At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead missile assembly and ensure efficient production processes.
- Company: Trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence with a strong legacy.
- Benefits: Hybrid work schedule, competitive pay, and potential for permanent position.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for career growth and development.
- Why this job: Join a vital role in defence engineering and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Apprenticeship required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer specialising in Assembly and Integration.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in producing and assembling missiles.
This contract opportunity may lead to a permanent position or an extension.
A full apprenticeship and certificate copy is required.
The role is full‑time with a hybrid work schedule - in Bolton.
As the Manufacturing Engineer in charge of missile assembly, it is crucial that you ensure the efficient and cost‑effective production of our client's products.
Your role in the Manufacturing Engineering team is critical, and you will be accountable for supporting several manufacturing projects.
Key Responsibilities
- In charge of compiling and updating manufacturing instructions.
- Responsible for designing, commissioning, and testing the associated tooling.
- Assist in the industrial validation process using tools such as FMEAs and FAIs.
- Resolve technical problems that may arise during the manufacturing process and update route card to reflect changes because of re‑works in activities.
- To ensure proper configuration control, it is essential to incorporate design modifications into the manufacturing instructions.
- Support the Non‑Conformance Process using SAP.
- What do you need? Qualification Requirements
- Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Apprenticeship (Advanced / Level 3)
- Level 3 academic qualification (ONC, Diploma or equivalent) AND (NVQ not required where a Level 3 apprenticeship standard has been achieved)
- BEng Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
These qualifications must meet the required standard to be considered for the role.
- Skill Requirements
- Knowledge to interpret design drawings to produce manufacturing build instructions for skilled and semi‑skilled operators.
- Experience in Electronic Sub Assembly manufacture through to System level builds and expertise and knowledge of the assembly process for small/miniature Electro‑Mechanical Actuation Systems.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a diverse team and the ability to read, analyse and interpret documents for accuracy and compliance with Code.
- Effective collaboration, customer understanding, and prompt response are crucial.
- Understand and work with Company Processes and Procedures.
- It is highly essential to have Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) training and SAP experience.
- Security
Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply.
As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.
More about the role: For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military.
They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air.
This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years.
The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside.
Amenities such as an onsite canteen.
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