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Join our Team: Lead Manufacturing Engineer
Coalville, Monday - Friday
Join our team at Terex and embark on an exciting opportunity as we seek a skilled and dedicated Lead Manufacturing Engineer to contribute to the Manufacturing team.
At Terex we believe in fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where every person is empowered to thrive. We're dedicated to driving quality, innovation, embracing diversity, and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We're committed to excellence in everything we do, and we're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and values to join our team.
As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer at Terex, based in Coalville, you'll play a pivotal role in leading a team of manufacturing engineers within operations, in order to resolve build quality problems, improve tools, processes and ensure the smooth introduction of project related product changes and new features. To investigate, plan and implement new engineering processes/methods/tooling facilities in conjunction with manufacturing departments.
What you’ll do
- Manage a team of manufacturing engineers as they work within their value streams’ and help and guide them in their development to support the business needs
- Oversee New Product & Process Development, Design for Manufacture reviews, Establishing processes, and Production Launches.
- Lead Problem Solving activities and assist with training of standard TIP Event and Terex Problem Solving methodologies.
- Identify and deliver training as appropriate for talent development across Operations and other functions.
- Promote Lean manufacturing tools within the MPX Business System, focusing on Elimination of Waste (Muda), 5S & Visual Management, Kaizen, Level Production (Takt), Material and Assembly Flow, Pull Systems, Inventory Control, Plan for every Part, Just in Time, Jidoka, Kanban, Standardized work.
- Justify Actual Savings (e.g., Manufacturing Spend Savings, Rework reduction, Labour)
- Work as part of the Incident team in promotion of safe working practices in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and factory regulations, leading investigations, improvements, and problem-solving activities where appropriate in line with our Zero Harm vision.
- Assist with meeting all KPIs across the Big Five: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale, with an added responsibility for morale, developing and implementing Reward and Recognition initiatives.
- Work with Operations team to ensure best practice setting up and refining assembly flow lines to improve efficiencies, increase capacity and meet demand requirements.
- By using a ‘hands on’ Gemba approach, you will proactively utilise both lean principles and problem-solving tools and techniques to identify ‘takt time variation’ and build quality issues with the Operators and train all staff to eradicate any such variation and their root causes. This will involve cross contact with all other Operational departments such as Production, Purchasing, Production Control, Stores, Quality, Facilities, Health & Safety, Manufacturing Engineering as well as other functions such as Design Engineering, Customer Support and any other as required.
- Responsibility for the continued implementation and development of Visual Management across the Coalville site, supporting Production and other Operational teams to ensure adherence to MP Visual Management Road Map.
- Develop and maintain detailed plans for all project activities to ensure adherence to deadlines and escalation.
- Review processes and drive continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility and undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time.
What you’ll bring
- HND/HNC/ BSc in Mechanical Engineering
- Proven experience in a manufacturing engineering role
- Knowledge and use of quality analysis and problem-solving techniques
- Ability to read engineering drawings
- Understanding of Jig & Tool design
- Excellent communication skills
- Report writing
- Able to work under pressure
- Good analytical skills
- Organised
- Team player with good interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and results orientated
- Enthusiastic & energetic attitude
- Creative flair for ideas
- Industrial engineering techniques
- Project management skills
- Lean methodology
- Knowledge of robotics within heavy manufacturing
- Leadership qualities
Why Join Us
• We are a global company, and our culture is defined by our Values — Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage, and Citizenship. Check out this video! The Terex purpose
• Safety is an absolute way of life. We expect all team members to prioritize safety and commit to Zero Harm.
• Our top priority is creating an inclusive environment where every team member feels safe, supported, and valued.
• We make a positive impact by providing innovative solutions, engaging our people, and operating in a sustainable way.
• We are committed to helping team members reach their full potential.
• Through innovation and collaboration, our vision remains forward-looking, and we aim to be a catalyst for change, inspiring others to build a better world for generations.
• We offer competitive salaries, Team Member bonus of 10%, hybrid working, private healthcare, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, life assurance, LinkedIn Learning, on site free parking, early finish on a Friday.
• For more information on why Terex is a great place to work click on the link! Careers | Terex Corporate
This above description is non-exhaustive and there may be additional duties in accordance with the role.