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Manufacturing Engineering leader
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the prioritization & allocation of manufacturing engineering activities within the business unit, overseeing engineering delivery and ensuring robust solution are successfully achieved
- Analyze, develop, and optimize manufacturing processes to maximize quality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and employee health & safety.
- Drive strong process control and process capability across all manufacturing operations to ensure consistent, reliable production outcomes
- Apply Lean Manufacturing and industrial engineering optimization techniques including kaizen, time studies, line balancing. and value stream mapping
- Lead and deliver continuous improvement initiatives targeting quality improvements, productivity gains, Right First Time (RFT) rates, and waste reduction.
- Support and execute the industrialization of New Product Introductions (NPI), including the development of production processes, tooling, work instructions, and validation plans.
- Collaborate with design and development teams to ensure manufacturability and seamless transition of new designs into production (Design for Manufacture and Assembly – DFMA principles).
- Apply APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) processes to ensure product and process readiness for manufacturing and timely delivery.
- Lead the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) to verify that product designs and manufacturing processes meet specifications and are capable of mass production.
- Identify, propose, and implement process improvements, technology upgrades, and innovative manufacturing methods.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, applying structured root cause analysis (RCA) and leading corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in line with 8D & DMAIC problem-solving methodologies.
- Define, document, and maintain robust manufacturing process controls including routings, work instructions, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Develop and validate Manufacturing tooling, jigs, fixtures, gauging and other measurement systems to ensure quality and efficiency.
- Ensure all manufacturing activities comply with aerospace quality standards (AS9100, NADCAP, customer-specific requirements).
- Support production teams by providing technical training on new processes, statistical techniques, and operational best practices.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as yield, scrap, RFT, and throughput, using data to drive fact-based improvements.
Skills and Experience Required:
- Demonstrable engineering team leadership experience in a cross-functional, industrial environment
Engineering project management experience with a thorough understanding of the associated tools and techniques
Extensive practical experience (typically 10+ years) in an industrial forging, machining, fabrication or similar manufacturing engineering role in aerospace, defense, automotive or high-spec industrial environments.
B.Eng (Hons) Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or similar.
Strong understanding of process control and process capability (Cp, Cpk), including the use of statistical tools to validate and monitor production stability.
Demonstrated experience in leading continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, productivity, Right First Time (RFT), and waste reduction.
Significant experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and 8D/DMAIC problem-solving methodologies to ensure high-quality production and efficient processes.
Proficient in interpreting complex engineering drawings and GD&T.
Experience with process validation, PFMEA, control plans, and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Lean Manufacturing and industrial engineering optimization, including time studies, line balancing. and value stream mapping.
Good working knowledge of aerospace quality standards (e.g., AS9100).
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working across multi-disciplinary teams and providing primary technical interface with our customers.
Desirable:
- Professional Engineering status (e.g., EngTech, IEng, CEng) registered with an Engineering Council-affiliated Institution
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Experience with ERP systems
- Knowledge of special processes (e.g., forging, heat treatment, surface treatments, machining.
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