Senior Industrialisation Engineer

Deliver industrialisation for new/modified products and manufacturing processes, ensuring production readiness, process validation, quality, rate, and cost requirements are met. Acts as a project technical owner for defined work packages.

This role will champion effective process development, DFM capability and efficiency throughout the entire product and process development lifecycle.

Lead/supervise a small team to execute industrialisation plans, balancing workload, coaching team members, and ensuring adherence to standards and schedules.

• Process design
• PFMEA/Control Plans
• Work instructions
• Routings
• Tooling specification
• Line balancing
• Trials (PPAP/FAI)
• Capability studies (Cp/Cpk)
• Issue resolution/problem solving (8D)
• DfM/DfA/DTC
• Qualification of new tools, machines and working practices
• Process performance monitoring and first point of contact for technical issues on the Production Line
• Approval of the work of others when required

• Industrial WP Planning, including NRCs
• Leads technical activities and mentors juniors informally
• Collaborates proactively with Design, Quality, Supply Chain, HSE, and Ops

• Applies company standards (One Safran, APQP/PPAP, MSA, SPC, ERP/MES, HSE, regulatory)
• Ensures compliance throughout the full product and process lifecycle

• Identifies and implements CI using LEAN toolsets (SMED, 5S, Poka‑Yoke, waste reduction)
• Pilots digital tools

• Owns PFMEA actions
• Manages run‑at‑rate, pre‑production builds and capacity verification
• Leads RCCA for launch issues

• Builds costed routings and supports capex business cases and ROI
• Delivers to cost/efficiency targets and validates production standard timings/KPI's

• Coaching and mentoring only (no formal people management)
• Work Package Lead/Supplier lead

• Process flow
• Value stream map
• Risk assessments
• PFMEA
• Control Plan
• WI/SOPs
• Layout & line balance
• PPAP/FAI packs
• MSA/SPC reports
• Packaging/preservation specifications
• Run‑at‑rate results
• Trade study reports
• Validation reports

• Production Quality: FTPY, RFT, Scrap/Rework Rate, Cp/Cpk, 8D Problem Solving Closed
• Production Delivery:
  Cycle Time, Run at Rate / Takt Compliance, Launch OTIF (On Time, In Full), Aged QNs
• Cost & Efficiency: OEE, Cost vs Target
• Schedule, Scope & Stakeholders:
  Projects Managed to Milestones;
  Effective Internal/External Relationships
• Product & process capability and efficiency managed / improved through life cycle

• Proven experience in manufacturing/industrialisation; strong APQP/PPAP/SPC; hands‑on with tooling/fixtures and validation
• HNC/HND in mechanical, electronics or Production Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience acting as a focal point for technologies and processes
• Broad production engineering experience including cost down, design for manufacture / assembly / test techniques
• Ability to challenge design and manufacturing techniques to meet DFM and DTC requirements
• Solid communicator, able to influence at all levels through written reports and presentations
• Problem solving, accurate analysis, concise conclusions and reporting of technical data
• Champions and leads investigations, process capability assessments & improvements, and delivers resulting work packages
• Experience leading process improvement activities
• Understanding of Statistical Process Control, Process FMEA's, DFM & DTC activities
• Ability to lead and work effectively as part of a multi‑disciplined team and deliver to tight deadlines
• Experience building strong relationships within a supply base to develop solutions that work for all parties
• Knowledge of legislative requirements including REACH and HSE
• Energetic, strong influencer, pragmatic and results driven
• Strategic thinker, customer focused mindset (internal and external)
• Planning and prioritising work effectively to completion
• Computer literacy, experience with key systems PLM, MES, ERP, MS Office
• Ability to read and write English