SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

Job Descriptions

A leading electronic device developer are currently seeking to strengthen their engineering team with a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to oversee the introduction and manufacture of a range of products that need to meet high industry standards for Design, Build and Safety compliance. 

The company boast a strong R&D, Operations and Manufacturing facility that has seen recent investment in technology and equipment.

Benefits of Senior Manufacturing Engineer:

• Salary £40,000 - £42,000
• Pension
• Healthcare
• 25 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays
• 37.5 Hour Week

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer activities and duties will include:

• Ensuring NPI projects are implemented as per project requirements. ensuring robust, repeatable processes of Design FMEA/ Process FMEA / Control Plans / Work Instructions / BOMS & Routings are in place and adhered too.
• Offer engineering support to the Operations, Development and Quality departments in order to sustain and continuously improve products / processes at optimal efficiency and quality levels. 
• Identify opportunities to implement new technology and process changes to support the growth ambitions of the company. 
• Investigate and resolve any process related issues or non-conformances working collaboratively with required functions.  
• Act as an enabler / facilitator for cross functional investigations requiring 8D analysis.
• Create, manage and drive to conclusion, applicable engineering changes as well as supporting assigned manufacturing projects. 

Other Duties Include:

• Maintenance of BOM’s, Routings and ERP data
• Producing costing data for NPI or CI projects
• Managing budgets
• Creations and evaluation of KPI’s and associated countermeasures
• Designing new equipment, processes, procedures and systems
• Purchasing and installing and validating new equipment
• Investigating production problems
• Diagnosing faults
• TPM & Autonomous Maintenance 
• Repairing equipment
• Planning and organising maintenance
• Making improvements to current operations to enhance efficiency.
• Maintaining statistical and financial records
• Supervising engineering and technical staff

This role will ensure the effective management of a product life cycle can be achieved, whilst working under the instruction of the Department Manager and mentoring and leading a small team of junior engineers. 

Experience and qualifications required for this Senior Manufacturing Enginner role:

• HND/Degree in Engineering or equivalent. (Electronics, Manufacturing or Mechanical)
• At least 3-year experience of working in an engineering / manufacturing environment. 
• Process FMEA (PFMEA) and Control Plan creation
• Operator process / work instruction documents & planning.
• Problem solving tools (8D / Ishikawa / 5 Why / ‘Is Is-not’ analysis).
• Lean tools & techniques 
• Commercial awareness
• Teamworking and influencing.

Commutable from: High Wycombe, Oxford, Uxbridge, Reading, Newbury, London, Slough

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