Manufacturing Technical Support Engineer

Meritus; Broughton in Furness; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace engineering company is seeking a Manufacturing Technical Support Engineer for a 12-month contract in Broughton, UK. The role involves providing lineside support for technical issues, managing work orders, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. The ideal candidate should have strong problem-solving skills and experience with LEAN practices. This position offers £36 per hour inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical support roles, especially in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of aerospace projects could be an advantage.
• Knowledge of industrial systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily lineside support to manage technical issues and continuous improvement.
• Assist in Work Order Management for out of cycle work.
• Support the analysis of industrial systems for efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with Environment, Health, and Safety standards.

Skills

Technical problem-solving

Work Order Management

LEAN methodology

SAP experience

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for a Manufacturing Technical Support Engineer to join our client in an initial 12 month contract to support exciting aerospace projects.

MANUFACTURING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £36 PER HOUR - BROUGHTON, FLINTSHIRE - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS - SAP EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

General Daily / On shift lineside support

• Daily / on shift line side support to manage technical issues & continuous improvement: missing parts, Non Conformities, concessions if applicable / DQN, Outstanding Work, maintenance, jigs & tools.
• Perform Work Order Management for out of cycle work.
• Escalate recurrent issues & request support to the Work Prep, PPE, Maintenance, MAP & Outstanding Work support functions roles, if not manageable at level 1
• Support capacity management : anticipate capacity fluctuation to cover changes in the PLC (product life cycle situation) and grow competence.
• Support on identifying issues in production as well as problems not solvable by the FLM and operators and elevate/request support to the Work Prep (PE), Line Balancing (PPE), Maintenance, MAP & OSW or support function roles.
• Support of the analysis of the industrial systems and processes to assess their efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support on continuous work improvement as well as on the elimination of waste (LEAN).

Industrial Assets - Daily / on shift line side, support on industrial assets

• Support on the request for repair and the creation of specific requests for small tools.
• Support on writing the specification for the creation of new jigs and tools as well as the modification or improvement of existing jigs and tools and their calibration.

Work order management - Daily / on shift line side, support on work order management

• Support on flagging blocked work orders so that it can be discussed at the appropriate meetings
• Further support is given to the Production to prioritize the Execution of the Serial and Rework Work Order if linked to NC, Concession or Blocking Point.

Environment, Health and safety - Daily / on shift line side, support on EHS

• Support on making EH&S rules transparent on the shopfloor.
• Support on ensuring EH&S standards are applied on the station.
• Support on cascading the EH&S requirements to the shopfloor.
• Support on identifying and solving Near Misses.

Quality - Daily / on shift line side, support on Quality

• Support in ensuring that production processes and standards are applied on the station.
• Support in ensuring that quality standards are applied on the station.

Logistics - Daily / on shift line side, support on Logistics

• Support the prioritization of pulling materials related to Rework Work Order to the respective executing station