Industrial Engineer, Operations — Automotive Efficiency

Gordon Murray Group; Windlesham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gordon Murray Automotive seeks an Industrial Engineer – Operations to own and improve the industrial performance across Structures, Paint, Assembly and End of Line. You will manage HPC, CPU, standard labour content, capacity and headcount to meet quality, cost and delivery targets.

You will lead continuous improvement using Lean, Kaizen/A3 and data-led problem solving, with clear reporting to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams across Manufacturing Engineering and Operations.

Qualifications

• Industrial engineering experience in automotive manufacturing.
• Experience with HPC, CPU, capacity planning and line balancing.
• Experience with manufacturing cost analysis and Cost Per Unit governance.
• Experience in production launch and ramp-up.
• Knowledge of FMEA, Control Plans and Lean methods (Kaizen/A3).
• Strong analytical capability and data-led problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Governing and improving end-to-end industrial engineering performance across the vehicle value stream.
• Own HPC, standard labour content, CPU analysis and cost reduction opportunities.
• Develop and maintain glidepaths for HPC and CPU with timing and owners.
• Translate programme volumes into labour, headcount and capacity needs.
• Perform time studies, line balancing, takt and utilization analyses.
• Analyze actual hours vs plan and drive root-cause actions.
• Develop industrial performance reporting and dashboards.
• Provide data-led recommendations for tooling, facilities, automation, make/buy decisions.
• Support Manufacturing Engineering with processes and work instructions.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean, Kaizen/A3 and problem solving.
• Communicate performance and risks to leadership clearly.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Automotive manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen/A3

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Production planning

Capacity analysis

Poka yoke

Power BI

Office 365

MES / MRP-ERP

CAD (CATIA/3Dx)

Education

Relevant manufacturing or industrial engineering degree

A Levels / NVQ Level 3 / equivalent

Tools

MES

MRP/ERP

CAD (CATIA/3Dx)

Power BI

Office 365

Smartsheet

Job description

Gordon Murray Automotive seeks an Industrial Engineer – Operations to own and improve the industrial performance across Structures, Paint, Assembly and End of Line. You will manage HPC, CPU, standard labour content, capacity and headcount to meet quality, cost and delivery targets.

You will lead continuous improvement using Lean, Kaizen/A3 and data-led problem solving, with clear reporting to senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams across Manufacturing Engineering and Operations.