Manufacturing Engineer (Castings)
7.30am – 4.00pm Monday – Thursday & 7.30am – 1.30pm Friday
Full time, Permanent
£45,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience)
Worcestershire
Manufacturing Engineer:
Job Summary:
Due to company success and growth, a precision manufacturing client of ours have a new role within the engineering department for a Manufacturing/Methods Engineer to join them on a full time, permanent basis focussing on their casting’s operation.
Manufacturing Engineer
Ideal skills and experience requirements:
* 2+ years’ experience in a similar Manufacturing Engineer/Methods Engineer position
* Experience with casting simulation tools such as MagmaSoft, ProCAST
* Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
* Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Manufacturing Engineer
Key Responsibilities:
* Working closely with cross functional teams (production, quality, H&S, operations)
* Identifying and resolving casting integrity issues on new and existing products, thereby achieving right first-time samples and reducing foundry scrap
* Track and reduce scrap; lead yield-improvement and cost-reduction projects.
* Developing and optimising casting manufacturing methods
* Utilising advanced simulation tools to model casting processes
* Identifying and addressing potential integrity issues ahead of production
* Continuously evaluating and improving methods to increase efficiency and to reduce scrap waste
* Preparing detailed reports on casting simulations, integrity concerns and process improvements
* Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and validate new production methods.
* Promote process standardisation and continuous improvement across the foundry.
* Optimise process control tools to enhance quality, reduce lead time, and lower tooling/manufacturing costs.
Benefits/Other
* Attractive opportunities exist for on-going career development and advancement in an organisation that invests strongly in its people, rewards personal commitment and can offer multiple future career pathways.
* Holidays - 25 days holiday plus banks (The company elects to be closed for normal business over the Christmas period a total of 6 days of which 3 are from normal holiday entitlement and 3 are from statutory entitlement)
* Pension - 5%-3%
* Life Assurance - You will be covered by Company’s Life Assurance benefits. The scheme provides for a lumpsum benefit payable on death in service equivalent to 2x pensionable salary.
* Onsite parking
Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.
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