Description
Manufacturing Engineer - Cheadle - 6 month contract - 25 p/hDescription/Responsibilities of Position:
- Ensure new product introduction carried out through APQP, PEP and PPAP processes
- Works to internal Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality procedures, continually seeking to improve the department's method of work
- Maintains records, drawings (and other machine or facilities drawings), and documents to provide a record which is archived and accessible to the company, as per IATF 16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 requirements.
- Identification of continual improvement opportunities through root cause analysis, our kaizen process and other problem solving techniques
- Facilitate the utilisation and edition of FMEA and Control plans
- Responsible for procurement of Final assembly equipment and tooling for new processes that comply with UK PUWE Regulations
- Maintenance of existing tooling and processes
- Process improvement to increase OEE through availability, performance and quality coefficients
- Required to support VSR correlation activities with the CHRA and VSR engineer
Attributes/Skills Required/Sought:
- Must have a hands on' approach to Engineering
- Growth and Customer Focus
- Ability to provide strong leadership and support to the Engineering and Maintenance team
- Translate strategic vision into department goals
- General management skills and integrative thinker
- Ability to deliver results in a complex environment managing conflicting goals
- Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Innovative, solid analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to lead change management initiatives
- Must be able to build strong working relationships with both Plant and European Engineering functions
- Ability to work under pressure
- Exposure in the automotive industry (tier 2 or OE)
- Previous manufacturing and product engineering knowledge required
- Degree or equivalent in engineering essential
- PLC knowledge an advantage
- Knowledge of modern logistics, warehousing and assembly machining processes
- Greenbelt certification desirable
- IOSH Managing safety qualification or equivalent (eg Pilz' Managing safety with a one day Machinery safety addition qualification) preferred
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role.