Manufacturing Project Engineer

Expleo; Broughton; On-site; GBP 34,440 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

ExpleoAcademy

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Expleo is recruiting a Manufacturing Project Engineer to support a transfer of manufacture for a key client. The role requires understanding structure, tooling, assembly processes and system interactions and will be based at the client site within the Aero Business Unit team.

You will join an experienced ME team tackling high-tech projects and responsibilities across multi-disciplinary activities, delivering outputs on time and to quality standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with proven practical engineering and manufacturing knowledge.
• Experience in manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering outputs to meet on-target delivery dates and quality requirements.
• Resolve technical problems arising during manufacturing transfer.
• Ensure Right First Time in line with business KPIs.
• Create and manage change requests as required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and suggest enhancements.
• Interface with external stakeholders to understand technical issues and specs.
• Liaise with Health & Safety and other support functions.
• Support existing manufacturing systems and industrial validation processes.
• Attend internal and external reviews as required.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Problem solving

Autonomous work

Decision making

Cross-functional

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

Overview

Expleo is currently recruiting for Manufacturing Project Engineer to support one of our customers with a role that includes involvement in transferring the manufacture of the product and requires a clear understanding of structure, manufacturing, tooling, assembly process and system interaction. The hourly rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority, etc. The contract can be for sub-contract labour but staff positions are available for the right candidates. 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 Engineers will report directly to the Programme Delivery Leader (PDL) and their role will involve them to be based at our Client's site.

Working within the ME team in our Aero Business Unit, successful candidates 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

• Produce Engineering outputs to meet on-target delivery dates and Quality requirements
• Resolution of technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing transfer process
• Ensure ‘Right First Time’ is met in-line with Business KPI’s
• Create, manage and implement ‘Change requests’ where required
• Be involved with continuous improvement process & offer improvement suggestions
• Interface with external stakeholders to understand technical issues / specifications
• Liaise with and support Health & Safety and other support functions
• Support existing manufacturing systems
• Support the industrial validation process
• Attend reviews (both internal and external) where required
• Working in accordance with Expleo QMS and customer quality requirements

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree, or equivalent, with proven practical Engineering & manufacturing knowledge and experience
• Candidates without accredited qualifications will be considered depending upon experience

Essential skills

• Proactive ‘Team Player’ with a focus on delivery and quality who can work and act autonomously
• Ability to liaise at all levels of the business management structure
• Excellent communication skills and decision maker
• Have good written and verbal communication skills and be capable of making sound technical judgements and appropriate decisions
• Practical problem solving skills
• Assertiveness, independent, structured way of working and the ability to find oneself in a multicultural working environment

Experience

• Experience of Manufacturing Processes and standards
• Several years of professional experience in a manufacturing 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 will have a proven track record of delivering effective engineering solutions within cost, time and quality constraints
• Competencies required in this role will include Decision Quality, Creativity, Technical Learning, Composure and Customer Focus

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