Manufacturing Engineer
Location – Templecombe
4 Day Week (Monday-Thursday)
What the role has to offer:
* An established manufacturing plant with a strong order book
* Career Development
* Working alongside time‑served engineers
Day to day tasks:
* Identify opportunities for manufacturing equipment capital purchases with financial assessment (Cost‑Benefit Analysis & ROI’s) completed
* Assess Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of products by reviewing product maturity with project teams to identify and minimise risk
* Define, set up, prepare and optimise manufacturing processes and tooling for a defined area or product line
* Contribute to Health, Safety and Environment processes
* Define and optimise manufacturing documentation, tools, workflows for manufacturing and inspection based on information supplied by upstream R&D engineering departments
* Contribute to technological innovation to reduce costs and workflows, whilst guaranteeing the feasibility and reproducibility of the process
* Attend Material Review Boards and Configuration Control Boards on behalf of manufacturing, actively manage failures and changes
* Implement test & control plans for manufacturing equipment
About You
* Awareness and use of continuous improvement techniques and implementing lean manufacturing
* Experience of manufacturing systems, including routings, BOM's, Concessions and Change Requests
* Broad process knowledge including machining, assembly (both mechanical and electronic) and test
* Clear and concise communication skills, including the ability to produce high standard documentation for project and external use
* Must be eligible to obtain SC level security clearance
What We Can Offer
* 4 day working week
* Pension Scheme
* 28 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
* Progression and Development Opportunities
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
* Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailer
Flexibility
Your health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Equal Opportunities
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a Non‑ITAR country may be considered. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted.
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro‑diverse applicants or those with a disability or long‑term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid‑to‑senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.
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