A Worcestershire based well-established company who are leaders in the manufacturing of engineered products for the automotive and transportation markets are seeking an Engineering Manager to join their team due to growth. Working across a wide variety of sectors, including Rail, Defence, Automotive and Aerospace, they manufacture high quality products and assemblies for an impressive array of customers.
This is an opportunity to work as Engineering Manager for a forward thinking and fast growing manufacturing and engineering business, with the ability to help develop the business from a technical point of view, working on exciting and diverse projects across a wide range of sectors, supported by an enthusiastic and passionate team.
The role as Engineering Manager:
- Day-to-Day responsibility of the Production Engineering, and Design Departments, ensuring effective application of technical disciplines, governance, and applicable requirements.
- Working collaboratively with internal and external key stakeholders, providing technical support in pursuance of best-in-class products and business practices, to meet with Customers' expectations.
- Take an active role in the project management cycle, in all aspects of product realisation and manufacture.
- Promote Continual Improvement, across all manufacturing related areas and functions of the business.
- Participate with, and where appropriate, lead with Design Reviews, actively promoting adherence to applicable design and regulatory requirements, ensuring these are understood and embedded into the manufacturing processes, and product(s).
- Act as point of contact for Customers during appropriate engineering phase(s) of projects, ensuring engineering drawings, BOM's, delivery schedules, and Customer specifications are managed in-line with applicable requirements.
Ideal Qualifications and Experience:
- HNC / HND / Degree in a manufacturing / mechanical engineering discipline
- A member of, or working towards a membership of a relevant engineering institution (IMechE, IET, etc.)
Essential Experience:
- Current experience within a similar position, industry, and engineering environment (mechanical systems)
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working with BS EN ISO standards, (BS 8888)
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- A strong background and experience of document and data control
- Quality aware and experience of working within a Customer focused environment
- Strong IT skills, data entry, with attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent team player with a proactive hands-on approach
- Demonstrable leadership, with emphasis to staff mentoring and development
- Experience 0f Supporting Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), investment programmes, optimising working capital usage and minimising waste through the development of a Continual Improvement initiatives, encompassing lean principles and clear strategic development.
Desirable Experience
- Qualified / current experience of using Lean Six Sigma
- Planning experience, NPI, and product life cycle
- Experience of working within the guidelines of BS EN ISO 9001, 14001, 45001-(18001), 3834, EN 15085
- Experience of working within industries of Defence, Aerospace, Rail, and application of Def-Stan / Mil-Std, and RIS
- A member of, or working towards membership of a relevant engineering institution (IMechE, IET etc)
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