Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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** Manufacturing Engineering Manager
** Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum

Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. is looking to recruit to the Operations department a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to contribute to delivering company growth goals. This is a local role reporting to the Head of Manufacturing.

Company:
Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd, 172 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD
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** About Us
** We have been designing and manufacturing life-saving products for 50 years, protecting people from toxic and flammable gases.

Crowcon’s vision is: a world where gas hazards never cost a life.

Crowcon’s values are:
* Do the right thing
* Own the outcome
* Work as one
** What will you be doing?
** As a member of the Operations Team, the Manufacturing Engineering Manager is accountable for the leadership, development and performance of the Manufacturing Engineering function, defining and executing the manufacturing technology roadmap, ensuring robust industrialisation of new products, optimising production processes, improving operational performance and maintaining reliable manufacturing equipment to support business growth, quality, delivery and cost objectives. The team is made up as follows:
* Manufacturing Engineering
* NPI Industrialisation
* Continuous Improvement
* TPM & Shopfloor Equipment Maintenance You will:
* Lead and manage the Manufacturing Engineering function, ensuring effective deployment of resources to support Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Growth objectives
* Develop and execute the Manufacturing Engineering strategy and roadmap aligned to operational and business objectives
* Own the industrialisation process for new products, ensuring manufacturing readiness, tooling, fixtures, test capability, documentation and capacity requirements are established prior to launch
* Act as the site technical authority for manufacturing processes, production equipment and industrialisation activities
* Oversee the design, development and implementation of manufacturing processes, procedures, systems and equipment
* Identify, evaluate and implement automation, digitisation and Industry 4.0 solutions
* Lead programme management of NPI, CAPEX, automation and continuous improvement projects
* Support Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) activities
* Drive manufacturing cost reduction, waste elimination and productivity improvement initiatives
* Assess manufacturing capacity and resource requirements to support future growth
* Own the TPM programme and maintenance strategy for shopfloor production equipment and manufacturing assets
* Ensure preventative maintenance plans, spares strategies, uptime targets and equipment reliability metrics are effective
* Ensure production test equipment, fixtures and methods are developed, maintained and continuously improved to support product quality and throughput
* Define and maintain manufacturing engineering standards, methods and best practices
* Facilitate root cause investigations and structured problem solving using methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC and CAPA
* Lead and facilitate the site Continuous Improvement programme including training, coaching and project delivery
* Manage CAPEX budgets and departmental expenditure, including preparation of business cases
* Develop and review KPIs, ensuring appropriate countermeasures are implemented
* Utilise manufacturing data and analytics to identify opportunities and drive sustainable…