Project Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is recruiting a Project Engineer for a brand new role at our West Midlands manufacturing facility. You will lead multiple NPI projects in parallel while supporting our Eastern European site, delivering precision components for Automotive, Medical and Industrial markets.

You will hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering, have proven experience delivering NPI projects, and be comfortable with APQP, PPAP and ISIR processes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience delivering NPI projects in automotive/medical/industrial sectors.
• Familiarity with APQP methodologies.
• Knowledge of tooling suppliers and in-house manufacturing.
• Recognised project management qualification or PM methodologies experience.
• European manufacturing experience or pressings knowledge is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI projects from concept to completion with project plans, gateways and APQP deliverables.
• Manage NPI tooling projects including new and customer-owned tooling; handle 4–5 projects simultaneously.
• Drive PPAP and ISIR submission activities with the engineering team.
• Communicate project expectations with customers throughout the life cycle.
• Manage suppliers, toolmakers and subcontractors domestically and in EMEA.
• Support in-house manufacturing and ensure project alignment with budgets.

Skills

NPI project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

APQP methodologies

PPAP/ISIR

Job description

This is a brand new role for a Project Engineer due to an internal promotion! Ideally, you’re an experienced Mechanical Engineer who can run simultaneous NPI projects at our West Midlands manufacturing facility and support our Eastern European manufacturing site. We manufacture a range of precision components, pressings, tooling design and sub assembly for the Automotive, Medical and Industrial markets.

Salary

Up to £55,000, dependent on your relevant experience.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• 5% pension

Location

Dudley, West Midlands. Also commutable to Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Bridgnorth, Cannock, Kidderminster, Telford, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton.

Why You Should Apply

• Brand new role due to an internal promotion – come in and make it your own
• Fast paced, ever changing, manufacturing environment which occasionally throws up challenging customer delivery expectations and more
• You’ll help to develop better structure and drive positive change within the projects team.

Your first 6-12 months will be challenging – pushing your resilience, your commerciality and your project management capability to the test.

There will be processes in place that you would expect, and some will be non-existent. We need you to help us take ownership of this and drive it forwards.

Your role as our Project Engineer will be pivotal in putting in place better operational project KPI’s such as PPAP's, Right First Time, OTIF and that projects are running to budget constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading NPI projects (from concept to competition), developing project plans, project gateways and APQP deliverables.
• NPI tooling projects including new and customer owned tooling and/or from previous tooling suppliers. Running 4-5 NPI projects when up to speed. Projects varying from 6-24 months and carrying a monetary value of £200,000 - £2,000,000.
• Drive PPAP and ISIR submission activities with the engineering team.
• Communicate project expectations with customers through their life cycle.
• Manage all suppliers, toolmakers and subcontractors domestically and in EMEA.
• Support our in-house manufacturing.

Background / Qualifications

• Have a Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Be competent delivering NPI projects within industrial, automotive or the medical sectors or similar.
• Have an understanding of APQP methodologies.
• Possess knowledge of tooling suppliers and in-house manufacturing.
• Have, ideally, a recognised project management qualification or experienced working to project management methodologies.
• Have experience of European manufacturing is a bonus as is a specific knowledge of pressings or stampings.

The Company

We are a multi-site manufacturer of precision parts, pressings and tooling to the Industrial, Automotive and Medical sectors.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Project Manager, Production Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer, Process Engineer - NPI, new product introduction, project, tooling, pressings, automotive, medical, IATF, industrial, APQP, mechanical engineering, PPAP, OTIF.

Equal Opportunity

Wallace Hind Selection alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.