An exciting manufacturing engineer position has just become available for for one of the largest global construction, mining and engineering equipment manufacturers.
The successful candidate can be expected to work fully on site 4 days a week Monday to Thursday with flexible start/finish times around 07:30 to 17:15. The position is paying £19.91 an hour (PAYE) and £26.10 an hour (Umbrella).
The role
- Line ownership with responsibilities for key KPI including Safety, Quality, Velocity and Cost.
- Lead the introduction of new products and processes (NPI)
- Conduct problem solving and hold Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.
- Managing safety, quality and process improvements on an assembly line.
- Identify, define and implement process quality and process design steps in line with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) requirements
- Identify, purchase and co-ordinate the installation of tooling, equipment, machinery and capital expenditure projects
- Ensure that Design for Manufacture and Assembly principles are applied through the product development process
- Ensure new product and process implementations meet safety requirements
- Ensure accurate new product costing through Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing accuracy
- Co-ordinate and implement complex engineering changes
Requirements
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyse situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgement.
- Judgment and Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximise organisational performance.
- Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
- Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
- Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
- Manufacturing Safety: Knowledge of manufacturing safety; ability to identify work-related hazards and perform necessary activities to meet regulatory requirements for the safety and protection of workers, environment and site.
- Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organisational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance.
- Problem Management Process - MFG: Knowledge of manufacturing problem management processes, methodologies and techniques; ability to use a disciplined approach to bringing that problem to a successful resolution.
Top candidates will also have
- A degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Electrical engineering with relevant manufacturing experience.
- Experience and knowledge of Six sigma, Lean Manufacturing practices and/or APQP
- Experience with Assembly line balancing.
- Experience with leading RCCA investigations and implementing solutions.
- Experience of SAP or another MRP/ERP system.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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