Manufacturing Engineer

An expanding manufacturer of advanced composite products supplying sectors including automotive, rail and aerospace has a new vacancy for a Manufacturing Engineer to join the team. Candidates must have experience working in a CNC machining environment and programming knowledge preferably in Alphacam with proven track record of improving efficiency and driving continuous improvement.

Commutable from: Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Preston, Bolton, Rochdale, Wigan, Chorley, Nelson, Halifax,

Salary: £ 28,000 - £ 34,000 p.a. + benefits

Suitable for: Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, CI Engineer, Continuous improvement Engineer.

The Role

Due to the recent award of new programs you will support new product introduction, improve manufacturing processes, drive continuous improvement and identify areas for improvement.

Key responsibilities:

Provide day to day support to manufacturing operations

Focus on process robustness through the use of process control measures

Lead structured problem solving projects linked to day-day manufacturing issues

Update manufacturing documentation to maintain configuration control and manage Point of Introduction activities.

Ensure process compliance with any productivity improvements within the value stream.

Support continuous improvement activities across the site.

Participate in risk assessments within the value stream and support actions that arise.

Approve engineering orders and drawing for design change management processes

Ensure all products comply with customer specifications

The Person

Experience working in a CNC machining environment

Programming experience (preferably Alphacam)

Experience in complex manufacturing

Ability to work in fast paced/cross-functional team environment

Experience developing new process methods, driving continuous improvement activities and will ideally have six sigma training.

Problem solving and root cause practitioner

For more information send a CV to James Charlett