Hands-On Manufacturing Engineering Lead - Composites

Workforce Staffing; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Car allowance via salary sacrifice

Profit share scheme

Job summary

WF Tech in Gloucester is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to drive the engineering and tooling capability in the plant. You will lead hands-on engineering work while growing a technical team and ensuring production readiness for new products.

You will shape manufacturing methods, tooling, documentation and quality controls, collaborating with Operations, Design and Supply Chain in a fast-moving scale-up environment.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' industrial Manufacturing Engineering experience in production/NPI.
• At least 3 years' experience managing a technical team.
• Strong knowledge of composite manufacturing and processing.
• Experience in an aerospace or advanced manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of AS9100 and quality control requirements.
• Experience with PFMEA, structured problem solving, RCA and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the plant's Manufacturing Engineering and Tooling teams, setting objectives and priorities.
• Own the Manufacturing Engineering delivery plan, ensuring alignment between Operations and Engineering.
• Remain hands-on and deliver Manufacturing Engineering activity alongside the team.
• Support Business Development with quotations, manufacturing methodologies, process assumptions, tooling requirements and costings.
• Develop production routings and Bills of Materials.
• Create Methods of Manufacture (MoMs) including tooling, process sheets and safety considerations.
• Develop quality control procedures and inspection plans.
• Lead APQP activity for NPI, PFMEA and PPAP/FAIR requirements.
• Take build-to-print components into production, identifying manufacturing risks.
• Review production data and drive improvements in quality and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Hands-on engineering

Composite manufacturing

Problem solving

Communication

Quality systems

Lean manufacturing

Education

Degree in Composite Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Composer

Job description

WF Tech in Gloucester is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Lead to drive the engineering and tooling capability in the plant. You will lead hands-on engineering work while growing a technical team and ensuring production readiness for new products.

You will shape manufacturing methods, tooling, documentation and quality controls, collaborating with Operations, Design and Supply Chain in a fast-moving scale-up environment.