About the Company
Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services are a leading aviation engineering company that focus on the maintenance, repair and overhaul of landing gear.
About the Role
Responsibilities
* To create and produce manufacturing work instructions and documentation, i.e. how tooling should be used in production, critical checks – based on tooling manufacturing designs developed within the department
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, IT, tooling, supply chain, maintenance to ensure successful project implementation.
* With liaison with the rest of the technical team, investigate and develop new processes, methods, and layouts to increase equipment flexibility and improve throughput, within the OEM standard requirements
* Identifying process waste and proposing solutions
* Assist senior manufacturing engineers with project tasks to optimize workflow, manage resources, and ensure timely completion.
* Supporting the TPM (M), investigate non-conformities and within the matric environment to alter tooling and or process until deficiency or unsatisfactory condition is corrected.
* Analysing and reporting on production processes, methods, schedules, downtime, cycle times, availability of machines and waste management
* Provide valuable insights through KPI collection to help optimize efficiency and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.
* Coordinating maintenance and repair services to keep production equipment operational
* Supporting the TPM (M) with structured problem solving projects linked to both project deliverables and day-to-day manufacturing issues
* Be compliant with the Company’s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures
* Development of master data for tooling and equipment control in our SAP Computer system
* Conduct time and motion studies, workflow analysis, line balancing, capacity analysis and process mapping to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
Qualifications
Education details
* Minimum qualification HND in a mechanical discipline, with significant CAD experience;
* Higher qualification considered if able to demonstrate genuine interest in pursuing tool design.
* Training in Lean manufacturing, Continuous improvement, and Statistical Process Control would be beneficial.
Preferred Skills
Personal Qualities
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil technical information for both a technical and non-technical audience
* An approachable team player, who proven to work in a matrix environment
* Highly Innovative, analytical, decisive, multi-tasked, and goal oriented individual is required with the ability to manage time and resources
Experience and Knowledge
* Proven experience of creating and producing manufacturing work instructions and documentation, i.e. how tooling should be used in production, critical checks / inspection regimes
* Ability to read engineering drawings and basic metrology skills
* Ability to understand the mechanical aspects of manufacturing processes
* Ability to communicate with both production staff and process engineering to understand requirements and its use
* Experience in a metal component processing, including surface finishing operations for Aerospace components.
* Excellent IT knowledge (Understanding of MRP & ERP / MS Office products / CAD software - SolidWorks preferable)
* High analysis, trouble shooting and problem solving skills
* Improve data gathering and analysis by leveraging digital systems and automation tools to enhance decision-making and drive process improvements.
* Evaluate and implement automation technologies to optimize manufacturing processes, reduce cycle times, and improve product consistency.
Pay scale:
Up to £30,000 per annum.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services is an equal opportunities employer.