Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and improve manufacturing processes at their Halewood site. This role involves managing projects, ensuring compliance with engineering standards, and promoting a culture of safety and inclusion. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent work-life balance, along with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Employee Development and Assistance Programme

Access to Ford's Privilege scheme

Competitive salary with yearly increases

Generous pension

Excellent work-life balance

Cycle to Work Scheme

On-site gym, sauna, and steam room

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering based job role is essential.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Project management and change management experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve manufacturing processes within the plant.
• Manage projects ensuring safety, cost, and engineering standards.
• Promote safety and a zero-accident culture.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Excellent people skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving techniques

Lean manufacturing techniques

Education

Degree in automotive or mechanical engineering

Tools

MS-Project

Excel

Word

Job description

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Manufacturing Engineer - Change Management

Company: Ford Halewood Transmissions Ltd (FHTL)

Location: Halewood, Merseyside

Salary: £40,245.53 - £62,953.73 (inclusive of 35% holiday bonus for 33 days per year; 25 vacation and 8 bank holidays)

Duration: Permanent

About Ford:

Randstad are delighted to be working with Ford as the chosen talent partner to recruit for a number of roles in Halewood!

At Ford Halewood Transmissions, we're driving innovation as a part of Ford Motor Company, a global automotive leader. Our Halewood site is undergoing a £355 million transformation, becoming Europe's first electric vehicle component manufacturer in 2024.

Your Role:

You will be part of the plant manufacturing engineering team and be responsible for developing, maintaining and improving manufacturing processes within the plant. You will manage projects and deliver them to optimal standards including safe, cost, on time and aligned with strict engineering standards. You will work with a varied range of teams including engineers, management, production, and maintenance personnel to deliver projects and services which support an advanced automotive manufacturing environment transforming into a world leader in electric vehicle powertrains.

What We Offer:

• Employee Development and Assistance Programme.
• Access to Ford's Privilege scheme.
• Competitive salary with yearly increases and a generous pension.
• Excellent work-life balance (inclusive of set shutdown dates).
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On-site facilities: gym, sauna, and steam room.

Key Responsibilities:

• To be a role model for Ford+ behaviours and requirements.
• Promote safety and a zero-accident culture.
• Adopt a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ethos.
• Control costs to ensure best possible value for the company.
• Process owner for change management within the manufacturing environment.
• Initiate/answer feasibility and cost studies prior to change implementation actions.
• Co-ordinate change implementation across the manufacturing processes for both internal and design driven changes.
• Monitor compliance to necessary standards; GIS, TS16949, ISO14001 & ISO18001.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to engineering issues.
• Effectively manage contractors in all aspects of projects, especially health and safety and project control.
• Integrate with the existing Engineering team and work with internal and external parties to achieve project deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement of business objectives.
• Effective communication outside and inside the organisation including Trade Union.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in automotive or mechanical engineering - Essential.
• Experience in an engineering based job role is essential.
• General computer literacy and familiarity with Excel, Word or equivalent and project management software (eg MS-Project).
• A can-do attitude is essential together with the ability to work in a challenging environment.
• overcome complex problems to meet demanding deadlines.
• Resilience is essential. Candidates must be able to deal with difficult problems whilst maintaining a positive, calm attitude.
• An analytical mindset, with some data science skills would be beneficial.
• Excellent people and communication skills.
• Highly motivated and self-driven.
• Ability to direct teams.
• Experience of problem-solving techniques and tools such as 8Ds, 5 Why, 6-Sigma.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Lean manufacturing techniques.
• Project management and change management experience is essential.

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability. This vacancy is advertised in line with the FORD equal opportunities policy.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Manufacturing and Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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