Automotive Manufacturing Process Engineer

Tata Technologies Limited; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering partner in Solihull is looking for an Automotive Manufacturing Process Engineer to support manufacturing processes. The role involves ensuring design feasibility, managing technical issues, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in manufacturing engineering and project management, along with a degree in a related field. Competitive salary and excellent benefits are offered.

Benefits

Pension Scheme (employer match up to 5%)

25 days holiday

Private Health Care

Employee Assistance Program

Group Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience with vehicle body assembly process development.
• Strong project control skills and communication/negotiation skills.
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams on complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to design and implement manufacturing processes.
• Ensure feasibility of designs for manufacturing build requirements.
• Support cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Manage and escalate technical issues as needed.

Skills

Relevant experience of Manufacturing / Engineering processes

Flexible approach to responsibilities and working hours

Ability to create detailed and effective action plans

Working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Proven layout and project management experience

Experience with Failure Mode Analysis (FMEA)

Education

Degree-level education in Manufacturing or a related engineering discipline

Tools

Project management tools

Lean Manufacturing techniques

Job description

Overview

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. We are recruiting for an Automotive Manufacturing Process Engineer to be based at our customer's site in Solihull. Our Engineering Research and Development department (ER&D) is a fast growing function that works on exciting projects globally for multiple customers, across Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Heavy Machinery.

The Role

This role provides engineering and technical support to design, develop and implement manufacturing production processes to enable successful launch of new products, ensuring feasibility of designs to suit manufacturing build requirements, Design for Assembly (DFA) and compliance with the Bill of Process/Bill of Design (BOP/BOD). Responsibilities include creating green ergonomics processes, delivering tools, jigs & fixtures, quality data analysis and reporting of major issues, deployment of failure mode avoidance tools, and supporting cross-functional teams to resolve issues and track resolution to completion. The role requires collaboration across functions to ensure compliance with the BOP/BOD and to deliver processes that meet targets such as BMV/HPC, quality targets and Capital investment. Best-practice sharing across platforms and plants is encouraged to ensure the best processes are employed where possible.

Area of Responsibility

• Application of Lean Manufacturing and Design principles.
• Attend programme meetings at all levels and present where applicable.
• Feasibility of designs to suit manufacturing build requirements - Design for Assembly (DFA).
• Build process strategy for manufacturing.
• Planning, developing and implementing all written processes for manufacturing.
• Planning, developing and implementing all tooling, jigs and fixtures for manufacturing.
• Supplier selection and vendor management.
• Process capability of all processes and equipment, including Dimensional Management applications.
• Quality planning and analysis for manufacturing.
• Development and monitoring of timing plans; adherence to Integrated Production System (IPS) deliverables.
• Manage technical issues and escalate where appropriate.
• Contribute to departmental responses to product letters (PDL) and similar.
• Support and lead virtual build events, raising and managing issues where appropriate.
• Support physical builds at plant locations, raising and managing issues where appropriate.

Knowledge / Experience

Essential:

• Relevant experience of Manufacturing / Engineering processes, tools and techniques
• Flexible approach to responsibilities and working hours
• Ability to create detailed and effective action plans
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations
• Proven layout and project management experience on installation programs
• Experience with Failure Mode Analysis (FMEA)

Desirable:

• Degree-level education in Manufacturing or a related engineering discipline
• Knowledge of and involvement in the product development phase
• Experience of vehicle body assembly process development, joining technologies and body assembly equipment including tooling, automation and robotics; strong project control skills and communication/negotiation skills
• Innovative approach to technical problem solving and process development
• Ability to identify and apply best-in-class processes
• Ability to work with financial information in technical decision-making
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams on complex technical solutions and commissioning issues
• Knowledge of New Product Development Systems
• Project management experience; understanding of IPS requirements & Lean Manufacturing

What We Offer

Competitive salary with excellent benefits including: Pension Scheme (employer match up to 5%), 25 days holiday, Private Health Care, Tata Jaguar Land Rover Privilege Scheme (up to 20% off new JLR vehicles), Group Income Protection, Health Assured – Employee Assistance Program, Group Life Assurance, Health Shield – Private Health Cash Plan.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on, join us at Tata Technologies. We are a global product engineering and digital services company focused on fulfilling our mission of helping the world drive, fly, build, and farm by enabling better products and experiences. We will contact only candidates under consideration; if you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date, it means your application was not successful. We will retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.

About Company: #ComeJoinUs We are a global engineering partner focused on enabling customers to conceptualize, develop and realize better products that are safer, cleaner, and improve quality of life. We aim to inspire a new generation of engineers at the convergence of digital technology and traditional engineering and to spread the impact of engineering as a key solution to global challenges.