Jigs & Tooling Manufacturing Engineer

Meritus; Broughton in Furness; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering firm in Broughton is recruiting for a Manufacturing/Project Engineer with experience in Jigs and Tooling. This role involves ensuring the successful industrialization of projects, designing tools, and working closely with R&D. The position offers premium overtime rates and requires experience in the manufacturing and engineering environment.

Benefits

Premium overtime rates

Opportunity to work on exciting projects

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing and engineering environment required.
• Ability to operate from first principles in manufacturing disciplines.
• Understanding of relationships and interactions with other functions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful industrialization of SA Jigs and Tools Requests.
• Integrate mature industrial technologies in line with R&D.
• Design and specify the requested Jigs and Tools assets.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Design knowledge

Aircraft production

Stakeholder management

Leadership skills

Strong communication

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for a Manufacturing/Project Engineer with experience in Jigs and Tooling to support our client in the aerospace sphere on a 12 month deal to work on exciting new projects. The role eoffers paid overtime at a premium rate of 25% for Monday to Friday and 50% on Weekends. Your typical overtime rate will be £46.40 per hour.

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - JIGS & TOOLING - INSIDE IR35 - £37.12 PER HOUR (OVERTIME AVAILABLE) - 12 MONTHS - BROUGHTON, FLINTSHIRE - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS

Jobholder Responsibilities

• Ensure successful industrialization of SA Jigs and Tools Requests and supporting Projects (creation, development and modification) until final acceptance and handover to the corresponding Operations Team.
• Integrate mature industrial technologies in line with R&D.
• Collaborate with R&D to integrate requirements and consolidate our client's Industrial Vision.
• Design and/or specify the requested Jigs and Tools assets according to requirements.
• Contribute to CDT MFT for production investigations utilising tooling and metrology skillset.

Main Outputs

• Interpretation of aircraft design model and relay into operations and operational support.
• Definition of the certification, re certification, qualification and re-qualification process, features and schedule.

Required Skills

• Ability to operate from first principles in manufacturing disciplines and activities requiring technical skills and knowledge to make daily business decisions.
• Working knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering, Design and other Business Information Systems.
• Experienced knowledge of aircraft production, and engineering methods and procedures.
• Understanding of relationships and interactions with other Manufacturing Engineering and Business functions.
• Leadership skills, and self-motivated are desirable.
• Experience in a manufacturing and engineering environment required.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.