Manufacturing Engineer

Expleo; Queen's Island; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

ExpleoAcademy training

Competitive benefits

Global team

Job summary

Expleo, a trusted partner for engineering, quality services and management consulting, is recruiting a Manufacturing Engineer to support projects from concept to production. The role requires understanding of manufacturing, tooling, assembly processes and system interaction, with work at the client site.

Joining the Aero Business Unit within ME team, you will contribute to high-tech projects and engage with internal and external stakeholders, delivering outputs on time and to quality standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with manufacturing knowledge.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering environment.
• Aerospace/Defence experience preferable but other sectors considered.
• Ability to work autonomously and in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Manufacturing Work Instructions and delivery against target dates.
• Identify dimensional variation and ensure Right First Time.
• Interface with stakeholders to resolve technical issues.
• Coordinate with design and manufacturing supply chain.
• Support creation of Quality plans and hold points.

Skills

Manufacturing knowledge

Dimensional measurement

Industrialisation

Drawings CAD interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery-focused

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We are currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer to support one of our customers with various projects that include involvement from concept through to the production and requires a clear understanding of structure, manufacturing, tooling, assembly process and system interaction. The hourly rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority, etc. and the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service to our client and will be expected to be proactive and self-motivated in delivering the targeted outputs to support the product.

The Manufacturing Engineer will report directly to the ProgrammeDelivery Leader (PDL) and their role will involve them to be based at the Client's site.

Working within the ME team in our Aero Business Unit, the successful candidate will join our experienced team, with whom you will work on varied projects in high-tech and future-oriented industries taking on exciting and responsible tasks according to your skills and knowledge, thus expanding your existing know-how.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge and understanding of Manufacturing Work Instructions
• Produce Engineering outputs to meet on-target delivery dates and Quality requirements
• Identify and manage key dimensional variation across the manufacturing products
• Analyse pertinent historical manufacturing capability data
• Ensure ‘Right First Time’ outputs are met in-line with Business KPI’s
• Be involved with continuous improvement process & offer improvement suggestions
• Interface with external stakeholders to understand technical issues / specifications
• Liaise with and support design and manufacturing supply chain
• Attend reviews (both internal and external) where required
• Work in accordance with the Expleo QMS and customer quality requirements
• Support the creation of Quality plans to control the identified key parts and features
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering Planning to establish hold points in the detail process plans
• Work closely with Operations to manage key product features throughout the build process

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, or equivalent, with proven practical Engineering & manufacturing knowledge and experience

Essential skills

• Strong understanding of Manufacturing Products & Processes
• Understanding of dimensional measurement systems and principles
• Industrialisation experience (factory layouts, tooling deployment etc)
• Ability to interpret drawings and/or CAD models
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Proactive ‘Team Player’ with a focus on delivery and quality who can work and act autonomously
• Excellent communication skills
• Have good written and verbal communication skills and be capable of making sound technical judgements and appropriate decisions
• Assertiveness, independent, structured way of working and the ability to find oneself in a multicultural working environment

Experience

• Experience of Manufacturing Processes and standards.
• Professional experience in a manufacturing engineering environment.
• Aerospace & Defence experience preferable but Marine & Automotive will be considered.
• Proactive Team Player with a focus on delivery and quality.
• Good communicator who is professional during interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Candidates without accredited qualifications will be considered depending upon experience.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive