Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Rochester, Kent

£40,000 - £50,000 , 10% pension, 25 days holiday, free shares

Manufacturing Engineer needed for a leading engineering organisation based in the Rochester area who are looking to employ an experienced and well-rounded Manufacturing Engineer that takes pride in their work.

In order to be eligible for this role you will need to undergo Security Clearance Background Checks that require you to be a UK resident and UK passport holder.

What the role of the Manufacturing Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Manufacturing Engineer will include:

• Working within our Manufacturing Engineering team to support programmes across the full lifecycle
• Opportunity to support a major site transformation program to design a brand new manufacturing facility
• Creating and improving processes and procedures to ensure efficient and effective manufacture of our products, including the use of PDM, ERP & MES tools to create assembly build instructions
• Designing and implementing jigs, tools and fixtures to ease the assembly of product by our Technicians
• Developing and maintaining shop floor manufacturing lines, cells and equipment to provide a safe and lean manufacturing environment
• Process mapping, cell layouts, TAKT time calculations, lean thinking, visual management, business case justifications and working with key stakeholders to support a new factory setup
• Working with the SHE Team to assess the safety and environment impact of new equipment and processes, ensuring that all aspects meet specified legal requirements
• Reviewing build times & support activity durations, estimating future targets and working to improve processes to achieve production goals according to product specifications and business requirements
• Working to establish a strong Lean culture and leading continuous improvement initiatives to support strategic objectives such as the adoption of Industry 4.0 digital manufacturing

What experience you need to be the successful Manufacturing Engineer:

Essential

• Qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or time served in a similar role (HNC/Degree)
• Knowledge and understanding of modern Manufacturing Engineering practices, tools and technology gained from experience working in a manufacturing environment

• Demonstrable success in utilising Lean manufacturing tools and techniques in the context of process improvement, cost savings or waste elimination

Desirable

• Lean six sigma experience, green belt or black belt accreditation
• Experience in the application of Continuous Improvement and Root Cause & Corrective Action tools and techniques such as 5Y, 8D, PDCA, FMEA, fish bone and TPM

• Experience gained within an electronics or electro-mechanical environment would be highly advantageous
• Familiarity of AutoCAD or similar CAD packages for facility design

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Manufacturing Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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