At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure efficient and cost-effective manufacturing while maintaining product quality.
- Company: Join a leading manufacturing firm focused on innovation and quality.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by optimising manufacturing processes and improving product quality.
- Qualifications: Understanding of manufacturing processes and Lean Manufacturing principles.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
The ME ensures that manufacturing is carried out in the most time-efficient and cost-effective way while still maintaining overall product quality. Their duties include:
- Choosing the best technologies and processes to manufacture products.
- Planning and designing the factory that will produce the product.
- Managing the running, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the manufacturing process.
Description of Job Role:
- Evaluating quality control processes and making recommendations for improvements.
- Analysing and reporting on production processes, methods, schedules, downtime, cycle times, availability of machines, and waste management.
- Ensuring that the organisation's manufacturing processes comply with relevant policies and government laws and regulations.
- Reviewing and calculating the costs of the different tools and equipment in the production process and predicting the overheads in future production requirements.
- Analysing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment placement to maximise manufacturing efficiency.
- Overseeing to ensure operations staff follow the manufacturers' procedures and instructions while operating the equipment.
- Establishing an effective work sequence.
- Providing manufacturing decision-making information, e.g., calculating production/material costs or supporting make or buy decisions.
- Designing CNC programs using CADCAM.
- Leading operations improvement activities and identifying and implementing best practice manufacturing methods improving quality and productivity and reducing waste/cost.
- Providing production engineering support and expertise to operations staff.
- Evaluating and recommending new methods, design changes, tooling, and fixtures to reduce manufacturing and assembly time.
- Product cost reduction with process capability.
- Training and supporting operations staff, providing expertise and creating training manuals and work instructions as required.
- Development of Process FMEAs and Control Plans.
- Maintaining elements used within the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (BoM), including lead times, material usage, costing, etc., and updating the ERP system.
Key Technical/Professional Competencies:
- Understanding of manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, PFMEA, and Control plans.
- Understanding of Manufacturing Engineering core processes (e.g., process planning, inspection planning, tooling, creation of operator instructions).
- Ability to characterise various tools, toolings, and fixtures.
Manufacturing Engineer TLNT1_NI employer: SAM Aerospace
As a Manufacturing Engineer at our company, you will thrive in a dynamic work environment that prioritises innovation and efficiency. We offer competitive benefits, a collaborative culture that encourages continuous learning and professional development, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a state-of-the-art facility. Join us in Northern Ireland, where your contributions will directly impact our commitment to quality and sustainability in manufacturing.
