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Production lead engineer

Sunderland
MTrec
Lead engineer
€50,000 a year
Posted: 11h ago
Offer description

MTrec’s new career opportunity

Our client are specialists in their industry sector, they are looking to recruit a Production Lead Engineer on a permanent basis.


The Job You’ll do

* Meet timing and cost targets for all New Product Launches (NPL).
* Monitor, report and ensure all costs are within budget.
* Liaise with both customer and suppliers on cost and technical items.
* Support all project estimates and planning.
* Ensure all processes meet capability targets and client scrap levels as defined by the project charter.
* Ensure technical reports are produced for all pre-production builds as defined by the Product Lead Engineer.
* Provide relevant training to all manufacturing personnel in line with new projects implemented.
* Ensure risk assessments are carried out for all equipment.
* Coordinate parts supply and builds (internal / customer) and produce build reports.
* Coordinate equipment / tooling delivery.
* Formulate build plans and update bi-weekly.
* Plan and organize internal meetings.
* Design and implementation of capable manufacturing processes, following production system principles considering factors such as ergonomics, operator safety and material flow.
* Lead or perform tasks to ensure the NPL milestone requirements.
* Deliver appropriate manufacturing processes to manufacturing and transfer knowledge to the manufacturing team.
* Contribute towards optimizations of product design to ensure “Design for Manufacturing and Assembly” (DFMA).
* Identify and resolve together with manufacturing, production and quality problems.
* Ensure customer compliance through achievement of relevant qualification & validation.
* Support all Production Engineering department staff.
* Support manufacturing issues where required.
* Manage the maintenance team to support plant KPI’s.


About You

* Experience in engineering and maintenance functions within the Automotive Industry.
* Assembly manufacturing experience is desirable.
* A team player.
* Robust process design ensuring Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) creation and Poka-Yoke implementation.
* Design, develop and implement appropriate test, assembly and automation solutions to enable successful NPL launches to meet quality, capacity and cost objectives.
* Experienced in modern assembly and automation techniques.
* Experienced in Lean Manufacturing techniques.
* Experience with a Project Management Methodology.
* Overseas travel required.
* Educated to minimum of HNC but preferably degree Level standard or equivalent.
* Must have an indentured apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline.
* Candidates with considerable experience and capability will be considered on merit.


The Rewards and the Benefits

* Excellent salary.
* Day shift role.
* Superb benefits package.
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