Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace, Lean Leader

Gap Technical Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Gap Technical Ltd. is representing a global manufacturing business seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a Welwyn Garden City area facility.

The role focuses on leading projects, providing cross-functional engineering support and driving continuous improvement in a low-volume, aerospace-driven environment. The successful candidate will have aerospace experience, a HND or higher in engineering, leadership qualifications, and a track record of solving complex shop floor and customer issues.

Qualifications

• Aerospace experience is required.
• HND or above in Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Leadership qualification is required.
• Experience resolving shop floor and customer issues is required.
• Manufacturing experience in a low volume environment is required.
• Experience in an AS9100 controlled environment is preferred.
• Solid understanding of aerospace engineering principles is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop projects with all relevant departments and manage projects through to successful completion.
• Provide engineering support to all department across the business.
• Assist in producing estimates, technical and manufacturing proposals to support bids and new business development.
• Assist the tooling department in design, manufacture, repair & purchase of tooling.
• Be a catalyst for change by providing leadership to manage change/improvements throughout the business.
• Produce and update risk assessments (PFMEA) as required.
• Focal point for customer NPI process and customer technical queries.
• Provide technical & engineering support for all aspects of the manufacturing process.
• Create, maintain & update route cards, BOM's, technical documents, inspection plans to support manufacture.
• Ensure engineering requirements for products are fully understood and met.
• Produce & update monthly KPI's taking actions as necessary when targets are not met.
• Develop, implement & monitor "Best Practice" lean manufacturing processes to achieve business goals.
• Ensure defect reports and 'Engineering Change Requests' are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Develop, implement & sustain a safe working culture ensuring Health & Safety requirements are complied with.
• Liaise with other section leaders and other functions as necessary and support customer visits as required.
• Ensure that work is conducted in a safe environment according to safe practices - report deviation from H&S good practice immediately.
• Assist the Quality Department in timely completion of CAPA's from an engineering perspective.
• Carry out annual appraisals for engineering team members identifying & supporting training needs

Skills

Aerospace experience

Leadership

Problem solving

Manufacturing

Low volume production

Education

HND in Engineering

Engineering degree (Desirable)

Aerospace training

Tools

CAD 2D/3D

MRP system

MS Project

Visio

Aventa

Job description

Gap Technical Ltd. is representing a global manufacturing business seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a Welwyn Garden City area facility.

The role focuses on leading projects, providing cross-functional engineering support and driving continuous improvement in a low-volume, aerospace-driven environment. The successful candidate will have aerospace experience, a HND or higher in engineering, leadership qualifications, and a track record of solving complex shop floor and customer issues.