Development Manufacturing Engineer

Stovax Gazco; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6.4 Weeks Holiday

Flexitime

Free Parking

Eye Health Vouchers

Staff Discount

Training Provided

Job summary

Stovax Gazco in Exeter, UK, is seeking an R&D design engineer responsible for manufacturability and development of new product designs. You will guide manufacturing and assembly during design iterations and lead cost-reduction and quality-improvement projects within the R&D function.

You will influence geometry, tolerances and standardisation, collaborate with Production Engineering and other stakeholders to ensure designs are manufacturable and compliant with standards, and drive project

Responsibilities

• Accountable for ensuring designs throughout the new product development process are suitable for manufacture, adequately assessed and prototypes are produced and signed off prior to pre-production builds
• Influence component geometry, tolerances and standardisation across the design and development process
• Identify manufacturing, assembly, tooling and material challenges in early product development designs
• Ensure designs are practicable, repeatable and manufacturable using the intended processes
• Work with Production Engineering to ensure designs meet efficiency and optimisation targets in prototype development
• Design for efficient, repeatable and cost-effective manufacture and assembly
• Collaborate with NPD teams, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing for successful product implementation
• Ensure designs comply with engineering standards, legislation and company procedures
• Lead R&D initiative projects, ensure deadlines are met and progress is reported

Job description

The Vacancy

Working within the R&D department, you will be responsible for the manufacturability and development of new product designs, ensuring that designs are technically robust, manufacturable, repeatable and cost-effective. Reporting to the Technical Engineering Manager, you will provide manufacturing and assembly guidance throughout new product design and prototype iterations and improve design for manufacture initiatives throughout the R&D department.

Alongside new product development, you will be expected to lead R&D projects that provide cost reduction, manufacturing and quality improvements in addition to supporting the continuous improvement of existing production product ranges.

Role Accountabilities

Product design and development

Accountable for ensuring designs throughout the new product development process are suitable for manufacture, adequately assessed and final prototypes are produced and signed off prior to pre-production builds

• Influence component geometry, tolerance concerns and part standardisation throughout the product design and development process
• Identify manufacturing, assembly, tooling and material challenges within early product development designs
• Ensure product designs are practicable, repeatable and manufacturable using the intended manufacturing processes
• Work alongside the Production Engineering department to ensure that designs conform to efficiency and optimisation driven initiatives within prototype development

Design for manufacture

Ensure products are designed for efficient, repeatable and cost-effective manufacture and assembly

Cross-functional collaboration

Work closely with new product development teams, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchasing and Marketing to ensure successful new product implementation

Engineering standards

Ensure designs comply with engineering standards, legislation and company procedures, liaising with new product development stakeholders

Project support and delivery

Accountable for being the project lead on R&D initiative projects, ensuring that project deadlines are met, relevant stakeholders are involved and project progress is reported

The Company

The Stovax Group (comprising Stovax & Gazco) designs, manufactures and distributes high quality solid fuel, gas and electric stoves & fireplaces to more than 30 countries.

The Stovax Group has predominantly grown organically through designing and developing its own products which are at the mid to upper sector of the market.

The Stovax Group VALUES PEOPLE employing around 300 employees and has a proven record of developing and promoting staff. The Group continues to invest not only in a continuous new product programme, DRIVING INNOVATION, but also in structured training (both internal and external) for its staff.

The common requirement for people interested in these roles will be a desire and commitment to be involved in a dynamic business, with PASSION IN ALL WE DO, where the overriding criteria are product quality and CUSTOMER FIRST.

What We Offer

• 6.4 Weeks Starting Holiday
• Every employee receives a minimum of 6.4 weeks holiday, inclusive of bank holidays, which rises with length of service.
• Generous
• Flexitime
• Free
• Eye Test
• We provide vouchers for eye health and eyesight tests for our VDU users at regular intervals, also offering support for the cost.
• Positive working environment
• We listen to ideas at Round Table meetings, encourage integration and open communication across our large company.
• Pension Scheme
• You are given the option to join the Group’s pension scheme, which is a Standard Life Group Personal Pension Scheme.
• Free Parking
• We offer free dedicated on site parking to all our staff.
• Staff Discount
• You can also benefit from our generous staff discount scheme, which allows them to buy Group products at a heavily discounted price.
• Provide Training
• Our team are talented, knowledgeable, and always keen to provide training.