Due to the expansion of our battery materials division, we are looking for a junior Production Engineer to work with the existing production engineering team in the design, procurement and installation of equipment to manufacture battery material products. The intent is that the successful applicant become responsible for all production engineering activities related to the equipment after handover to production, including the work associated to maintain our ITAF certification related to the battery material products. Training and mentoring will be provided to the successful applicant so that they become competent in the requirements.
Main Responsibilities Will Include
* Specifying plant and equipment requirements for jobs
* Writing work instructions, quality standards and manufacturing procedures
* Ensuring all plant, equipment and processes meet health, safety, and environmental legislative requirements, including conducting risk assessments
* Identifying and investigating process improvement opportunities; keeping up to date with new plant and equipment developments
* Providing day-to-day support to the production line processes, to include root-cause identification of faults, defects and process issues
* Propose, evaluate and implement improvement projects to provide cost savings in areas such as material, machine and manpower efficiency and "Cost of Poor Quality"
* Relationship management of plant and equipment suppliers
* Issuing relevant permits to work to subcontractors for onsite activities
* Supporting to other areas as and when required
* Working in line with requirements of quality, health and safety, and environmental management systems
* Maintaining the necessary systems in order to ensure that we conform with the requirement of the IATF 16949.
Ideal Candidates Will Be
* Degree Qualified
* Have experience in working in a production/engineering department.
* Experienced working within a busy production environment
* Confident users of various IT systems
* Clear communicators, particularly when writing / implementing work instructions
* Organised planners with effective attention to detail
* Able to work under pressure to strict deadlines
* Proven analytical skill and have a hands-on approach
* Able to thrive under pressure.
What Are The Benefits Of Being Our Process Engineer
* Salary of up to £33,400 per annum
* Discretionary annual bonus of up to 15% of basic salary
* Automatic enrolment into group personal pension scheme
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Life Assurance Scheme of 4x annual salary
* Comprehensive employee assistance program including 24/7 GP, unlimited mental health support and legal consultations
* Access to leisure benefits including a cycle to work scheme.