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Manufacturing Engineer
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North Yorkshire | Office based £45,000 to £50,000 37 hours per week | Monday to Friday |
Intake Talent is supporting an established advanced composites manufacturer to appoint a Manufacturing Engineer at its facility in North Yorkshire.
The business designs and manufactures complex composite structures and components for demanding aerospace, defence and marine applications. This is an opportunity to join an ambitious organisation that is investing in its facilities, capabilities and continued growth.
The role
As Manufacturing Engineer, you will provide the essential link between the production and process engineering teams and the wider manufacturing operation.
You will become involved during the early stages of the manufacturing process, helping to ensure that tooling, materials, production documentation and estimated manufacturing hours are accurate before products move into production. You will also work closely with the manufacturing team to support first off production and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and performance.
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Key responsibilities
- Drive continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle, using lean tools and techniques to increase efficiency and reduce waste
- Identify and implement process improvements in line with safety, quality, cost, delivery and people requirements
- Lead root cause and corrective action activity, ensuring appropriate measures are introduced to prevent repeat non-conformance
- Produce and develop job cards through to the completion of the production handover
- Work with production and process engineers to select the correct materials for tooling, support fixtures and manufacturing jigs
- Collaborate with Production Management to ensure estimates for manufacturing hours and materials are accurate and reflect current processes
- Produce and update production planning documentation and process plans
- Support first off manufacture and wider production improvement initiatives
- Attend material review board meetings and complete engineering actions required to support production
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About you You will have experience working within a complex manufacturing environment and demonstrate strong production engineering, problem solving and continuous improvement capabilities.
You should also have:
- An ONC, HNC or comparable vocational qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering or a related discipline
- A recognised apprenticeship within a relevant industry, or equivalent experience gained in a similar position
- Experience applying structured decision making and continuous improvement techniques within manufacturing
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities
- Experience within composites, aerospace, defence or another highly regulated manufacturing environment would be beneficial.
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