Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Reporting to the Head of Engineering the Senior Manufacturing Engineer in our contract electronic manufacturing facility, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the manufacturing processes, ensuring efficient production, high-quality output, and adherence to safety standards. Your expertise will be crucial in optimizing manufacturing procedures, resolving technical challenges, and helping to supervise a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians to achieve production targets.

This role requires a combination of technical knowledge, leadership skills, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, enhance processes, and uphold our commitment to excellence in electronic manufacturing. You will be the point of contact for decision making when the Engineering Manager is absent, integrating into the team with a view to taking on a working supervisory role for a team of manufacturing Engineers.

• Design, develop, refine, and optimize manufacturing processes for PCBA’s, sub assemblies and box builds, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalability, in New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as legacy production lines.
• Collaborate with customers to ensure manufacturability of products, providing input on design for manufacturability (DFM) principles, especially in NPI.
• Implement Lean manufacturing principles to streamline workflows, minimize waste, and improve overall efficiency.
• Conduct thorough analysis of existing processes, identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions to enhance productivity and quality.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the manufacturing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Troubleshoot technical issues in production processes, facilitating root cause analysis with the quality team and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Act as a subject matter expert on electronic manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment, offering insights and recommendations to resolve complex challenges.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in electronic manufacturing, incorporating relevant advancements into our processes and workflows.

• Delegate tasks effectively, aligning responsibilities with team members' skills and capabilities to optimize productivity and efficiency.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, promoting open communication, teamwork, and knowledge sharing among team members.

• Maintain rigorous quality control measures and standards throughout the manufacturing process, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and customer requirements.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections to monitor adherence to quality standards, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to investigate and address non-conformities, implementing corrective and preventive actions to mitigate risks and improve product quality.
• Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement, instilling a sense of ownership and accountability for quality throughout the organization.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including health and safety, operations, supply chain, and quality, to ensure alignment of manufacturing activities with overall business objectives.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings and project teams, providing valuable input and expertise to support decision-making and problem-solving efforts.
• Engage with suppliers and external partners to evaluate new technologies, materials, and processes, identifying opportunities for collaboration and innovation.
• Champion collaborative initiatives aimed at improving cross-functional communication, coordination, and synergy to drive organizational success.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes, leveraging data-driven analysis and performance metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
• Lead cost reduction efforts, process enhancements, and efficiency improvements to maximize operational effectiveness and profitability.
• Implement best practices, tools, and…