Manufacturing Engineer
Pitstone, Buckinghamshire
Competitive
Benefits: 8 Bonus, Excellent Pension, 33 Days Holiday, Dental, BUPA, Workplace nursery scheme, Midday finish on Fridays, Enhanced family friendly policies, Wellbeing programme, Employee assistance programme including health and finance, Onsite subsidised canteen
Skills: REACH, DSEAR, DFM, Mechanical, Analytical, Problem solving, Root cause analysis, SPC analysis, Effective communicator, Process improvement, Lean manufacturing
Safran : Here, we craft excellence together.
At Safran, excellence is a journey : and wed love you to be a part of it. As a global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future.
We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Industrialisation team as a Manufacturing Engineer at our Pitstone site.
At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone and are proudly a Disability Confident Employer.
We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they dont meet 100 of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.
We will consider all applicants who meet the minimum essential requirements regardless of their identity or background. Please let us know in your cover letter if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible : including guaranteed interviews under the Disability Confident Scheme for those that qualify.
Your Role
You will act as the focal point for technical support initiatives and quality control analysis, focusing on sustaining and improving operations of both current and future operational requirements. You will utilise your expertise to lead technical investigations, ensuring and implementing robust root cause analysis results, creating ideas for effective and corrective actions. You will have control to develop and execute process improvements between the operations and engineering teams, resolving issues and implementing effective solutions.
Act as the focal point for operations managers and engineers when interfacing with company technical experts, effectively building and developing strong relationships with the programs, quality, and supply chain teams. Lead technical investigations, ensuring and implementing robust root cause analysis results, creating ideas for effective and corrective actions. Recognise and solve manufacturing issues by proactively communicating with both operations and engineering teams, improving processes to limit issues and errors. Update Bill of Materials for existing products, driven from engineering changes. Support internal and outsourced operations, sharing and developing best practice across both the Pitstone site and at a divisional level when required. Assist and influence the construction of module:based strategic road maps, justifying capital investment for machines, tooling, plant equipment and more. Champion effective industrialisation of products, tools, machinery and process. Create, validate and maintain production layouts, standard operations and other configuration documents.
What Youll Bring
Essential
Relevant degree or experience in mechanical, electronics or production engineering Ability to lead technical investigations, proactively engaging with multiple departments Problem solving techniques and an analytical approach
Desirable
Working knowledge of legislative requirements including REACH and DSEAR is desirable Understanding o