Manufacturing Engineer

TipTopJob; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established automotive manufacturer is looking for a Manufacturing Production Engineer to enhance production efficiency and lead process improvement initiatives. Candidates should have a strong background in mechanical manufacturing, ideally in automotive settings. The role promises competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Competent background in mechanical manufacturing.
• Proven experience in leading CAPEX projects.
• Experience in automotive OEM or tier 1 environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement process improvements in production.
• Lead implementation of digitisation and automation.
• Review and improve SOPs and process control plans.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Process Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Education

HND/Degree in Engineering or similar

Job description

Overview

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Production Engineer to join a global manufacturing organisation and support ongoing production issues while being responsible for capex and new manufacturing projects.

Location: Telford, Shropshire

Salary: to GBP 45000 + benefits

Our client is an established automotive tier 1 manufacturer, supplying high value assemblies for the automotive OEM industry and continuing to invest in the production facility with planned growth.

Responsibilities

• Implement process improvements in production to optimise process performance, OEE, aid ergonomics or improve capability
• Lead specification and facilitate implementation MES, Ind 4.0, digitisation and automation
• Lead capability studies on new processes and equipment
• Review and improve SOP/ work instructions, PFMEA, process control plans, process flow, standard operations and capability
• Optimise process flow, defect reduction and minimise waste through use of lean manufacturing methods: VA/VE, line balancing, Kaizen, Yamazumi

Experience

• You will already be a competent Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Industrial Engineer or Production Engineer with previous experience within high volume or large batch mechanical manufacturing background
• HND/ Degree level or equivalent education in engineering or similar technical discipline
• Proven experience leading process improvement and capital equipment (CAPEX) projects including specification, cost justification and vender management through to project buy off and successful job1 launch.
• Lead PFMEA process for current and future projects
• Experience of high volume series production processes and equipment ideally incorporating semi:automated or fully automated product assembly.
• Experience gained within automotive OEM, tier 1 or similar fast pace high quality metrics environment
• Good communication skills for effective liaison and teamwork.
• Hands on approach with problem solving, analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work on several tasks or projects concurrently.

Opportunity

Our client is part of a multinational manufacturing group and the facility is a global leader in their field and has considerable planned investment in new plant and machinery. The role will be a key part of their engineering team and therefore salary and benefits on offer will be very competitive.

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