Are you a manufacturing engineer interested in working in the exciting Aerosapce & Defence industry? If so then please read on!
I am currently looking for a manufacturing engineer to work for a global leader in A&D from their site in Medway, Kent.
Key responsibilities:
- Working within our Manufacturing Engineering team to support programmes across the full lifecycle
- Creating and improving processes and procedures to ensure efficient and effective manufacture of our products, including the use of PDM, ERP & MES tools to create assembly build instructions
- Designing and implementing jigs, tools and fixtures to ease the assembly of product by our Technician
- Developing and maintaining shop floor manufacturing lines, cells and equipment to provide a safe and lean manufacturing environment
- Process mapping, cell layouts, TAKT time calculations, lean thinking, visual management, business case justifications and working with key stakeholders to support a new factory setup
- Reviewing build times & support activity durations, estimating future targets and working to improve processes to achieve production goals according to product specifications and business requirements
- Working to establish a strong Lean culture and leading continuous improvement initiatives to support strategic objectives such as the adoption of Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing
Experience:
Essential
- Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role (HNC/Degree)
- Knowledge and understanding of modern Manufacturing Engineering practices, tools and technology gained from experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in interpreting engineering drawings to create manufacturing assembly instructions/standard operating procedures
Desirable
- Demonstrable success in utilising Lean manufacturing tools and techniques in the context of process improvement, cost savings or waste elimination
- Experience in the application of Continuous Improvement and Root Cause & Corrective Action tools and techniques such as 5Y, 8D, PDCA, FMEA, fish bone and TPM
- Experience gained within an electronics or electro-mechanical environment would be highly advantageous
The business can consider hiring a Manufacturing Engineer or a Senior Manufacturing Engineer so applicants are encouraged to apply with anywhere from 2+ years experience.
