Manufacturing Engineer

Meriden Media; Redditch; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturer in the UK is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to enhance production quality and efficiency. Responsibilities include optimizing processes, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborating on new product introductions (NPI). The ideal candidate has extensive manufacturing experience and a degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering. This role offers competitive benefits in a dynamic engineering environment.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Cashback scheme

Vouchers

Free onsite parking

Social events

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in manufacturing, process, or production engineering.
• Strong understanding of process control and capability.
• Hands-on experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, DMAIC.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, develop and optimise manufacturing processes.
• Ensure strong process control across the operations.
• Apply lean manufacturing and optimisation techniques.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support industrialisation of NPI.
• Collaboration with design teams for seamless production.
• Apply APQP process for product readiness.
• Lead PPAP to verify specifications and mass production.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Define and maintain robust manufacturing process controls.

Skills

Process control

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Statistical tools

APQP

PPAP

Education

HND in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering

Job description

A leading global manufacturer of precision-forged and machined components are looking to add experienced Manufacturing Engineers to their team at their Redditch based facility!

The successful candidate will be responsible optimising manufacturing processes, improving product quality and production efficiency. Also to support the NPI projects into production.

Key responsibilities and duties

• To analyse, develop and optimise manufacturing processes to maximise quality, efficiency, cost effectiveness and health and safety.
• Ensure strong process control and process capability across the manufacturing function of the operations.
• To apply lean manufacturing and industrial engineering optimisation techniques including kaizen, time studies, line balancing and value stream mapping.
• Deliver continuous improvements initiatives to target quality improvements productivity gains, right first time (RFT) rates and waste reduction.
• Support the industrialisation of NPI, including the development of production process, tooling, work instructions and validation plans.
• Collaboration with design and development teams to ensure manufactured and seamless transition of new designs into production (design for manufacturer and assembly - DFMA principles)
• Apply APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process to ensure the product and process readiness for manufacturing and timely delivery.
• Lead the PPAP to verify that product designs and manufacturing processes meet specifications and are capable of mass production.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, applying structured root cause analysis (RCA), and leading corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) in line with 8D & DMAIC problem solving techniques.
• Develop and validate manufacturing tooling.
• Define, document and maintain robust manufacturing process controls including routings, work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Ensure all activites comply with aerospace quality standards (AS9100, NADCAP).

Skills and experience required

• Extensive experience working in a manufacturing, process or production engineering capacity within a machining, forgings, fabrication environment.
• Qualified to a degree of higher national diploma (HND) in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of process control and process capability including the use of statistical tools to validate and monitor production stability.
• Strong continuous improvement leadership focused on quality, productivity, RFT, and reduction in wastage.
• Hands on experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, DMAIC.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience in process validation, PFMEA, control plans and SPC.
• Good working knowledge of aerospace quality standards (AS9100).

This is an excellent opportunity for an experience Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer or Production Engineer looking to apply their expertise, in a dynamic and high-quality engineering environment.

Benefits

Benefits to include: Bonus scheme, cashback scheme, vouchers, free onsite parking, social events.

The role is based in Redditch so is easily commutable from Birmingham, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Alcester, Dudley, Droitwich, West Bromwich, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Walsall.

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