Role Title:

Manufacturing Engineer

Reporting To:

Value Stream Manager

Role Purpose:

Be responsible for Manufacturing activity within individual Value Stream including new project introductions.  Support processes, machines and methods to fulfill production requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Daily activity
• Work with HS Officer to ensure compliance with all statutory and company requirements
• Health and safety/risk assessment/environmental/noise awareness and action
• Support system and ensure actions are carried out to support the department priorities
• Raise order for consumable and improvement items
• Generate SOP’s in standard format in line with a process for verification auditing
• Carry out Verification Audits
• OEE Downtime Analysis and Implementation of corrective actions
• Introduction of new products – design, development, routing, ISIR, PPAP, tooling requirements
• Preparation of part drawings, op sheets & tool setting drawings.
• Design, develop, source tooling, handling & fixtures
• Control modification of products – minor changes to complete re-ISIR
• Maintenance of SAP files including logic creation
• Using a team based approach compile FMEA’s and review regularly
• Method improvement by investigation into current state and modern manufacturing ideas
• Assist in setting process parameters including product design for manufacture
• Specification & development of consumables
• Plan & co-ordinate equipment movements and layouts in line with manufacturing lean philosophy
• Monitoring department spend
• Support quality department with 8D activity
• Implement corrective and preventive actions following quality concerns
• Support quality department with Scrap reduction activity
• Identify & implement productivity savings
• Supervision of contractors/service engineers
• Carry out necessary activity associated with ECN and MIRF’s
• Assist in development of AR’s
• Support the change management process
• Any other reasonable duties that may be assigned in line with business needs.
• Equipment
• Understanding the capacity of the machines and processes in the department
• Installation of new and existing plant
• Commissioning of new and existing plant
• Training of new and existing plant
• Support maintenance by providing critical spares lists
• Support maintenance by filling out machine fix reports to improve frontline system
• Support maintenance by providing training on plant

Desirable Skills / Knowledge

• CAD
• New Product Introduction
• New Machine Introduction
• Product design / development

Role Related Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Personal Attributes

Qualifications or Functional Experience

• Degree in Production Engineering or HNC with relevant experience
• 3 years manufacturing engineering experience
• Engineering Apprenticeship useful
• Metal cutting background, pref. Automotive
• New Product Introduction
• Liaison with suppliers and customers
• Project Management

System or Knowledge

• CNC programming
• Computer Literate
• PRO E/ Windchill
• Understanding of SPC
• Jig & Tool appreciation
• Structured problem solving (8D)
• SAP knowledge preferred
• ISO 14001/TS 16949

Personal Attributes

• Good communicator
• Flexibility to operate in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to operate in an effective manner and work within a team environment
• Team Player
• Hands on Engineer

Other

Requirements

• Driving Licence
• Full Passport
• Reasonable travel requirements