Manufacturing Engineer

Our client is a world class electro mechanical manufacturing service provider who specializes in various industries including aerospace and automotive. They are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer who reports to the Engineering Manager and provides leadership and expert knowledge to ensure that assembly equipment, processes and procedures are working efficiently and effectively.  In addition to this, the Manufacturing Engineer will work with the Production Manager to assist with ensuring that production schedules are met by providing guidance and training to production staff so they can meet the required assembly times and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

Liaise with the Operations Manager, Production & MPS, to assist with prioritizing production and ensuring production processes and engineering documentation are available.
Liaise with QA to ensure that quality issues related to production processes are addressed in a timely manner.
Communicate any problems of an internal nature to the Engineering Manager and produce reports to record and communicate process issues to other departments and Customers.
To ensure processes and procedures will produce products that conform to customer requirements.
Ensure the process/procedures are adding value to the business by implementing suitable tooling and improving key processes identified either internally by department members or by KPIs.
Assist Product Engineering with NPI and provide DFM feedback to customers and prospective customers to ensure products are optimized for assembly using our client’s processes.
Assist Product Engineering with configuration control of all supplied documents & engineering packs and introduce customer design changes at agreed implementation points.

Qualifications & Requirements
Relevant degree level qualification or demonstratable knowledge of electronic manufacturing is essential.
Experience in electronic manufacturing is essential.
Knowledge of project planning is important.
Understanding configuration control is important.

Key Personal Skills
Excellent communicator, written and verbal.
Must be able to work under own initiative to solve problems.
Supervisory or Team Leading experience preferred.
Disciplined and controlled approach.
Strong eye for detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.
Responsive.
Highly motivated and able to motivate others to achieve.
Calm and collected, with the ability to work under pressure