Jackie Kerr Recruitment - Engineering and Manufacturing
Manufacturing Automation Engineer
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Manufacturing Automation Engineer
Witney, Oxfordshire
£50,000 - £55,000 Per Annum + £5,000 Bonus + Benefits!
We at JKR are supporting a well-established UK manufacturer with a strong international presence, designing, developing and manufacturing a wide range of innovative products!
We are recruiting for an experienced Manufacturing Automation Engineer to design, manage and implement new factory production processes, while driving continuous improvement across quality, efficiency and cost. The role will have a strong focus on manufacturing automation, process optimisation, new product introduction and the design and implementation of production equipment.
The Manufacturing Automation Engineer Role:
- Plan and manage new product introduction into manufacturing, including factory design and capital equipment procurement
- Optimise manufacturing processes through tooling design, machine design and build, and automation programming
- Monitor and improve manufacturing processes to deliver high-efficiency production and ensure output targets are achieved
- Take responsibility for the TPM plan for production equipment
- Lead and support continuous improvement activities using Kaizen and 5S principles
- Design quality into production processes through DFM and automated inspection systems
- Use SPC to monitor manufacturing processes and ensure compliance with required quality standards and procedures
- Work closely with Design and Quality teams to maintain accurate process and procedure documentation
- Lead cost and value improvement activities, including evaluating investment in capital equipment
- Ensure new factory installations and processes meet relevant CE and health & safety requirements
- Support risk assessments for new factory equipment and production processes
- Train staff in the use of new and existing production equipment and work closely with production teams, supervisors and managers
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The Manufacturing Automation Engineer Requirements:
- Proven experience within a Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or production support role
- Ideally experience within high-volume manufacturing involving complex products
- Strong experience working with manufacturing automation
- Experience programming CNC machine tools, PLC systems or industrial robots
- Ability to create engineering designs using CAD
- Proven experience delivering continuous improvement, process improvement or part improvement activities
- Experience working in pressurised manufacturing environments with demanding production targets
- Strong people management skills, with the ability to coach, support and develop others
- Good understanding of manufacturing quality requirements and working cross-functionally to achieve production and quality targets
Manufacturing Automation Engineer Desirable Experience:
- Experience designing and implementing a factory or production line
- ERP systems experience, including Bills of Materials (BOMs)
- Practical involvement within an NPI process or team
- Knowledge of Quality Management Systems / ISO 9001
Manufacturing Automation Engineer Benefits & Working Hours:
- Standard: 9:00am-5:00pm Monday to Thursday, 9:00am-4:30pm on Fridays
- Flexible working by prior agreement with management, with core hours of 10:00am to 4:00pm on all five days, 34.5 hours total per week
- Bonus schemes
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Employer matched pension scheme
- Death in Service scheme
- Training & Development - Career / Personal Development Plan
- Employee discounts platform (Perkbox)
- 'WeCare' well-being programme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
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The successful candidate will be able to work independently and as part of a wider team, communicate effectively at all levels and influence cross-functional teams to deliver manufacturing improvements.
Jackie Kerr Recruitment is an independent agency that has been established for 28 years. We strive to provide the ultimate consultancy service to all our candidates. Whether you are looking for permanent or temporary work we pride ourselves in understanding our candidates' requirements to ensure that we place you in your ideal role.
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