Manufacturing Engineering Manager in Milton

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for the effective direction and management of the manufacturing and process engineering functions at the Glasgow facility where we design and produce the Waukesha Bearings and Inpro/Seal ranges of components. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for leading the team in the creation and planning of CNC programs, coordination of tooling and fixturing and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to develop and improve standards for industrial processes, materials and products.

The facility has a broad range of multi-axis machine tools, lathes, mills, grinders and associated equipment, with a workload being a high-mix of customised fluid-film bearings, seals and isolators with typical applications in turbomachinery and industrial rotating equipment, supplying customers throughout Europe and further afield.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

• A progressive background of working within precision engineering, having managed all aspects of the Manufacturing Engineering Dept.
• Expertise and experience in offline CNC machine programming for production of complex components utilising advanced milling and turning technologies.
• Working knowledge of CAD/CAM software such as featureCAM, GibbsCAM, Vericut or similar.
• Excellent planning, organisational, analytical, communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive and effective leadership and management skills.
• Proven success in team leadership and people management.
• The ability to encourage and facilitate change through working knowledge and application of Lean tools and Continuous Improvement techniques.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead the Manufacturing Engineering team to create and plan all CNC programming for the plant within delivery and proposed timescales.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to identify the best approach to manufacturing designs.
• Provide guidance and support to production and manufacturing engineering teams on manufacturing issues.
• Create and maintain a positive and motivating working environment in leading the Manufacturing Engineering team, directing activities and setting plans and resources to continually develop team skills, abilities and performance.
• Develop and execute Manufacturing Engineering KPIs in order to drive departmental performance and ensure achievement of both departmental and business-wide safety, quality, delivery and cost goals.
• Proactively identify and address any issues with the accuracy of BOM, routing and CNC programs.
• Be responsible for the specification of tooling types and liaising with purchasing on tooling suppliers.
• Deliver and foster continuous improvement by actively participating in and encouraging team participation in the improvement of manufacturing processes through the use of lean tools and CI techniques.

Dover Precision Components is part of Dover Corporation’s Pumps and Process solutions segment. DPC holds market-leading positions globally and delivers performance-critical solutions across various markets. We design and manufacture mission-critical equipment components to deliver more affordable, cleaner energy solutions and enable manufacturers to operate more efficiently.

Dover Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenue of over $8 billion. Our team of 25,000 employees are dedicated to redefining what is possible to better serve our customers.