Graduate Manufacturing Engineer / Graduate Engineer in Surrey, Woking

Job Title Senior Manufacturing Engineer Manufacturing Manufacturing Engineering Full Time Contract type Permanent 7:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday You will be responsible for supporting and developing a team of engineers, continuously improving and developing the manufacturing processes that our production team members use to build our cars. You will be responsible for accepting new model build processes from our Future Manufacturing Engineering teams and developing them within Series production. This includes continuous process improvement, quality lead investigations and industrial engineering tools and techniques. As one of our Senior Manufacturing Engineers you will lead the development and execution of all Manufacturing Engineering practices driving improvement in Project Management, Safety, Quality, Cost Management, People Development, and Product Delivery. Lead the manufacturing team in identifying and capturing the vehicle characteristics and translating these to define the parameters of the manufacturing processes. Generate new processes and procedures to enable end users to manufacture in accordance to design intent in a safe and controlled manner. Assist the Manufacturing Engineering Manager in scoping, specifying, and delivering best operational practices in alignment with brand expectations; Lead virtual manufacturing and process simulations to validate design and process concepts. Liaising with the Health and Safety department to ensure all processes and materials are suitable for the manufacturing environment. Lead the investigation to resolve Manufacturing Engineering related issues experienced in production, providing timely containments to ensure that product quality is not compromised and ensuring that operators are familiar with the process changes. Collaborate with engineering teams in leading the design of layout, modelling/simulation, and material flow integration to ensure data aligns with the overall plan and vision for the factory. Identify, quantify, compare, and execute production process improvements to drive safety and ergonomics, quality (first pass yield), availability (uptime), performance (cycle time variability), capital utilisation, and demand attainment. Headcount monitoring and liaison with production management. Ownership of the Hours Per Car (HPC) data for series production ensuring plant efficiency and output targets can be achieved. Manage and communicate improvement opportunities and implementation plans to all relevant levels and functions in the factory. Responsible for series engineering change introduction and workload delegation. Training of existing and new team members on the developed procedures. A degree in mechanical / automotive engineering or similar (2:1 or above) or equivalent experience in a similar role. Complex vehicle systemsVehicle assembly processesTrim and final processesEnd of line vehicle processing / finishingSpecification and procurement of assembly equipmentmotivational, coaching and leadership skillsIdentifying resolutions for product related issues, ensuring all quality targets are achievedImplementation of safe working practices We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes: Structured career development framework25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five daysEnhanced company pension schemeDiscretionary annual bonus awardPrivate medical insurance and health cash planLife assurance benefitAbility to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' serviceBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shoppingGenerous parental leave policiesA range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars. It takes a community to do what we do. McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special.