Manufacturing Engineer - Composites

Hampshire  ‐ Onsite
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Manufacturing Engineer - Hampshire - £35/h

We require a Composites Manufacturing Engineer who can demonstrate and create accountability for the cost effective production engineering of new and existing aero structure products. The Composites Manufacturing Engineer will identify and utilise best practice processes where practicable optimising key resources such as machine, labour and material.

The essential requirements of the Composites Manufacturing Engineer will be

* Create, modify or improve engineering processes and create/modify Bill of Material (BoM) as required.
* Create detailed manufacturing plans defining the method of manufacture taking due consideration of customer specification, tooling, quality/inspection, cost and production processes.
* Identify and justify new technologies as appropriate.
* Support design for manufacture activities on New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes.
* Assist with creating Process Qualification documents for new and existing customers.
* Investigate and resolve detail and assembly shop queries.
* Embody customer modifications to existing processes.
* Perform COSHH assessments on new material introduction.
* Perform Risk Assessments within the manufacturing environment.
* Set goals and objectives that align with business needs.
* Conduct cost/benefit analysis for changes to processes and/or equipment.
* Support EHS projects.
* Identify and implement process Improvement / cycle time reduction.
* Ensure processes contribute to a safe working environment.
* Identify and reduce product quality issues caused by process variation.
* Perform Risk Assessments within the manufacturing environment.
* Support the quality function through integration of QC documentation and Manufacturing methods Instructions.
* Track/drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for production issues.
* Utilise lean-manufacturing principles and participate in action workouts to improve process capability, reduce overall costs and increase capacity.

Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Qualifications/Requirements:

* Preferably Degree qualified in a Manufacturing Engineering or Mechanical Engineering related discipline.
* Composites experience, preferably within an aerospace manufacturing environment.
* Good level of computer literacy, in particular MS Word and Excel. Experience in MS Access and PowerPoint desirable.
* Familiarity of CAD/CAM programs, Enovia DMU and/or Catia would be an advantage plus knowledge of business systems such as MRP also preferred.
* Strong communication skills with demonstrable teaming and influencing attributes.
* Prepared to travel within the UK to meet the customer and/or suppliers (plus possible overseas travel).
* Good problem solving skills and determination to ensure the timely embodiment of preventative actions.
* H & S, Lean and Six Sigma qualifications or experience preferred.
* Project planning skills.
* Apprenticeship trained desirable but not essential.

If you feel you meet the requirements as a Composites Manufacturing Engineer for our client, then please contact Karla Harris-Hignett at Jonathan Lee Recruitment - [contact details removed]

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.
Start date
n.a
From
Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd
Published at
25.05.2013
Project ID:
542162
Contract type
Freelance
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