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We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of our clients' recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.
We are looking for a number of Supplier Manufacturing Engineers for a 12 month contract based in a range of sites across the UK on behalf of our globally respected client who develop cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet the planet's vital power needs.
Our Procurement Manufacturing Engineering teams support everything the business does in the global supplier enterprise covering the Civil, Business Aviation and Defence sectors.
In this role you will be aligned to the one of the Procurement Category teams or Central Manufacturing Engineering functions accountable for the delivery of Manufacturing Engineering activities across a range of suppliers and commodities or driving business critical activities. Covering all elements of the manufacturing product life cycle, from new product introduction through to mature component cost reduction and improvement programmes.
As a Supplier Manufacturing Engineer you will be responsible for:
- Technical: Develop, implement, validate, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing processes and / or methods of manufacture in the supply chain / to ensure capability to meet and continue to meet requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery rate and lead-time
- Product Definition: Capture, analyse and use data to demonstrate and improve the current and future capability of manufacturing processes and identification of improvement opportunities.
- Collaboration: Proactively accesses internal and external networks of technical communities and functional teams, quality, design and project engineering, to ensure fulfilment and realisation of the product intent.
- Problem Solving: Support the investigation and resolution of product and supplier technical problems with the application and use of appropriate tools.
- Strategy: Identify and develop opportunities for new or improved manufacturing processes and technologies to meet or exceed current or future requirements.
What we require from the candidate:
- Suitably qualified or experienced Manufacturing Engineers
- Communication and stakeholder management skills with a strong positive attitude
- Technical experience of complex manufacturing, preferably within Aerospace or a related field, covering a range of process disciplines.
- Complex fabrication
- Precision machining
- Investment casting
- Forging
- Special processes
- Inspection
- Working knowledge and experience of industry and Manufacturing Engineering processes and tools is highly desirable.
- Product transfer
- Industrialisation
- Cost reduction
- Industry standards - including AS13100Aerospace Engine Supplier Quality (AESQ) Quality Management System Requirements for Aero Engine Design and Production, APQP and PPAP
- Processes including SABRe (Supplier Advanced Business Relationship)
Next steps
If you are interested in applying for these Supplier Manufacturing Engineer positions and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.Please note that due to recent changes in Off Payroll (IR35) legislation, our client only operates with contractors that operate via a PAYE or Umbrella model. We are unable to accept applications from candidates wishing to operate under their own Limited Company.AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.
