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Position: Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer
Sector: Automotive
Location: Crewe
Position Type: Contract
Outside IR35
Job Description
- The Launch Quality Centre Manufacturing Feasibility Engineer is responsible for ensuring that Manufacturing Feasibility is evaluated in line with business process.
- Manufacturing Feasibility issues to be presented and agreed cross functionally and the product style and design influenced to support Manufacturing targets & functional deliverables.
- Review style and design to identify & subsequently resolve manufacturing feasibility concerns and support Manufacturing Functional deliverables i.e. Design For Manufacture best practice, assembly time targets, production quality targets
- Conduct analysis of part design through virtual and physical studies to provide recommendations, identify issues and support problem resolution.
- Analyse dimensional management outputs and develop assembly strategies to ensure product quality targets are achieved (Delivery of Gap & Rad plan)
- Support Virtual Build reviews to validate process hard points and sequence
- Support Design and Manufacturing Feasibility reviews
- Support complex problem investigation and resolution
- Manage KPI's to support status reporting at key project milestones
- Support definition of key BIW measurements for collation into Function Mass Catalogue (FMK) including discussions with other Group suppliers, influencing and agreeing changes in FMK.
Qualifications / Skills needed:
- Automotive industry experience within a Manufacturing or Engineering environment (similar experience within associated industries considered)
- Strong working knowledge of component design, manufacture and assembly processes/techniques
- Strong working knowledge of design for assembly principles including lean manufacturing techniques
- Logical and structured approach to problem identification and resolution
- Appreciation of CATIA V5 and Virtual Build tools
- Appreciation of measurement techniques
- Appreciation of dimensional management analysis
- HNC / Degree qualification or equivalent in a Manufacturing, Engineering or Science related subject
- German speaking would be preferable
- Member of related professional institute would be preferable
Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
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