Job Description & Person Specification
Job Title Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Reporting To Engineering Manager
Job Purpose Responsible for driving through new product & programme introduction and operational improvements through method & manufacturing improvement's to deliver continual business performance.
Key Role Accountabilities
· Ensure that continuous improvement is driven through the business & that this becomes embedded as part of the day to day culture
· Ability to embed any new method of manufacturing to deliver sustainable benefit to the business
· Establish and maintain system policies associated with lead times for product
· Ensure WIP is managed to meet all business requirements
· Support manufacturing activities both internally & externally
· Focal point for ensuring production & new product is completed as required
· Participate & lead lean initiatives
· Support inventory policies to include, FIFO inventory, returnable containers, WIP reduction
· Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, ensuring guidelines are followed in accordance with the Company Health & Safety policy and legislative requirements.
· Work in accordance with the company's policies and goals in order to ensure achievement of company goals and objectives.
· Any other duties that may reasonably be required by the Company from time to time.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required
· Technical knowledge of the latest manufacturing methods
· Technical knowledge of latest machine tools
· Technical ability to challenge the norm
· Working knowledge of materials management theories processes & practices
· Ability to work in a team with the ability to work at all levels with customers & company personnel
· Knowledge of Cad/Cam, programming to enable successful introduction of plan
· Leadership behaviour to enable team to adhere to planning & operations process
· Knowledge of the aerospace industry ideally but not essential
· Change champion & driver of new working methods
· Good Microsoft office skills