Contract Manufacturing Engineer x2

Manufacturing Engineer8 month contract – Outside IR35Immediate startSunbury on Thames Our client are a leading manufacturer providing specialist solutions to a variety of industries such as aerospace, power generation, rail and oil and gas industries. They are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join the team.Manufacturing Engineer Working across operations, supply chain and design engineering to provide manufacturing engineering expertise in supporting existing and new products, defining new and supporting existing processes.

You will assist in the implementation of strategic Lean initiatives throughout the Company, leading some Continuous Improvement projects.Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Work with manufacturing cell leaders, lean co-ordinator and design engineering to improve process efficiencies
• Implement ‘Standard work’, generating & maintaining manufacturing documentation (SOP’s, Routings, “Visual Factory” displays)
• Creation & Maintenance of Routings in the MRP system
• Implement lean manufacturing methods (e.g. 1-piece flow lines, visual factory) to reduce throughput times, rework/scrap and work in progress
• Implement basic improvement tools, from 5S, 7 Wastes, Visual Management and Standardised Work balanced assembly lines where single (best) piece flow philosophies are employed