Manufacturing Engineer - Aerospace and Product Engineering

Role Description:

The focus of a Manufacturing Engineer is to deliver manufacturing improvement activities in selected Aerospace suppliers to help drive improvement activities in support of the Sharing in Growth programme. You will utilise Sharing in Growth diagnostic tools to direct improvement activity to appropriate areas for focus. You will support selected beneficiary suppliers and external subject matter experts to ensure manufacturing processes are capable of meeting and continuing to improve quality, cost, delivery rate and lead time requirements.

Through your hard work, you will be driving and accelerating best practice within aerospace manufacturing; offering the opportunity to develop highly valued manufacturing in the UK. You will benefit from working in a multi-disciplined team deploying best practice tools while taking the learning to further develop them.

Working as a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Deliver significant cost reduction at selected beneficiary suppliers through analysing and improving manufacturing engineering processes and methods.

As part of a cross functional team, support and coach beneficiary suppliers to diagnose and resolve technical problems.

As part of a cross functional team, plan and manage ME related activities, communicating current status to relevant stakeholders.

Liaise with and Support external subject matter experts to identify opportunities for new or improved manufacturing processes to meet current or future requirements.

Liaise with subject matter experts as required to provide technical solutions and best practice covering a range of manufacturing technologies.

Identify and share manufacturing best practice; capture and utilise lessons learned across suppliers and sectors.

Quantify and report ME related cost benefits as a result of supplier engagement.

About You:

The successful individual will enjoy working in an autonomous environment where you'll be empowered to make the recommendations and offer support/development to the suppliers with which you are working. You should be comfortable managing ambiguity, flexible in your approach and enjoy a work programme that offers a variety of clients.

Skills and qualifications will ideally include:

Proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer within the manufacturing industry.

Strong manufacturing knowledge, particularly on processes associated with Complex Fabrications/Complex Machined products or tooling.

Good IT skills, strong business acumen and analytical skills.

Strong communication and influencing skills are important, particularly within supply chain.

As this role involves travel to both the office and multiple supplier sites, all candidates must be willing and happy to work across the breadth of the UK.

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