At a Glance
- Tasks: Support and optimise manufacturing processes in a dynamic aerospace environment.
- Company: Join Safran, a global leader in aerospace and defence with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, performance bonuses, flexible benefits, and comprehensive health plans.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for personal growth and community involvement.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that crafts excellence and drives continuous improvement in aerospace technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in engineering, Lean Manufacturing, and CAD tools is preferred.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world-class centre for the design, manufacture and support of actuation and flight-control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.
Our UK Actuation business brings together engineering excellence, advanced manufacturing capability and a proud heritage within the aerospace sector. Whether supporting major global programmes or developing the next generation of actuation technologies, our people are at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Manufacturing Engineering team as a Manufacturing Engineer at our Wolverhampton site.
Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you both in and out of work, including:
- Competitive salary
- Company performance bonus scheme
- Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
- Private medical insurance
- Comprehensive health cash plan
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave - up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
- Structured training & opportunities to progress
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting the development, industrialisation and optimisation of manufacturing processes within the Prismatic machining module. The role provides day to day technical support to Operations, contributes to problem solving and process improvements, and ensures processes, documentation and equipment support safe, repeatable and cost effective production. The position plays a key role in maintaining process control, supporting continuous improvement activities, and ensuring compliance with internal, customer and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support ongoing production.
- Be the technical focal point (Manufacturing) for Operations, resolving process issues, non-conformances, and bottlenecks.
- Create and maintain process documentation (work instructions, routings, PFMEAs, control plans, factory layout drawings etc).
- Updating manufacturing instruction to reflect changes.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions using structured problem solving methodologies.
- Identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve quality using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
- Champion CI initiatives (5S, Kaizen, layout optimisation, flow).
- Industrialization of existing product and new product introduction.
- Develop, industrialise, optimise and control manufacturing processes to ensure safe, repeatable, and cost effective production.
- Tooling management for production including specifying tools, maintaining assets and registries.
- Ensure manufacturing readiness for new equipment, tooling, and factory layouts, including capability, validation studies & management of change.
- Act as the technical point of contact between Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production, and Programme teams relating to manufacturing processes.
We understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger. We are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role.
Why Safran?
- A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
- Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger.
- Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place.
- Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities.
- A culture of excellence: Join a team that values collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement.
What You'll Bring:
- Operating within a highly regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of engineering drawings and understanding of GD&T.
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Proficiency in CAD, CAM, and process simulation tools (Preferably Siemens NX & Vericut).
- Experience of working within a complex and dynamic component manufacturing engineering environment with NPI and or continuous improvement experience preferred.
- Experience of deploying APQP standards and tools.
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