Lead Manufacturing Engineer

1 week ago

Luton, United Kingdom Octagon Group Full time

New Lead Manufacturing Engineer Opportunity in South Molton, North Devon

A leading Aerospace company, dedicated to inclusion, diversity, and sustainability, is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer. Join a global team committed to delivering on the brand promise: "Make what matters work." This organization prides itself on building a culture that reflects shared goals, beliefs, and attitudes.

Role Responsibilities for the Lead Manufacturing Engineer job:

• This position is responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes and leading continuous improvement / cost out initiatives across the organisation. Additional responsibility includes executing the organisation’s strategic plan consistent with UK & European legislation, and local regulations, established industry standards, and customer requirements With the team develop and maintain robust, cost efficient manufacturing processes and product structures consistent with lean manufacturing practices.
• Ensure root cause and failure analysis is performed as required.
• Lead cost-out events and promote culture of continuous improvement.
• Apply lean manufacturing techniques as means to eliminate waste and deliver products to customer’s expectations.
• Implement methods and practices to reduce variation.
• Develop team’s ability to understand source(s) of variation by applying Six Sigma Design and Development strategies.
• Participates in concurrent engineering efforts and critical design reviews to minimise product development costs and maximise useful life of products.
• Conducts Design For Manufacturing and Value Engineering initiatives as applicable.

Qualifications for the Lead Manufacturing Engineer job:

* Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

* Degree in Six Sigma or a similar subject.

Required Skills for the Lead Manufacturing Engineer job:

• Solid understanding of engineering design and product reliability concepts as to facilitate analysis of fluid dynamics, thermal dynamics, electronic circuits, etc

• Detailed knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques – i.e. value stream mapping, one piece flow, etc.
• Understanding of Six Sigma concepts and tools and where they relate to minimizing process / product variability – i.e. regression analysis, design of experiments, hypothesis testing, etc. Ensuring they are deployed appropriately
• Thorough understanding of problem solving methodologies used in determining root cause and formulating corrective action(s) - i.e. thought maps, 8D, root cause analysis, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Gage R & R, control charts, Pareto charts, etc.
• Understanding of ProLaunch.
• Proficiency in various software applications – i.e. Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, MS Office suite, MiniTab, etc.

Join a dynamic team in South Molton, North Devon, that values ethical practices, continuous learning, and innovative solutions.

Apply now for the Lead Manufacturing Engineer job in South Molton, Devon

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