Manufacturing Engineer

Role

Title:

Manufacturing Engineer

Location:
Stevenage (onsite)

Duration: 12 Months

Hours per Week: 37.5

Rate: £22.50p/h PAYE or £31p/h via Umbrella

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting day-to-day operations including production associates, equipment, and processes to ensure we provide the highest quality products to our customers. The Manufacturing Engineer also provides technical and project leadership to develop and deploy equipment and process upgrades for new product development, cost reduction and quality improvement.

This position reports to the Tech Transfer Team Leader and is part of the Operations & Supply Chain team located in Stevenage and will be an on-site role.

• Identify, participate in and lead projects that deliver improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost
• Problem solve process issues and/or product non-conformances using empirical evidence and quantitative analysis
• Participate in New Product Development projects and support the transfer of new products from development into production
• Create process and validation documentation to ensure manufacturing is performed safely and meets the documented quality specifications
• Maintain full regulatory compliance with EHS, quality and legal requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing or Process Engineering (or a related field) with more than 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience of applying lean manufacturing tools including Daily Management, Standard Work and Lean Conversion
• Equipment and process design and improvement in a regulated industry
• Excellent communicator (written & verbal), comfortable interacting at all levels of the organisation
• Able to work independently and collaborate well across diverse functions in a matrix organisation

• Able to travel within UK/Europe in support of the role objectives (estimated at 10%)
• Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record

• Clean room environments in the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry
• Formal training, qualification and proven experience in Six Sigma techniques