Principal Manufacturing Engineer

2 weeks ago

Salisbury Wiltshire, United Kingdom Chemring Countermeasures Full time

Chemring Countermeasures

Chemring Countermeasures is a world-leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions for armed forces worldwide. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure that supports our thriving operations.

Principal Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer Responsibilities

The Principal Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer will focus on:

  1. Providing technical leadership to the production team.
  2. Driving the optimization of manufacturing processes and resolving complex technical challenges.
  3. Planning and delivering work across medium-term planning horizons.
  4. Researching and developing initiatives to implement advanced technologies and best practices.
  5. Staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.
  6. Implementing improvements to manufacturing efficiency by analyzing capacity, planning workflows, space requirements, and equipment layout.
  7. Ensuring strict adherence to all relevant regulatory requirements, quality standards, and safety protocols.
  8. Leading production-related projects such as process improvements, equipment upgrades, and capacity expansion.
  9. Training engineers and production staff to transfer technical knowledge and develop skills.
  10. Undertaking line management responsibilities for an allocated team of Production Engineers.
  11. Defining key performance indicators (KPIs) and developing strategies for ongoing progress monitoring.
Principal Manufacturing Engineer / Production Engineer Specification

The ideal candidate should:

  • Have the right to live and work in the UK with the ability to obtain suitable level security clearance.
  • Possess a degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
  • Have experience in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrate people management and leadership skills.
  • Understand cross-functional/commercial business processes and their impact.
  • Have knowledge and experience of multiple phases of the Product Life Cycle.
  • Be proficient in risk assessments, report writing, and communication.
  • Be proficient in MS Office.
Working Hours

This role typically requires a 4.5-day week: Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:45 and Friday 08:00 – 12:30. Flexibility is required to support business needs.

About Chemring Countermeasures

Chemring Countermeasures values Safety, Excellence, and Innovation. We invest in top talent to deliver highly reliable solutions and seek individuals who can meet tomorrow's challenges for our armed forces.

Offered Benefits
  • Open and collaborative culture
  • 5.5 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Share save scheme
  • Holiday buying and selling scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters, and counselling support
  • Annual social events
  • Cultural days
  • Free on-site parking
  • Podiatrist services
  • Weekly fruit baskets
  • Armed Forces Covenant support

If you are interested in this position, please contact our Recruitment Team with an up-to-date CV. We do not engage with recruitment agencies. Please refrain from sending speculative inquiries or CVs. If we wish to collaborate with agencies, we will initiate contact accordingly.

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