Lean Manufacturing Engineer: SAP, CAD & Process Improvement

Terry Parris Associates; Marden; On-site; GBP 4,822,000 - 5,510,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Terry Parris Associates is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer on a full-time contract basis for an established UK engineering manufacturer in Marden, Kent. The role focuses on improving assembly processes, production flow, work instructions, tooling and routings, working predominantly on-site with production teams.

You will apply Lean manufacturing, A3 problem solving and SAP experience to optimise shop-floor performance, create CAD layouts and develop KPI and visual-management data for review.

Qualifications

• Experience in Manufacturing/Process Engineering in an engineering/manufacturing setting.
• Practical SAP experience with manufacturing data and routings.
• Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, waste reduction.
• Proficiency with CAD for factory/shop-floor layouts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and standardise build processes, digital work instructions and stage sign-off controls.
• Maintain and improve production routings in SAP, including component allocation and build-time validation.
• Use Lean manufacturing, Kaizen and 6S techniques to improve flow, line balance, productivity and waste reduction.
• Create and maintain shop-floor layouts using CAD and support process flow-line design and implementation.
• Design and implement jigs, fixtures, specialist tooling, shadow boards, racks and material-handling aids.
• Work with Quality and Inspection to build quality into processes and drive a no-fault-forward approach.
• Use A3/root-cause problem solving to investigate production issues and implement sustainable improvements.
• Develop KPI, target and visual-management information for shop-floor and management review.
• Evaluate engineering change requests and update routings and work instructions following approved changes.
• Create and review VSM and FMEA documentation and support wider manufacturing improvement projects.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

SAP proficiency

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Process documentation

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

SAP

Job description

Terry Parris Associates is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer on a full-time contract basis for an established UK engineering manufacturer in Marden, Kent. The role focuses on improving assembly processes, production flow, work instructions, tooling and routings, working predominantly on-site with production teams.

You will apply Lean manufacturing, A3 problem solving and SAP experience to optimise shop-floor performance, create CAD layouts and develop KPI and visual-management data for review.