ProductionEngineer
Location: Coventry(Full-Time,On-Site)
Salary: £35,000£45,000
JobType: Permanent
LathamandBondRecruitmentGrouparecurrentlyworkingwithaCoventry-basedmanufacturingorganisationtoappointaProductionEngineer.Thisisafantasticopportunitytojoinaforward-thinkingengineeringteamatabusinessheavilyinvolvedinhigh-volumeautomotivecomponentmanufacturing.You'llbeinstrumentalindrivingimprovementsacrossCNCmachiningprocesses,supportingbothnewproductintroductionandcontinuousimprovementacrosstheshopfloor.We'relookingforsomeonewithastrongmanufacturingengineeringbackground,solidCNCexperience,andapassionforsolvingproblemsinafast-pacedproductionenvironment.
KeyResponsibilities:
AnalyseandoptimiseCNCmachiningprocessestoimproveefficiency,reducecycletimes,andeliminatewaste.
Designandimprovemachiningfixturesandtoolingincollaborationwithinternalteams.
SupportNewProductIntroduction(NPI),includingprocessplanning,toolingprocurement,andsampleproduction.
Troubleshootmachiningissues,applyrootcauseanalysis,andimplementcorrectiveactions.
CollaboratewiththeQualityteamtoensurerobustqualitycontrolmeasuresareinplace,includingin-processchecksandSPC.
Maintainup-to-dateprocessdocumentationincludingworkinstructionsandsetupsheets.
LeadandcontributetoLeanmanufacturinginitiatives(e.g.,5S,Kaizen,SMED).
AssistinspecifyingandprocuringnewCNCmachinesandautomationequipment.
Provideoperatortrainingonnewprocesses,standards,andequipment.
PromoteandadheretoHealth&Safetypoliciesinallareasofproduction.
WhatWereLookingFor:
HNC/HNDinManufacturing/Mechanical/IndustrialEngineeringorequivalenthands-onexperience(typically3+years).
DeepknowledgeofCNCmachining(millingofcastcomponentspreferred).
ProficiencyinCNCprogrammingandprocesstroubleshooting.
FamiliaritywithautomotivequalitystandardssuchasIATF16949,APQP,PPAP,andFMEA.
Experiencewithfixturedesignandcuttingtooloptimisation.
Strongrootcauseanalysisskills(e.g.,8D,Fishbone).
WorkingknowledgeofLeanmethodologies.
Confidentcommunicatorwiththeabilitytoworkcross-functionally.
ProficientinMicrosoftOffice(Excel,Word,PowerPoint).
Desirable:
Experiencewithautomationorroboticsinmanufacturing.
Knowledgeofmetrologyandinspectionmethodsforprecisioncomponents.
Projectmanagementexperience.
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