Senior Production Engineer

Senior Production Engineer



Full time permanent



East Anglia



Our customer, is a major supplier of class-leading defence equipment to the UK Military and over 40 other armed forces around the world, offering unrivalled capability and through-life in-service support.



About the Role:



The role involves analysing current engineering and production processes, and the implementation of the same. Lead productivity improvement events, including new product integration with a vision to reducing waste at all times.



The role requires the development of close working relationships throughout the business.



The primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:



* Manage the governance and review processes to ensure that manufacturing and engineering



* aligns and supports across the product design, manufacture, test and in-service support phases



* of the product life cycle adhering to strict SHEQ/ISO Standards



* Project management of production improvement projects using Lean Manufacturing Processes



* or Continuous Improvement Principles & Tools.



* Identify business wide improvement opportunities within the organisation using appropriate



* LEAN tools to develop alternative production methods



* Work with the Operations, Engineering and R&D departments to develop manufacturing



* solutions to meet growing volumes in a high mix production environment



* Support Operations with solving problems that affect production delays



* Identify methods for assessing the capabilities of processes and develop/maintain policies and



* procedures to support.



* Develop and maintain required controlled processes, documentation and business systems



* Support the development of a risk-based approach to product and business improvement



* utilising PFMEA where applicable



* Conduct manufacturing safety risk assessments for any new equipment, assembly aids or



* processes introduced



About the Person:



Essential



* A HNC/ HND Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent experience in production/ manufacturing, engineering and quality critical environment



* Strong proven and demonstrable experience of lean and continuous improvement principles; 5S, FMEA, VSM, Process flow, A3 Problem solving etc.



* Excellent IT skills, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and Microsoft project.



* Critical thinking, ability to evaluate product and process designs and propose improvements



* Able to work in a dynamically changing environment



* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.



* Process driven mindset



* Able to work closely with peers on a senior level



* A willingness to learn and develop with a ‘can do’ attitude.



* Initiative-taker willing to work independently and within a team.



Full job spec available



Contact Simon Portway



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