If you are someone who demonstrates passion, curiosity, a drive for excellence and an ambition to make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
Manufacturing Process & Equipment
* Design, document, and improve manufacturing and assembly processes.
* Specify, commission, and maintain production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and test equipment.
* Support NPI activities, ensuring products are manufacturable, repeatable, and scalable.
* Ensure processes comply with safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
* Acts as technical authority for manufacturing processes and decisions.
* Owns complex or high‑risk manufacturing problems and major change initiatives.
* Leads manufacturing engineering input into NPI, major transfers, or capacity expansions.
* Defines engineering standards, best practices, and consistent approaches across products or lines.
Production Support
* Provide day-to-day engineering support to production.
* Investigate and resolve production, quality, and yield issues.
* Support corrective actions and continuous improvement activities (Lean, waste reduction, cycle time reduction).
Quality & Data
* Develop and maintain work instructions, process flows, SOPs, and control plans.
* Analyse production and quality data to drive improvements.
* Support audits and root-cause analysis activities.
Cross‑functional Collaboration
* Work closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Design Engineering.
* Support design-for-manufacture (DFM/DFA) feedback into product development.
People & Training
* Train operators and technicians on new processes and equipment.
* Provides day-to-day technical leadership to Production Engineers.
* Coaches and mentors engineers; supports development plans and skill progression.
* Reviews and challenges engineering solutions produced by others.
Strategic & Business Contribution
* Contributes to medium- and long-term manufacturing strategy.
* Balances cost, quality, delivery, risk, and capacity in decision-making.
* Identifies systemic improvement opportunities rather than isolated fixes.
* Acts as the voice of manufacturing engineering in senior discussions.
Technical Skills & Experience
* Core Manufacturing Engineering Expertise
* Continuous Improvement & Data‑Driven Methods
* ERP & Digital Manufacturing Systems
* Automation, Tooling & Equipment Experience
* Project & Technical Leadership Skills
Soft Skills
* Clear, Structured Communication
* Leadership Without Authority focusing on Coaching, Mentoring & Capability Building
* Professional Credibility & Integrity
* Decision‑Making Under Ambiguity
* Analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset.
* Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
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