MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Essex , Leigh-On-Sea |
| Industry Sector | Aerospace |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Salary/Rate | Unspecified |
| Reference | 168217SPR |
| Date Advertised | 01-08-2008 - 00:02 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
Description
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One of our Clients, a well known name in the Aerospace industry, currently have a requirement for a Manufacturing Engineer to be based at their Leigh on Sea site in Essex.
The role will involve providing day to day engineering support to the factory, implementing process improvements, managing the capital expenditure, new plant and tooling. Applicants must have a manufacturing background in a similar role
Primary Responsibilities of Position:
- To provide engineering support to the manufacturing units, resolving and managing day-to-day engineering, process, quality and HES issues.
- To manage substantial engineering and other change projects ensuring adherence to quality, time and cost requirements. Will be required to lead multi-skilled teams and manage multiple projects.
- To identify, assess and implement opportunities for performance improvement and/or cost reduction to new and existing processes.
- Identify and implement Value Engineering opportunities in conjunction with the Technical Department
- Responsible for preparing detailed project proposal papers and capex requests.
- Identify processes and technology that will reduce the site's Health & Safety risk and its impact on the environment.
- Responsible for preparing plant and equipment specifications and ensuring equipment and systems meet all the requirements of the specification
- Lead the Management of Change process
- To work with Procurement and Supplier Quality to drive improvements in quality, lead time and efficiency with suppliers
- Identify and implement lead time reduction projects
- Support the development and direction of the Southend manufacturing competencies to enable zero cost in sourcing from the supply base
- To provide engineering support for NPD projects as required ensuring that products and processes are designed for optimum supply chain
- To play a leading role in the HOS lean transformation programme for the Southend site
- Ensure manufacturing data accuracy
Attributes/Skills Required:
- Must be able to demonstrate success in leading and managing major change projects
- Able to communicate with and present to all levels within the business.
- Have good working knowledge of current Health and Safety Practices.
- Computer literate.
- Must be a team player, proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic.
- Willing to travel and stay away for short periods of time
Experience/Education Required:
- HNC/HND or relevant engineering qualifications. Relevant experience may equalise with formal qualifications.
- Must have worked within a high volume production environment and have detailed experience of one or more of the following processes; metal pressing and forming, powder coat finishing, manual assembly and automatic assembly.
- Experience of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma implementation would be a significant advantage.
To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
