Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer

Project Engineer – NPI – Tooling – Automotive

Brand new role due to growth and expansion. You are an experienced Mechanical Engineer who can project engineer NPI projects at our West Midlands manufacturing facility and support our Eastern European manufacturing site too.

We manufacture a range of precision components, pressings, tooling design and sub-assembly for the Automotive, Medical and Industrial markets.

BASIC SALARY: Up to £55,000 dependant on your experience

BENEFITS: 33 days holiday including bank holidays, 5% pension

LOCATION: Dudley, West Midlands

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Telford, Bridgnorth, Kidderminster, Walsall, West Bromwich, Cannock, Bromsgrove.

This is a brand-new role because of an internal promotion, taking on a proportion of NPI projects for us across various clients in Industrial, Medical and Automotive. Once up to speed you will need to handle the requirements of 4-5 projects at any one time. Projects typically range from 6-24 months and value ranging from £200,000-£2,000,000. We work in a fast paced ever changing manufacturing environment which occasionally throws up challenging customer delivery expectations.

The first 6-12 months in this role will be challenging – pushing your resilience, commerciality and project capability to the test. We recognise we are under resourced, and whilst this is the first step in addressing some of these challenges – it's not the only answer. There will be processes in place you'd expect, some will be non-existent. We need you to help us take ownership of this and develop them.

While some processes are in place already, there is considerable work to be done. You will be a pivotal part in contributing to establishing gate reviews, and operational KPI's for PPAP's, Right First Time & OTIF. You will also be responsible for ensuring projects are running within budget constraints and managing scope creep.

• Lead NPI projects from concept to competition, developing project plans, project gateways and APQP deliverables
• Manage a variety of tooling projects including new and customer owned / previous suppliers
• Drive PPAP and ISIR submission activities with the Quality team
• Communicate project expectations with customers through its life cycle
• Manage suppliers, toolmakers and subcontractors
• Support manufacturing and continuous improvement activities

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Practical experience of delivering NPI projects with Industrial, automotive or the medical sectors or similar
• An understanding of APQP methodologies
• Knowledge of tooling
• A recognised project management qualification
• Experience of European manufacturing is a bonus

Multi‑site manufacturer of precision parts, pressings and tooling to the Industrial, Automotive and Medical sectors.