Responsibilities
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1. Developing manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; understanding feedback from operators, conferring with equipment vendors or external suppliers
2. To prepare for and organise Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintain governance through the Lifecycle Management process and create/contribute / review and/or lead Manufacturing Plans
3. Provide manufacturing decision-making information with resolution proposals by: Reviewing production schedules; reviewing production labour and material costs; estimating future requirements Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information and trends
4. Ability to resolve complex product and/or production issues & constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on shop floor reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams
5. Improve manufacturing efficiency by capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout
6. Review manufacturing documentation, can include input to process specific risk assessments, COSHH data, technical reports, specifications
7. Assure product and process quality by designing methods; validation/verification of process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes
8. Contribute to failure investigations to know problem-solving techniques (e.g. 8D)
9. Assure manufacturing data i.e. routings, production plans, control plans and electronic work instructions
10. Identifying continuous improvement activities to develop skills and competencies within Manufacturing Engineering
11. Complete improvement and development projects by training and interacting with the organisations? Manufacturing Engineer Community
12. Promoting a culture of best practice sharing and knowledge exploitation
13. Mentor, coach and develop more junior members of the team in order to develop overall capability
14. Providing domain experience in support of customer and user engagement and product road maps
15. Maintain product and company reputation by complying with government regulations
Required Skillset:
16. Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience in role.
17. In-depth understanding of manufacturing processes and principles
18. Ability to influence and negotiate with others using data and analysis to support line of reasoning
19. A detailed understanding of the operational framework and business processes
20. An understanding of cross-functional/commercial business processes and their own impact
21. Ability to take ownership of a work package; planning and scheduling own workload and the work of others
22. Operational understanding of project work and how the work of the team impacts upon other project activities
23. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of multiple phases of the Product Life Cycle and the associated processes
24. Experience of peer reviewing the work of others inside a product team and within a sub-Engineering Unit and ensuring the resulting actions are implemented
25. Demonstrated knowledge of the risk/reward process associated with engineering activity, informing the activities of a product team and own sub-engineering unit
26. Ability to communicate concepts in a non-technical way
27. Confidence and ability to challenge/respond to technical / process issues
28. Ability to interact effectively with customers and suppliers
29. Experience in capability and/or process development, demonstrating an ability to implement a change to working practices
30. Experience developing manufacturing capability and understanding of Industry 4.0 / Smart factory principles
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