Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description & Person Specification

Job Title Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Reporting To Engineering Manager

Job Purpose Responsible for driving through new product & programme introduction and operational improvements through method & manufacturing improvement's to deliver continual business performance.

Key Role Accountabilities

Ensure that continuous improvement is driven through the business & that this becomes embedded as part of the day to day culture

Ability to embed any new method of manufacturing to deliver sustainable benefit to the business

Establish and maintain system policies associated with lead times for product

Ensure WIP is managed to meet all business requirements

Support manufacturing activities both internally & externally

Focal point for ensuring production & new product is completed as required

Participate & lead lean initiatives

Support inventory policies to include, FIFO inventory, returnable containers, WIP reduction

Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, ensuring guidelines are followed in accordance with the Company Health & Safety policy and legislative requirements.

Work in accordance with the company's policies and goals in order to ensure achievement of company goals and objectives.

Any other duties that may reasonably be required by the Company from time to time.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required

Technical knowledge of the latest manufacturing methods

Technical knowledge of latest machine tools

Technical ability to challenge the norm

Working knowledge of materials management theories processes & practices

Ability to work in a team with the ability to work at all levels with customers & company personnel

Knowledge of Cad/Cam, programming to enable successful introduction of plan

Leadership behaviour to enable team to adhere to planning & operations process

Knowledge of the aerospace industry ideally but not essential

Change champion & driver of new working methods

Good Microsoft office skills