Manufacturing Engineer

Safran Group; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)

Private medical cover

Cycle to work

Life Assurance

Benefits platform

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Employee assistance

Job summary

Safran is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer (Assemblies) at our Cwmbran site to provide engineering support to production and assembly lines, improving processes and assisting with new product introductions.

You will collaborate with design, operations and quality teams to ensure efficient, cost-effective and high-quality manufacturing, applying lean principles, problem-solving, and continuous improvement to daily activities.

Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a manufacturing engineering role
• Experience working in a manufacturing or industrialisation environment

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to production and assembly lines
• Design new systems, equipment and processes for the introduction of new products or the improvement of existing ones
• Facilitate problem solving activities
• Identify and eliminate non-value adding activities
• Maintain Bills of Materials within the ERP system
• Review engineering drawings and process ECRs
• Manage operations configuration tracking
• Support production readiness reviews
• Assist with ergonomic workshops
• Raise and maintain necessary documentation to incorporate design changes
• Support operations departments with operator training and development
• Implement and maintain 5S and safety standards
• Keep up to date with current and developing trends in the manufacturing industry
• Undertake other reasonable duties in line with business needs and objectives

Skills

Lean manufacturing principles

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement mindset

Strong communication

Education

HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

CAD (2D/3D)

ERP systems

MS Office

Job description

At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we\'d love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision

We are looking for talented individuals to join our Manufacturing engineering team as a Manufacturing Engineer (Assemblies) at our Cwmbran site.

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you - both in and out of work, including:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.
• Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistanc

Your role :

The purpose of this role is to provide engineering support to production and assembly activities by improving manufacturing processes and supporting new product introduction. You will work closely with design, operations and quality teams to ensure products are manufactured efficiently, to cost and to a high-quality standard.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Provide engineering support to production and assembly lines
• Design new systems, equipment and processes for the introduction of new products or the improvement of existing ones
• Facilitate problem solving activities
• I-dentify and eliminate non-value adding activities
• Maintain Bills of Materials within the ERP system
• Review engineering drawings and process ECRs
• Manage operations configuration tracking
• Support production readiness reviews
• Assist with ergonomic workshops
• Raise and maintain necessary documentation to incorporate design changes
• Support operations departments with operator training and development
• Implement and maintain 5S and safety standards
• Keep up to date with current and developing trends in the manufacturing industry
• Undertake other reasonable duties in line with business needs and objectives

What You\'ll Bring :

• HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline
• Minimum 3 years\' experience in a manufacturing engineering role
• Experience working in a manufacturing or industrialisation environment
• Strong ability to interpret 2D drawings and 3D CAD data
• Knowledge and application of lean manufacturing principles
• Good problem-solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Computer literate with good working knowledge of MS applications and ERP systems