Details:
- Salary: £33,000 - 39,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Stokesley North Yorkshire
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Here at Theo James Recruitment, we are working alongside a well established global leader in the research, development and manufacturing of complex gas sensing products and systems
Job Purpose/Summary:
This role ensures newly designed products are effectively productionised, enabling the manufacturing team to achieve quality, cost, and delivery targets.
Main Responsibilities/Key Tasks:
* Deliver all elements of Manufacturing Engineering through the New Product Introduction process in line with company and product quality standards, including ISO 9001.
* Provide robust designs and processes to the Manufacturing team, ensuring estimated product yield, quality, and labor times are achievable.
* Work as part of a cross-functional design team, championing and executing design for manufacturing from initial design concept through to product release.
* Engage and encourage the use of continuous improvement tools and champion lean manufacturing throughout the Operations team.
* Bring a proactive and process-driven approach to identifying areas of improvement in processes with regard to quality, cost, and days to manufacture.
* Specify and procure new equipment in line with the demands of new products and manufacturing processes.
* Contribute to resource estimates for new projects.
* Manage time effectively across multiple NPI projects and clearly communicate progress against plan to the wider team.
* Design and input manufacturing routings with the company's MRP system.
* Work alongside the Production support team to achieve departmental targets and KPIs.
* Establish an understanding across a large portion of the product portfolio, developing manufacturing knowledge.
* Proactively approach personal development and stay interested in new manufacturing technologies relevant to the company
* Develop detailed and accurate work instructions in CAD and written documents.
* Must be able to acquire security clearance for MoD/Military access.
Requirements:
Essential:
* Degree / HND Qualified in a relevant subject
* Competent in electronic fault finding and manufacturing tasks such as soldering and electrical wiring
* Understanding of safe working practices in a factory environment
* Practiced in root cause investigation and problem-solving such as 8D
* Computer literate and proficient in word processing and other document systems
* Ability to create accurate work instructions for product manufacturing, reviewing processes to improve them when possible
* Ability to communicate complex problems across business levels and departments
Desirable:
* Knowledge of programming languages and PLCs
* 2+ years Electrical/Electronic Practical Production Engineering Experience
* Experience with continuous improvement techniques, such as Lean Manufacturing