Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Composites

Omega Resource Group; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering company is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer in Tewkesbury to develop aerospace components using composite materials. The role involves authoring manufacturing processes, leading a team, and contributing to production improvements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in carbon composites, experience in engineering settings, and leadership skills. This is a permanent position offering exciting challenges in the aerospace sector.

Qualifications

• Strong background in carbon composite manufacture and resin transfer molding.
• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering function.
• Influential to stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Author and approve manufacturing processes.
• Lead on carbon composite processes.
• Provide training and support to manufacturing operatives.

Skills

Understanding of composite materials

Manufacturing background

Leadership

CAD packages

Engineering statistics

NDT techniques

Education

BSc/MSc/HND or Level 6 equivalent

Tools

CAD software

3D printing

Job description

Overview

Lead Manufacturing Engineering (Composites) – Gloucestershire – Permanent position – Aerospace/Advanced Manufacturing

Role

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 need to possess both understanding of composite materials and their properties and also have a strong manufacturing background including process and manufacturability improvements. You'll need to be able to demonstrate key experience with composite materials, with experience in carbon composites being highly desirable.

Duties

• Authoring and approving manufacturing processes and process specifications
• Lead on carbon composite and resin transfer molding processes. (Team of 3)
• Be an engaging, supportive and motivational leader to a small but growing team of carbon composite manufacturing engineers.
• Champion and in some cases lead root cause analysis activities across the manufacturing.
• Creating and developing production techniques from raw material to finished product.
• Review and be the responsible approver of manufacturing work instructions.
• Provide training and support to manufacturing operatives to support changes in SOPs
• Establishing control plans and the means for data collection to allow monitoring, gating and analysis of critical input variables at defined control points in the manufacturing process.
• Be a key signatory and approver for business procedures and documentation.
• Actively contribute to the improvements in key manufacturing metrics such as Throughput, Yield, Cycle Time & Defects-Per-Unit.

Background

• Strong background in carbon composite manufacture, resin transfer molding and NDT techniques.
• BSc/MSc/HND (or Level 6 equivalent)
• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering function.
• An understanding of engineering statistics
• Influential to stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with CAD packages
• Knowledge of 3D printing from CAD and part production.

For more information on this role, please contact Lee Powell on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to
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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