NPI Engineer

Overview

Position: NPI Engineer

Location:

Stourbridge

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 16:00 PM
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Job Type: Full-time, permanently employed by the business

Are you a dynamic professional ready to make a significant impact? Our client is seeking a talented individual to join their expanding team, playing a pivotal role in their mission to deliver exceptional customer service and quality assurance. This business is dedicated to building long-term partnerships with its OEM customers, and they need someone who can drive their commercial strategy by enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.

• Market expansion
  - Work closely with sales to explore new markets and applications.
• Communication & Reporting
  - Be the voice of clarity and precision, delivering weekly status updates and leading pre-production kick-off meetings with finesse.
• Process Management
  - Navigate predefined, measurable steps with key checkpoints, ensuring smooth transitions from one phase to the next.
• Sample Coordination
  - Own the sample process from inception to completion, leaving no detail overlooked.
• Collaboration
  - Forge strong partnerships with tooling engineers, external suppliers, and technical resources, driving excellence in every interaction.
• NPI Management:
  Upgrade and maintain NPI processes, ensuring all manufacturing data is logged and deliveries are tracked.
• Quality Monitoring
  - Keep a vigilant eye on outgoing shipments, striving to minimise scrap and uphold quality standards.
• Yield Improvement
  - Champion projects aimed at yield improvement and the reduction of non-added value work.
• Documentation Review
  - Scrutinise production documentation, ensuring accuracy and traceability of production data.
• Development
  - Pursue innovative methodologies that produce impeccable castings.
• Rework Management
  - Document rework meticulously while relentlessly reducing manufacturing costs and eliminating rework.
• Design Modifications
  - Lead design modifications that enhance quality, reduce lead time, and cut tooling and manufacturing costs.
• Tool Procurement
  - Identify and procure new tools essential for new projects and production.
• Leadership
  - Be a beacon of positive change, inspiring the department through exemplary leadership.

• Proven expertise in quality tools essential to NPI (DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, process/quality auditing).
• Strong project management skills, particularly in quality aspects of NPI and prototype manufacture.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Exceptional communication and coordination abilities.
• Collaborative mindset with a knack for working with diverse teams and external suppliers.
• Experience in Simulation Software is ideal.
• Analytical and problem-solving prowess.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.