Manufacturing Engineer

Green Lane, Warwickshire
1 month ago
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The client are a leading global manufacturer of precision-forged and machined components.

They are recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer to join their team in Redditch. The successful candidate will be responsible optimising manufacturing processes, improving product quality and production efficiency. Also to support the NPI projects into production.

Key responsibilities and duties

To analyse, develop and optimise manufacturing processes to maximise quality, efficiency, cost effectiveness and health and safety.
Ensure strong process control and process capability across the manufacturing function of the operations.
To apply lean manufacturing and industrial engineering optimisation techniques including kaizen, time studies, line balancing and value stream mapping.
Deliver continuous improvements initiatives to target quality improvements productivity gains, right first time (RFT) rates and waste reduction.
Support the industrialisation of NPI, including the development of production process, tooling, work instructions and validation plans.
Collaboration with design and development teams to ensure manufactured and seamless transition of new designs into production (design for manufacturer and assembly - DFMA principles)
Apply APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process to ensure the product and process readiness for manufacturing and timely delivery.
Lead the PPAP to verify that product designs and manufacturing processes meet specifications and are capable of mass production.
Troubleshoot an resolve production issues, applying structured root cause analysis (RCA), and leading corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) in line with 8D & DMAIC problem solving techniques.
Develop and validate manufacturing tooling.
Define, document and maintain robust manufacturing process controls including routings, work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOP).
Ensure all activites comply with aerospace quality standards (AS9100, NADCAP).

Skills and experience required

Extensive experience working in a manufacturing, process or production engineering capacity within a machining, forgings, fabrication environment.
Qualified to a degree of higher national diploma (HND) in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.
Strong understanding of process control and process capability including the use of statistical tools to validate and monitor production stability.
Strong continuous improvement leadership focused on quality, productivity, RFT, and reduction in wastage.
Hands on experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, 8D, DMAIC.
Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Experience in process validation, PFMEA, control plans and SPC.
Good working knowledge of aerospace quality standards (AS9100).
This is an excellent opportunity for an experience Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer or Production Engineer looking to apply their expertise, in a dynamic and high-quality engineering environment.

Benefits to include : Bonus scheme, cashback scheme, vouchers, free onsite parking, social events.

The role is based in Redditch so is easily commutable from Birmingham, Worcester, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Alcester, Dudley, Droitwich, West Bromwich, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Walsall.

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