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- Job Type: Full-time
- Location: Plymouth
- Salary: DOE
My client in Plymouth is seeking a dedicated Manufacturing Engineer to oversee and enhance manufacturing processes within designated areas. This role is crucial for ensuring cost-effectiveness, quality, and efficiency in day-to-day production, contributing significantly to the successful implementation of new products and processes. As a key member of a dynamic, multifunctional team, you will support my clients business goals and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced production environment.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:- Optimise existing production processes focusing on safety, cost, quality, and delivery.
- Create and manage Labour Bill of Materials and routings.
- Develop and deliver capital expenditure projects from identification through to justification, implementation, and validation.
- Conduct work measurement to ensure accurate Bill of Materials and capacity management.
- Employ lean tools and practices such as standard work, 5S, Total Productive Maintenance, Visual Management, and value stream mapping.
- Ensure production processes and Standard Operating Procedures efficiently utilise materials, methods, and personnel.
- Engage in creative problem-solving to address operational issues including health and safety, efficiency improvements, process bottlenecks, and quality issues.
- Design and deliver tooling and fixtures for manufacturing processes.
- Implement and support Environmental Health & Safety activities.
- Maintain and improve current products with regards to manufacturing processes.
- Investigate and resolve current production process issues.
- Support the testing and replacement of obsolescent consumables.
- Design and manage the introduction of new tooling related to current production processes.
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators such as productivity, production value, and delivery of solutions meeting the operating quality systems and business KPIs.
- Engineering/Manufacturing degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 2 years in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical approach to problem-solving.
- Proficient in producing concise reports and delivering effective presentations.
- Experienced in using Lean problem-solving and continuous improvement methodologies and practices.
- Competitive salary
- Pension - 8% employer contribution
- 23 days holiday + bank holidays
- Staff discount
- Onsite parking
