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Manufacturing Engineer

Electus Recruitment Solutions
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7JE, England

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of Manufacturing Engineer involves overseeing the manufacturing process to ensure timely delivery of quality products within budget.
  • Candidates should have a degree or equivalent apprenticeship in an engineering discipline and strong industry experience in metal machining processes and rotating equipment design.
  • The role requires a proven record of developing capable manufacturing processes and solving complex problems.
  • The salary for this permanent position ranges from £50,000 to £60,000, and experience in leading kaizen or rapid improvement events is preferred.
  • Candidates should also possess strong communication skills and familiarity with solid works and problem-solving methodologies.

As Manufacturing Engineer, you can own the manufacturing process, to ensure quality product on time and within budget.You will be a Manufacturing Engineering authority on process for a long-established UK manufacturer and supplier for the design and production of gearing systems and specialist gearboxes and a specialist in the aerospace and defence power transmission field.About the job: The client currently requires Senior Manufacturing / Manufacturing Engineers to take a lead on all manufacturing and assemblies as well as process improvement. The job scope will range from day-to-day production support to implementation of new products and processes. The job will involve;•    Providing manufacturing support via problem solving and process improvements for the production team.•    Create and properly maintain process documentation, work instructions, control plans and stage & fixture drawings.•    Support day-to-day production as required.•    Optimize all aspects of existing production processes, quality and efficiency.•    Manage all aspects of consumable tooling required for production.•    Create and properly manage BOMS and routings.•    Responsible for ensuring cycle and setup times are accurate through the manufacturing cycle.•    Process improvements to eliminate scrap, rework and returns.•    Ensure new products transition efficiently from concept to the shop floor and achieve planned cost and lead time.•    Properly deploy lean tools and practices throughout operations. 5S, TPM, VRK and VSM. •    Develop cross functional working relationships with other departments.About you: As a Manufacturing Engineer your skills and qualifications will ideally include:•    Educated to degree level or equivalent apprenticeships in an engineering discipline, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial. •    Strong industry experience in metal machining processes, rotating equipment design.•    A proven record of developing capable manufacturing processes.•    Competent in reading and developing manufacturing drawings.  •    A proven record of solving difficult problems and improving processes. •    Strong written and verbal communications.•    Experience with solid works is preferred.•    Experience in leading kaizen, and/or rapid improvement events is preferred.•    Formal Green Belt / Black belt training or another problem-solving methods is preferred. •    Experience with Minitab is preferred.  Manufacturing EngineerWelham Green, Hertfordshire Permanent Salary £50000 - £60000 Keywords: Manufacturing, Production, Assembly, Process planning, Metal machining processes, Rotating equipment design Change management, Continuous Improvement, Aerospace, Defence, kaizen, 5S, TPM, VRK and VSM.Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.  This is a permanent position. 

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