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Contract Manufacturing Engineer

Orion Electrotech
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B43 6JN, England

Salary

£30 - £40 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The company is seeking a Contract Manufacturing Engineer for a 12-month contract with an immediate start, offering a salary of £40,000 to £50,000 per year.
  • The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in a mechanical manufacturing environment, particularly in New Product Introduction (NPI).
  • Key responsibilities include supporting new product specifications, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and writing work instructions for manufacturing processes.
  • Candidates should have a qualification in engineering or proven experience in fabrication, lean methodologies, and regulated industries like automotive or aerospace.
  • Experience with MRP systems and CAD tools for tool design is preferred, although 3D CAD experience is not essential.

Contract Manufacturing Engineer
12 month contract, immediate start available

Monday - Friday (early finish Friday)



The company -  highly regarded design, development and manufacturer. Due to a heavy investment in new product development they are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to support a number of New Product Projects and on-going improvements within a mechanical manufacturing environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a motivated team undertaking Manufacturing Engineering activities to ensure that New Product Introduction project timescales are fully supported and driving ongoing improvements on existing products.

Key Responsibilities for Manufacturing Engineer will include:

Supporting the introduction of new products (NPI) ensuring new product specification considers design for manufacture (DFM) at all stages and identifying opportunities for standardisation

Continuous Improvement - Supporting the Lead Engineer with targeted lean improvement projects

Writing work instructions and identifying tooling requirements for product manufacture.


CAPEX projects – new tooling / capital equipment for machining and assembly operations

 

Problem solving -  investigating and putting in place robust resolution to production issues utilising lean tools


Using industry knowledge and expertise to identify and new technology that can be implemented to improve quality and output.

To succeed in this varied Manufacturing Engineering role you will ideally need to be:

 

  • HNC/D qualified in an engineering discipline OR have proven experience in a mechanical / fabrication production engineering environment
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) for new product development projects.
  • Fabrication / sheet metal  / assembly process knowledge
  • Lean / Continuous improvement / six sigma experience
  • Regulated industry experience, automotive, rail, aerospace or similar
  • MRP experience
  • CAD experience ideal for tool design (3D CAD preferred but NOT essential).

    Please contact Alison Kemp for further details or apply via the link

 

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