Position Title: GME T&F Manufacturing Lead Engineer
Duration: Contract
Location: Halewood, Liverpool
What to Expect
* Trim and Final Facilities are responsible for the development and introduction of new and modified facilities associated with new model introductions and model year changes.
* Ensure facility installations are delivered through strict adherence to Product Creation and Delivery System (PCDS) and Launch Quality Operating System (LQOS) Gateways deliverables, Health & Safety and Manufacturing Engineering Facility procurement procedures.
Key Responsibilities
* Project manage the planning and implementation of facility installations for new model introductions.
* Creation of detailed facility timing plans in line with manufacturing launch strategies.
* Layout planning and creation of new and modified facilities to accommodate new models
* Create Request for Quotation (RFQ) and technical specifications
* Supplier selection and vendor management activities with the Clients' purchasing.
* Provide feasibility statements for Product designs to suit manufacturing process & facility requirements.
* Create and maintain detailed cost trackers up to and beyond programme approval.
* Achieve Equipment Capability targets for all new & modified facilities, including Operating Efficiency Effeteness targets.
* Ensure adherence to the Clients' Reliability & Maintainability, 8D, Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) and Preventative Maintenance (PM) principles.
* Manage and resolve technical issues and elevate where appropriate.
* Represent Trim & Final Facilities at program meetings at all levels and present status.
* Coordinate and manage the New Equipment Procurement Team (NEPT)
* Provide departmental responses to PCDS & LQOS deliverables and Product Definition Letter's etc.
* Ensure the team support virtual build events raising and championing issues where appropriate.
* Identify resource requirements in support of virtual and physical builds.
* Provide feasibility of product and process designs to suit manufacturing facility requirements.
* Ensure achievement of capability of all processes and equipment, including dimensional targets.
* Ensure application of lean manufacturing principals and Bill of Process (BOP) and Bill of Facilities (BOF) requirements.
* Drive quality planning and analysis for manufacturing.
* Balance workload and prioritize the team ensuring all key business objectives are met.
* Collaborative working with multiple teams: GME Technologies, Logistics, Digitals, Maintenance, Production and Programme Management
* Support the development of the Engineers through on the job coaching, creators conversations.
* Co-ordinate and Lead Go Look See events.
* Liaising with downstream teams and Manufacturing plants to concur alignment.
* Manufacturing Engineering contribution within agile teams.
* Develop P6 plan to manage team and programme deliverables.
* Communicate programme deliverables to Programme teams and manage progress reporting.
* Competitor benchmarking for facility and process strategies.
* Drive lean principles with all aspects of manufacturing operating process.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications Required
* Detailed understanding of NEBOSH and Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations
* In depth project and budgetary management experience
* Proven track record of delivering facilities within a manufacturing environment.
* Ability to set individual and team objectives and measure performance against them.
* Previous experience of managing multiple facility suppliers and concurrent projects.
* Experience of and involvement in product launches.
* Degree qualified in relevant engineering discipline (preferred).
* Knowledge of and involvement in product development including use of virtual toolsets.
* Candidate must have a record of proactive delivery and commitment to meeting deadlines.
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