Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Composites

Omega; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Composites) in Gloucestershire to lead the ME and Tooling teams, delivering hands-on engineering and guiding a growing manufacturing function in aerospace composites.

The role requires practical leadership, experience in carbon/advanced composites, and a track record of APQP, PFMEA, PPAP, and delivering MOms; you will own the manufacturing readiness for new products and drive improvements in a fast-moving scale-up environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage manufacturing teams.
• Extensive knowledge of composite materials and manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing and NPI delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant ME and Tooling teams.
• Own the Manufacturing Engineering delivery plan for the plant.
• Deliver hands-on Manufacturing Engineering work as part of the role.
• Support BD with quotations, including process assumptions, tooling requirements and costings.
• Create routings and BoMs for production and tooling activities.
• Create full Methods of Manufacture (MoMs).
• Develop and implement quality control procedures.
• Deliver APQP process on NPI with PFMEA and control plans.
• Own local manufacturing readiness for new products and processes.
• Review production data and recommend improvements.
• Lead structured problem solving for manufacturing, tooling, quality and process issues.
• Develop plant capability through skills matrices.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Composite materials

Manufacturing engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

APQP

PFMEA

MoMs

BoMs

Job description

? Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Composites)

? Gloucestershire

? Permanent position

Aerospace/Advanced Manufacturing

THE ROLE – Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Composites)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stand-out aerospace engineering business as a Lead Manufacturing Engineer in the development of aerospace components of a composite nature.

As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you'll be in a practical leadership role. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver technical Manufacturing Engineering work content directly, while also managing the team of Manufacturing Engineers under them.

You’ll need to be able to demonstrate key experience composite materials, with experience in carbon composites being highly desirable.

DUTIES – Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Composites)

• Lead the plant ME and Tooling teams.
• Own the Manufacturing Engineering delivery plan for the plant.
• Deliver hands-on Manufacturing Engineering work content as part of the role.
• Support BD with quotations, including process assumptions, tooling requirements and costings.
• Create routings and BoMs for production and tooling activities.
• Create full Methods of Manufacture (MoMs).
• Develop and implement quality control procedures.
• Deliver APQP process on NPI where required, including process flow, PFMEA, control plan and PPAP / Fair..
• Own local manufacturing readiness for new products and processes
• Review production data and recommend improvements
• Lead structured problem solving for manufacturing, tooling, quality and process issues
• Develop plant capability through skills matrices

BACKGROUND – Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Composites)

• ME experience in a production, NPI or industrialisation environment.
• Evidenced leadership and management experience.
• Practical knowledge of composite manufacture and processes.
• Strong understanding of composite materials and their behavior.
• Strong understanding of core manufacturing process areas.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing.
• Ability to plan workload, set objectives, and manage priorities
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving scale-up environment.

Candidates who are currently a Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Production Engineer, Production Manager, Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Team Leader, Continuous Improvement Engineer, Composite Designer, Composite Research Engineer.

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