Manufacturing Engineering Project Co-Ordinator

Morson Group; Burnley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Nacelles in Burnley seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Project Coordinator on a 12-month contract. The role focuses on supporting manufacturing engineering projects, industrialisation activities and continuous improvement in a fast-paced production environment.

On-site at Burnley, the position offers £18.00–£20.00 per hour PAYE depending on experience and an ASAP start. The successful candidate will assist in defining project scope, manage priorities and schedules, and chair governance

Qualifications

• Ability to define and manage project scope with stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and schedules.
• Knowledge of documentation control and data management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining project scope and objectives with stakeholders.
• Manage project and capacity planning for Manufacturing Engineers.
• Lead governance reviews and report plans, actions, and risks.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Documentation control

Data extraction

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Business Studies

Tools

SAP

Ariba

PLM

CATIA

Microsoft Office

Job description

Morson Talent are proud to be recruiting on behalf of Safran Nacelles in Burnley for a Manufacturing Engineering Project Coordinator on a contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers, supporting manufacturing engineering projects, industrialisation activities and continuous improvement initiatives across a fast-paced production environment.

Manufacturing Engineering Project Coordinator

Pay Rate: £18.00 - £20.00 per hour PAYE (dependent on experience)

Contract Duration: Initial 12-month contract with strong potential for extension or long-term opportunities

Location: Burnley, Safran Nacelles, onsite 5 days per week

Start Date: ASAP

Objectives & Mission

Support the development, rate increase, industrialisation and sustainment of the manufacturing processes to meet the requirements of HSE, quality, cost and delivery.

Working within the Manufacturing Engineering team on technical & project based opportunities including introduction of new assets & digital tools, refining existing production methods & industrialising new production parts & processes.

Main Activities

Working closely with the Manufacturing Engineering & other departments, key aspects of the job will include:

• Assist in the definition of the project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensure feasibility of the plan.
• Through project & capacity planning, manage Manufacturing Engineer’s priorities and schedules taking into consideration business needs.
• Define, lead & chair a set governance schedule to review & report all plans & action trackers ensuring on time & on cost delivery, identifying & escalating risks where required.

Skills & Required Qualities

The ideal candidate has the ability to define, manage & work within a project plan & team, have good written and verbal communication skills & able to communicate at all levels of the business. Demonstrable ability to coordinate and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills & Qualities

• Sound understanding of technical documentation control.
• Proven competency in organising multi-faceted documentation portfolios.
• Experience of data extraction from mainstream electronic information systems.
• Good awareness of the typical Tooling/Manufacturing Engineering activities and associated data content.
• Demonstrable experience of timely task delivery to support programme requirements.
• Promoter of product and process integrity through accurate and reliable information management.
• Ability to work independently when supporting industrialisation processes.
• Take a proactive approach to process knowledge to evolve awareness of technical documentation.
• Effect change by influencing operational teams to adopt the developed lean foundations and ensure these are sustained at handover.

Communication

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Capable of communicating clearly and concisely.
• Ability to elevate at the right time and at the right level.
• A good team player.
• Is an ambassador for the function and promotes integrity through precise data management.

Analysis

• Capacity to analyse a complex problem and find solutions.
• Capacity to analyse the information supplied by other departments.
• Ability to facilitate product delivery via timely availability of information.

Tools

• Familiar with the information systems used in engineering: SAP, Ariba, PLM and CATIA.
• Familiar with desktop tools (I.e. Microsoft suite).
• Appreciation of project management principles.

Attitude & Behaviour

• A proactive, continuous improvement, solution-focused mindset.
• Concise.
• Communicative.
• Proactive.
• Autonomous.
• Thorough & methodical.
• Perseverant & resilient.
• Influential & assertive.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Business Studies

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to support the development, rate increase, industrialisation and sustainment of manufacturing processes within a Manufacturing Engineering environment. Working across technical and project-based opportunities, you will play a key role in the introduction of new assets & digital tools, refining existing production methods and industrialising new production parts & processes while collaborating with stakeholders across the business.