Manufacturing Engineer

Mane Contract Services; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom seeks an Industrialisation Engineer to develop and optimize production tools and processes. You'll support industrialisation of new products and enhance production efficiency using strong project management skills. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or science and possess excellent interpersonal skills. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment with a focus on right-first-time production and collaboration across functions.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering/science discipline or equivalent relevant education and experience required.
• Able to manage and lead tasks with minimal support.
• Experience with welding processes and non-destructive testing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develops tooling and processes for manufacturing of metallic systems.
• Maintains manufacturing instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Supports industrialisation of new products.
• Optimises tooling for legacy products.
• Manages suppliers for production support.

Skills

Creating manufacturing sequences of multiple-level assemblies

Organisational skills

Experience using MRP systems

Self-starter

Interpersonal and communication skills

Using cost data for capital investment

Experience with welding processes

Project management skills using MS Project

Make vs buy assessment experience

Education

Degree in engineering/science discipline

Tools

MS Project

Job description

The Industrialisation Engineer will develop new and existing production tools and processes to support a right-first-time production culture. Supports production issues in a fast-paced environment to ensure business targets are met. Able to manage and lead tasks with minimal support, whilst collaborating with multiple business functions.

Core Responsibilities

• Designs and develops tooling and processes to support the manufacturing of metallic systems
• Creates and maintains manufacturing instructions and standard operating procedures
• Supports industrialisation of new products using project management skills
• Supports production to optimise tooling for legacy products
• Works with and manages suppliers to support production with replacement tooling
• Use RCCA tools to resolve challenging production issues
• Uses project management techniques to drive continuous improvement projects from cradle to grave
• Governs engineering standards within production to 5S standards
• Evaluates and improves process effectiveness through time and motion studies
• Uses cost data to assess the most cost-effective methods/designs of products
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Role Specifications

Skills

• Able to create manufacturing sequences of multiple-level assemblies
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise in changing situations
• Experience using MRP systems
• Self-starter with the ability to make rapid iterations to improve production processes
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion
• Able to use cost data to assess capital investment
• Experience with welding processes and non-destructive testing is desirable
• Strong project management skills using project management tools (MS Project) are desirable
• Experience performing make vs buy assessments using cost data is desirable

Education

Degree in an engineering/science discipline or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectations.

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, office-based.

Hours of Work

Your normal working hours will be 37 hours per week, 8.5 hours per day, Monday to Thursday and 5 hours on Friday. Lunch breaks are 30 minutes in duration, and timings will be advised on your first day.

Monday - Thursday

Core Hours between: (7 hours) 9.00am to 4.00pm

Flexi Hours between: (1.5 hours) 7.30am to 9.00am and 4.00pm and 5.30pm

Friday

Core Hours between: (3 hours) 9.00am to 12.00pm

• Flexi Hours between: (2 hours) 7.00am to 9.00 am and 12.00 pm and 2.00 pm