Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Product and Planning

W3Global


Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Cowes, England
Contract type: Full time
  • Responsible for Manufacturing Engineering during New Product Introduction (NPI) and serial production, whilst ensuring robust process selection, implementation & control.
  • Able to assume a lead role for Manufacturing Engineering managing stakeholder requirements across or within the ME sub-functions.
  • Deployment of a robust, repeatable and reliable manufacturing solution that meets all requirements.
  • Provide Technical expertise at a local project level for operational and development Programs to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilizing engineering and problem-solving skills.
  • Accountable for delivering robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to materials, tooling, part fabrication and assembly.
  • Minimum experience: ONC and 10 year background in engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), Recognised Technical Apprenticeship, or Degree or HNC/HND + 5 years' experience
  • Expert knowledge of processing methods and products of Aerospace
  • Advanced experience of continuous improvement and lean management.
  • Good interpersonal team working skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and coach / mentor others.
  • Proven ability to work and to deliver under own initiative
  • Ability to manage and to coordinate internal/external customer requirements.
  • Achieving delivery to time cost and quality.
  • PC literate - MS office programs
  • Self-motivated, resourceful, strong minded and committed.
  • Innovative toward all aspects of the job.
  • Flexible and capable of working in a complex environment.
  • Good reporting and communication skills on project status and progress.
  • Capable of leading interfacing professionally with customers and suppliers.
  • Technical expertise in Manufacturing Engineering, with a professional qualification (university degree) or ONC and background in engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical). Additionally:
  • Fully competent in own field with specialist knowledge.
  • Able to work competently in other fields.
  • Acts as a guide and source of information to others.
  • Operates with minimum of supervision in a complex environment and regularly oversees the work of others.
  • Makes presentations at senior level internally and externally demonstrating ability to clearly communicate to audience.
  • Identifies and anticipates technical problems and offers solutions.
  • Sets challenging goals by identifying possible ways to improve performance.
  • Ability to interpret data, events and looks for appropriate solutions.
  • Understands situations by analysing them logically and uses information in a systematic way identifying appropriate course of action for resolution. Fully appreciative of the limits of their experience.
  • Detailed knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000.
  • Fluent in English language, both written and spoken.
  • Able to demonstrate the ability to work, and deliver, under own initiative.
  • Prepared to work on the complete range of Aerospace programmes, both civil and military.
  • Able to travel as required.
  • Understanding of APQP AS9145 principles.

Experience, Skills, Formal Qualifications

  • Minimum experience: ONC and 10 year background in engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical), Recognised Technical Apprenticeship, or Degree or HNC/HND + 5 years' experience
  • Expert knowledge of processing methods and products of Aerospace client
  • Advanced experience of continuous improvement and lean management.
  • Good interpersonal team working skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and coach / mentor others.
  • Proven ability to work and to deliver under own initiative
  • Ability to manage and to coordinate internal/external customer requirements.
  • Achieving delivery to time cost and quality.
  • PC literate - MS office programs
  • Self-motivated, resourceful, strong minded and committed.
  • Innovative toward all aspects of the job.
  • Flexible and capable of working in a complex environment.
  • Good reporting and communication skills on project status and progress.
  • Capable of leading interfacing professionally with customers and suppliers.
  • Technical expertise at a local project level in governance and deployment of manufacturing development and integration for production within Aerospace.
  • Provides technical expertise to rapidly solve issues pertaining to vendor schedule and/or quality.
  • Breaks down technical problems, risk, opportunities, in the correct order to create products and add value to Aerospace through creating Zero Defects.
  • Leads positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers.
  • Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.
  • Delivers the manufacturing process and tooling system that is capable of meeting all regulatory, internal and external requirements.
  • Determines the most effective and economical method of manufacturing whilst meeting all the requirements.
  • Compilation of process planning for the defined area.
  • Development of the manufacturing system through process and tools to deliver a conforming product.
  • As required assist and advice on the instruction of new products, and/or modifications to existing products and associated tooling.
  • Assist in the definition of manufacturing facilities and equipment requirements. Providing support for the introduction of new facilities and equipment.
  • Drive and participate in problem resolution, support problem definition, customer containment, and root cause analysis, corrective and preventative actions.
  • Assist and advise on the implementation of key projects and/or CI programs.
  • Develop the required control plans to confirm conformance and capability.
  • Sub Function Specific:
  • Product ME.
  • Provide local project technical oversight for the development of manufacturing process solutions to complex problems through:
  • Local project technical lead for the implementation of production planning, from original concept through to production.
  • Design these processes to a high level of process capability through utilizing the Client standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite.
  • Implement the global process for product development, first article development, configuration changes, build process definition and implementation.

Essential

  • Technical expertise in Manufacturing Engineering, with a professional qualification (university degree) or ONC and background in engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical). Additionally:
  • Fully competent in own field with specialist knowledge.
  • Able to work competently in other fields.
  • Acts as a guide and source of information to others.
  • Operates with minimum of supervision in a complex environment and regularly oversees the work of others.
  • Makes presentations at senior level internally and externally demonstrating ability to clearly communicate to audience.
  • Identifies and anticipates technical problems and offers solutions.
  • Sets challenging goals by identifying possible ways to improve performance.
  • Ability to interpret data, events and looks for appropriate solutions.
  • Understands situations by analysing them logically and uses information in a systematic way identifying appropriate course of action for resolution. Fully appreciative of the limits of their experience.
  • Detailed knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000.
  • Fluent in English language, both written and spoken.
  • Able to demonstrate the ability to work, and deliver, under own initiative.
  • Prepared to work on the complete range of Aerospace programmes, both civil and military.
  • Able to travel as required.
  • Understanding of APQP AS9145 principles.
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