Production Engineer

AeroFlow Technologies LLC; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroFlow Technologies LLC in the United Kingdom is seeking a Production Engineer to join the production engineering team. You will drive continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency in the current manufacturing processes while supporting day-to-day operations to meet business targets.

You will implement manufacturing improvements, maintain work order instructions, manage design changes, and help optimize tooling, SOPs, MRB support, and RCCA activities to reduce rework and scrap.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or science or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with CAD, modelling and creating technical drawings.
• Good organizational, verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency in manufacturing processes.
• Maintain and update works order instructions for repeatable product configuration.
• Manage engineering design changes and update works order documentation for first article inspection.
• Support tooling control and optimization.
• Create/ amend SOPs for manufacturing processes.
• Provide MRB support to ensure process deviations are reviewed.
• Analyze rework trends to drive continuous improvement actions.
• Support RCCA activities for existing products/processes.
• Assist in creating Department KPI's to highlight trends.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety protocols.

Skills

CAD

Modelling

Technical drawings

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Manufacturing sequences

Education

Degree in engineering/science

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

The Production Engineer will be a member of the production engineering department and will report directly to the Lead Production Engineer. The Production Engineer will work on developing continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency in the current manufacturing process whilst supporting day-to-day operations to meet business targets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support business non-conformance process with rework feasibility and instructions.
• Works on implementing new manufacturing improvements to the business.
• Supports production by maintaining and updating manufacturing works order instructions, ensuring repeatable configuration of product is maintained.
• Works and manages business engineering design changes by managing work in progress and updating works order documentation for first article fair inspection.
• Supports the business in improving tooling control and optimization.
• Develop, document and optimize new and existing manufacturing process such as creation/amendment of SOP (standard operating procedures)
• Provide MRB (Material Review Board) support to existing products to ensure process deviation are reviewed and answered for
• Analyze rework trends to drive continuous improvement actions to reduce rework and scrap rate.
• Supporting the business with RCCA/RPS (rapid problem solving) activities for existing product/processes.
• Support in creating Department KPI’s to highlight potential trends to the business.
• Always Be compliant with the business Health and Safety protocols.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

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

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Required:

• Skilled with CAD, modelling and creating technical drawings.
• Able to create manufacturing sequences of multiple level assemblies.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize with changing situations.
• Experience using MRP systems.
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion.

Good understanding of welding processes and non-destructive testing processes.