Manufacturing Engineer

Pertemps Redditch Industrial; Studley CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Redditch is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to optimize processes and ensure quality and efficiency. The ideal candidate possesses a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has extensive experience in manufacturing environments. Responsibilities include applying lean techniques, troubleshooting production issues, and collaborating with design teams. This role offers a bonus scheme, cashback scheme, and free onsite parking.

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 with statistical tools.
• Hands-on experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with design teams for manufacturability.

Skills

Manufacturing processes optimization

Lean manufacturing techniques

Statistical process control

Root cause analysis

Education

Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

DMAIC

Job description

Overview

The client are a leading global manufacturer of precision-forged and machined components. They are recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer to join their team in Redditch.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Collaborate with design and development teams to ensure manufacturability and seamless transition of new designs into production (DFMA principles).
• Apply APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) to ensure 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 lead 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 activities comply with aerospace quality standards (AS9100, NADCAP).

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in a manufacturing, process or production engineering capacity within a machining, forgings, fabrication environment.
• Degree or equivalent qualification (HND) in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of process control and process capability with use of statistical tools to validate and monitor production stability.
• Strong continuous improvement leadership focused on quality, productivity, RFT, and wastage reduction.
• 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 role suits an experienced Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer or Production Engineer looking to apply their expertise in a dynamic and high-quality engineering environment.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• Cashback scheme
• Vouchers
• Free onsite parking
• Social events

Location

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

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