Manufacturing Engineer

7 days ago

Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Wabtec Corporation Full time
Job Description

Who will you be working with?

A Division of Wabtec UK Ltd, Northampton-based firm Bearward Engineering manufactures radiators for the power generation industry and is currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer.


Role: Manufacturing Engineer

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Northampton, (NN4 8HJ)

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 16:30pm, and Friday 08:00am to 15:30pm

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time


How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Manufacturing engineering team, you will be working with Operations to support the manufacturing areas by developing, verifying, and validating new and existing processes to ensure that we can service the heat transfer and engine cooling market.


What will your typical day look like?

  • Control of process documentation, PFMEAs, Control plan’s, Process instruction’s, etc.
  • Review current processes to ensure that they are safe, cost effective and can deliver product to the required specification.
  • The introduction of any new process in line with the company change management system, ensuring that all documents and equipment are available, and that training has been provided to the production staff on the use of any jigs and fixtures.
  • Work with the Team leaders to monitor and interrogate KPI's assisting with continuous improvement projects to sustain and improve them.
  • Resolve manufacturing problems using data and root cause analysis tools.
  • Implement lean manufacturing and kaizen principles throughout the manufacturing processes.
  • Determine production times, resource requirements and costs.
  • Recommend and assist in design of required tooling and jigs.
  • Work with the maintenance department to ensure that production equipment is properly maintained.


What do we want to know about you?

  • Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred, A Levels, ONC, City & Guilds level 3, BTEC National Diploma Level 3, IVQ Technician Diploma, or equivalent NVQ level 3 qualification.
  • Experience with FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3 (continuous improvement and problem solving) process improvement, and Poka Yoke (error proofing) techniques.
  • Understanding of design and production costs including waste, downtime, scrap, and rework.
  • Proven experience in the use of lean tools and techniques, with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of the use and control of business metrics (OEE, COPQ, DLE, TAKT, Cycle Times, etc.)
  • Proven project management skills.


If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.


About Wabtec:

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:


It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make your and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.


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