturing process engineering.
• Implement manufacturing, programming, and process best practices to standardize operations, identify inefficiencies, and streamline production.
• Optimize manufacturing processes for aerospace machined components to reduce cycle times and improve throughput.
• Lead process improvement and rate-readiness activities to support efficient production.
• Industrialize NPI activities, including PFMEA, process flow definition, Control Plans, Work Instructions, and shop-floor readiness.
• Deploy engineering technologies and IT solutions to reduce NPI lead times and improve data collection.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Design teams to improve first-pass yield and reduce manufacturing defects through internal and external change requests.
• Work alongside machinists to validate first article production of new or re-programmed parts.
• Maintain open dialogue with machinists to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Track project deadlines and milestones, ensuring timely delivery.
• Manage CAPEX projects in coordination with the Engineering Manager.
• Undertake any additional duties aligned with the scope and purpose of the role as requested by Senior Management.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Data Analysis

Project Management

Cross-functional Team Coordination

Manufacturing Process Optimization

Engineering Fundamentals

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Advanced Engineering qualifications

Tools

Catia V5

Vericut

SolidWorks

SAP ERP & MES

Job description

Héroux-Devtek Inc. in the United Kingdom (Nottingham) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive process improvement across engineering and manufacturing operations.

You will implement best practices to standardize operations, reduce cycle times, and improve throughput while maintaining safety and quality standards. You will work with cross-functional teams to industrialize NPI activities, define control plans, and lead CAPEX-driven initiatives.