Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description:

Job Description & Person Specification

Job Title Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Reporting To Engineering Manager

Job Purpose Responsible for driving through new product & programme introduction and operational improvements through method & manufacturing improvement's to deliver continual business performance.

Key Role Accountabilities

· Ensure that continuous improvement is driven through the business & that this becomes embedded as part of the day to day culture

· Ability to embed any new method of manufacturing to deliver sustainable benefit to the business

· Establish and maintain system policies associated with lead times for product

· Ensure WIP is managed to meet all business requirements

· Support manufacturing activities both internally & externally

· Focal point for ensuring production & new product is completed as required

· Participate & lead lean initiatives

· Support inventory policies to include, FIFO inventory, returnable containers, WIP reduction

· Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, ensuring guidelines are followed in accordance with the Company Health & Safety policy and legislative requirements.

· Work in accordance with the company's policies and goals in order to ensure achievement of company goals and objectives.

· Any other duties that may reasonably be required by the Company from time to time.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required

· Technical knowledge of the latest manufacturing methods

· Technical knowledge of latest machine tools

· Technical ability to challenge the norm

· Working knowledge of materials management theories processes & practices

· Ability to work in a team with the ability to work at all levels with customers & company personnel

· Knowledge of Cad/Cam, programming to enable successful introduction of plan

· Leadership behaviour to enable team to adhere to planning & operations process

· Knowledge of the aerospace industry ideally but not essential

· Change champion & driver of new working methods

· Good Microsoft office skills