Manufacturing Engineer
Luton, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Full Time
1 week ago
Visa Sponsorship
Key skills
Problem Solving
About this role
Role Overview
- Develop, document and optimise new and existing manufacturing processes such as creation/amendment SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and Process Specifications
- Create and update engineering documentation to maintain configuration control and help manage point of introduction activities, first article inspection and customer approval
- Lead structured problem solving projects linked to both project deliverables and day-to-day manufacturing issues
- Provide day-to-day support to manufacturing operations
- Provide MRB (Material Review Board) support to existing programmes to ensure any process deviation or product faults are reviewed and answered
- Reduce process driven scrap and rework and support continuous improvement activities
- Establish appropriate new process controls and improve existing ones
- Be compliant with the Company’s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures.
Requirements
- Minimum HND qualification (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering/Aerospace
- Demonstrable Manufacturing Engineering experience gained from ideally the Aerospace, Automotive, Yellow Goods industry
- Demonstrable experience of practical problem-solving techniques using A3 or 8D
- Experience of root cause analysis using Fishbone (Cause and Effect) Diagrams and 5 Whys (Five Whys) techniques
- Experience of Lean Manufacturing including process standardisation kaizen activities such as 5S
- Experience in lay-up processes for composite materials
- Specification interpretation experience
- Experience in APQP and PPAP standards including Process Flow Diagram, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Process Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis and Process Capability
Benefits
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 185 hours holiday + bank holidays
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
- Electric Vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme (Insurance, servicing, maintenance, roadside assistance and more included)
- Free onsite parking
- Local gym discount
- Free airport parking
- Discount with local nursery and preschool childcare setting
- Enhanced family friendly leave
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment