Project Engineer

Wallace Hind Selection; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday incl Bank Holidays

5% pension

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection is seeking a Project Engineer to lead NPI initiatives at our West Midlands site, coordinating tooling projects from concept to completion and driving APQP-based processes. You will ensure PPAP/ISIR alignment and customer communication across the project lifecycle.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering degree with experience in NPI within automotive, medical, or industrial settings; knowledge of tooling suppliers and European manufacturing is valued.

Qualifications

• Must have degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience delivering NPI projects in Industrial/Automotive/Medical sectors desirable.
• Familiarity with APQP methodologies and PPAP/ISIR processes.
• Knowledge of tooling suppliers and in-house manufacturing is a plus.
• Project management qualifications or experience applying PM methodologies advantageous.
• European manufacturing exposure is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI projects from concept to completion with detailed project plans and gateways.
• Manage NPI tooling projects including customer-owned tooling; handle 4-5 projects at speed.
• Drive PPAP and ISIR submissions with the engineering team.
• Communicate project expectations to customers throughout the lifecycle.
• Manage suppliers, toolmakers and subcontractors domestically and in Europe, supporting in-house manufacturing.

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, do tooling design and sub assembly for the Automotive, Medical and Industrial markets.

SALARY: Up to £55,000, dependant on your relevant experience

BENEFITS:

• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• 5% pension

LOCATION: Dudley, West Midlands

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Project Engineer - NPI, Tooling, Automotive

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.

We recognise the team is under-resourced, and whilst this is the first step in addressing some of these challenges - it's not the only answer.

Your 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

Your background:

• 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 introducti