Manufacturing Engineer

Basildon

12-Month Contract

Paying up to £57p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security clearance – please only apply if suitable

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; understanding feedback from operators, conferring with equipment vendors or external suppliers
• To prepare for and organise Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process and create/contribute / review and/or lead Manufacturing Plans
• Provide manufacturing decision-making information with resolution proposals by:
• Reviewing production schedules; reviewing production labour and material costs; estimating future requirements
• Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends
• Ability to resolve complex product and/or production issues & constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on the shop floor, reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams
• Improve manufacturing efficiency by capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout
• Review manufacturing documentation, can include input to process specific risk assessments, COSHH data, technical reports, specifications
• Assure product and process quality by designing methods; validation/verification of process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes
• Contribute to failure investigations to know problem-solving techniques (e.g. 8D)
• Assure manufacturing data i.e. routings, production plans, control plans and electronic work instructions
• Identifying continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing Engineering
• Complete improvement and development projects by training and interacting with the organisations’ manufacturing engineer community
• Promoting a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation
• Mentor, coach and develop more junior members of the team in order to develop overall capability
• Providing domain experience in support of customer and user engagement and product road maps
• Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations

Required Skillset:

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience in role.
• In-depth understanding of manufacturing processes and principles
• Ability to influence and negotiate with others using data and analysis to support line of reasoning
• A detailed understanding of the operational framework and business processes
• An understanding of cross-functional / commercial business processes and their own impact
• Ability to take ownership of a work package; planning and scheduling own workload and the work of others
• Operational understanding of project work and how the work of the team impacts other project activities
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of multiple phases of the Product Life Cycle and the associated processes
• Experience of peer reviewing the work of others inside a product team and within a sub-Engineering Unit, and ensuring the resulting actions are implemented
• Demonstrated knowledge of the risk/reward process associated with engineering activity, informing the activities of a product team and own sub-engineering unit
• Ability to communicate concepts in a non-technical way
• Confidence and ability to challenge/respond to technical / process issues
• Ability to interact effectively with customers and suppliers
• Experience in capability and/or process development, demonstrating an ability to implement a change to working practices
• Experience developing manufacturing capability and understanding of Industry 4.0 / Smart factory principles