Junior Process Automation Engineer

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Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services are a leading aviation engineering company that focus on the maintenance, repair and overhaul of landing gear.

About the Role

Responsibilities

• To create and produce manufacturing work instructions and documentation, i.e. how tooling should be used in production, critical checks – based on tooling manufacturing designs developed within the department
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, IT, tooling, supply chain, maintenance to ensure successful project implementation.
• With liaison with the rest of the technical team, investigate and develop new processes, methods, and layouts to increase equipment flexibility and improve throughput, within the OEM standard requirements
• Identifying process waste and proposing solutions
• Assist senior manufacturing engineers with project tasks to optimize workflow, manage resources, and ensure timely completion.
• Supporting the TPM (M), investigate non-conformities and within the matric environment to alter tooling and or process until deficiency or unsatisfactory condition is corrected.
• Analysing and reporting on production processes, methods, schedules, downtime, cycle times, availability of machines and waste management
• Provide valuable insights through KPI collection to help optimize efficiency and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.
• Coordinating maintenance and repair services to keep production equipment operational
• Supporting the TPM (M) with structured problem solving projects linked to both project deliverables and day-to-day manufacturing issues
• Be compliant with the Company’s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures
• Development of master data for tooling and equipment control in our SAP Computer system
• Conduct time and motion studies, workflow analysis, line balancing, capacity analysis and process mapping to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification HND in a mechanical discipline, with significant CAD experience;
• Higher qualification considered if able to demonstrate genuine interest in pursuing tool design.
• Training in Lean manufacturing, Continuous improvement, and Statistical Process Control would be beneficial.

Preferred Skills

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil technical information for both a technical and non-technical audience
• An approachable team player, who proven to work in a matrix environment
• Highly Innovative, analytical, decisive, multi-tasked, and goal oriented individual is required with the ability to manage time and resources

Experience and Knowledge

• Proven experience of creating and producing manufacturing work instructions and documentation, i.e. how tooling should be used in production, critical checks / inspection regimes
• Ability to read engineering drawings and basic metrology skills
• Ability to understand the mechanical aspects of manufacturing processes
• Ability to communicate with both production staff and process engineering to understand requirements and its use
• Experience in a metal component processing, including surface finishing operations for Aerospace components.
• Excellent IT knowledge (Understanding of MRP & ERP / MS Office products / CAD software - Solid Works preferable)
• High analysis, trouble shooting and problem solving skills
• Improve data gathering and analysis by leveraging digital systems and automation tools to enhance decision-making and drive process improvements.
• Evaluate and implement automation technologies to optimize manufacturing processes, reduce cycle times, and improve product consistency.

Pay scale:

Up to £30,000 per annum.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services is an equal opportunities employer.

• Seniority level
  
  Not Applicable

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Manufacturing, Engineering, and Analyst
• Industries Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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