Casting Manufacturing Engineer

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The Vacancy

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer – Casting
Location: MTC Coventry
Job Type: Permanent
Working hours: 36 Hours per week
Salary: £50,000 - £56,000 DOE - per annum
Benefits: Private medical, 2x pension contribution, electric lease car scheme, cycle to work scheme, 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and more.
Reporting To: Lead ME

Role Overview
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering solutions, with a focus on casting and heat treatment processes. You will manage technical projects from concept to delivery, continuously improving manufacturing methods and supporting the development of future capabilities. This is a primarily on-site role based at our Coventry facility, with occasional travel to partner sites.

Flexibility may be required depending on project needs.

Duties And Responsibilities
As a Manufacturing Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Develop inspection methods and sequences.
• Provide lead-time and cost estimates for job requests.
• Creating inspection methods and sequences.
• Creating PFMEAs, process flow charts and control plans.
• Resolve non-conformances to ensure products meet specification.
• Working with the customer to optimise the design of products (DfM) to ensure an optimum inspection method can be generated.
• Has responsibility to continuously improve manufacturing methods to reduce lead-time, reduce cost and minimise the chance of non-conformance.
• Leads the improvement of manufacturing processes considering safety, quality, cost, efficiency, and process flow.
• Develop and coach Technicians with processes within department.
• Develop manufacturing processes to deliver the customer deliverables.
• Sharing lessons learned and best practices with the engineering teams.
• Produce reports/certificates/documents to an agreed format.

Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Metallurgical Knowledge:
  Previous experience in metallurgy is crucial to understand the properties of different metals and alloys.
• Practical experience in heat treatment operations is essential, including furnace operation, temperature control (e,g, AMS
  2570), and atmosphere control.
• Casting Processes: in depth knowledge of casting processes operationally is essential.
• Problem-Solving Skills:
  The ability to identify and troubleshoot problems in casting and heat treatment processes is crucial.
• Experience in programming and operating vacuum induction melt (VIM) furnace.
• Data Analysis and Quality Control:
  The ability to analyse data from development trials to optimize processes and improve product quality. Knowledge of quality control methods and tools.
• Foundry
  
  Experience:
  
  Practical experience in a foundry environment with hands-on knowledge of casting processes and equipment including, mould/core preparation and assembly.
• Heat Treatment
  
  Experience:
  
  Previous experience in heat treatment operations is essential, including furnace operation, temperature control (e,g, AMS
  2570), and atmosphere control.
• Strong analytical skills: A track record in technical problem solving with a solid understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles to recommend process improvements.
• Qualified in an Engineering, Industrial or Manufacturing discipline or equivalent experience and qualifications.
• Highly competent in understanding and interpreting BS:8888 into methods of inspection and influence design for inspection across the design teams in a variety of engineering sectors.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Able to work within a team-focused environment with a Can-do attitude, positive attitude.
• Ability to support operational team throughout project life.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Automation and Robotics:
  Experience with automation and robotics in manufacturing environments.
• CAD/CAM Software:
  Proficiency in CAD/CAM software for designing moulds and tooling with familiarity of Siemens NX.
• Maintenance and Calibration:
  Experience in conducting routine preventative maintenance and thermocouple calibration activities.
• Process documentation:
  Experience creating and developing…