Manufacturing Engineer

Work Wales; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive component manufacturer in Llanelli is seeking an experienced Production Manager to join their expanding team. This permanent, full-time position involves coordinating engineering activities, supporting problem-solving efforts, and enhancing production efficiency. The successful candidate will have a solid background in manufacturing engineering, ideally within the automotive sector, and possess strong leadership skills alongside a focus on health and safety.

Benefits

Good work and home life balance

Solid package and benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in Manufacturing Engineering within automotive mass manufacturing.
• Experience in fast paced, JIT environments with a good understanding of financial implications.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Engineering activities including Health & Safety.
• Manage departmental personnel to achieve KPIs and customer targets.
• Optimize plant operations and ensure equipment is correctly specified for safety.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Financial awareness

Education

BSc in Engineering Discipline

Recognised 4 year apprenticeship in engineering

Tools

Robotics

Welding processes (Spot and Mig)

Job description

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This automotive component manufacturer based in Llanelli is looking for an experienced Production Manager to join their team, due to growth and expansion. The company is part of an internationally represented group with an impressive history and progressive approach, continually adding new products and technologies.

The Role

This is a permanent full time position working 08:00AM - 04:30PM Monday - Thursday with an early 01:00PM finish on a Friday.

Duties will include:

• To co-ordinate Engineering activities including Health & Safety,
• To continually assess ways of ensuring equipment is optimised and specified to minimise the risk of accidents/injuries
• Provide systematic approach to problem solving and co-ordinate activities
• Attend and support actions from problem solving activities, production and daily management meetings
• Available to support out of normal working hours
• Deal with customers on a one to one basis with regards to issues and engineering changes.
• The successful management of the departmental personnel to attain KPI's and customer targets.
• Ensure best practice in Health & Safety on all aspects of day-to-day working
• Support the development of the manufacturing engineers with current and new equipment
• To monitor Key Performance Indicators (OEE) on improvement areas & Act accordingly
• Development, installation, commission & validation of new, modified & re-sited equipment & facilities
• Recommendations on contingency planning to cover the event of equipment failure, including recommended spares
• Plan and co-ordinate shutdown activities relating to projects being worked on

Requirements

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications, experience and attributes:

• A minimum of 3 years experience as a Manufacturing Engineer within an automotive or mass manufacturing environment essential
• Bsc in an Engineering Discipline (preferred)
• Recognised 4 year apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, workstation layout design, 5S and SMED
• Strong communicator at all levels, organisational and team leadership skills
• Ability to plan and manage objectives and priorities despite conflicting agendas and multiple deliveries.
• Fault finding and problem solving
• Experience of fast paced, JIT, demanding work environment
• Project managing shutdown/improvement activity experience.
• Ability to delegate effectively & utilize available resource.
• Thorough working knowledge of welding process and technologies (Spot and Mig)
• Thorough understanding of Project Management, & Process Optimisation techniques.
• Familiarity with Robotics and tooling.
• Financial awareness previous experience of monitoring budgets, understanding of financial implications of decisions.
• Results driven, with the enthusiasm and resilience to see a job well done
• Persuasive, assertive and positive attitude towards change.
• Self motivated, have confidence in making decisions and have a proactive attitude

In Return

Excellent opportunity to join a growing organisation offering a solid package and benefits. The hours provide a good work / home life balance. For more information contact Kim Simpson of Work Wales for a confidential discussion.