Manufacturing Engineer Sheet Metal

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Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. We were voted the 28th best worldwide employer in 2022 by Forbes. Our site in Burnley provides employment to almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employers in Burnley.

Our Four People Fundamentals underpin life at Safran, and our culture is built on the following principles:
- Promoting diversity and inclusion
- Developing skills and building opportunities
- Creating a trustworthy workplace
- Promoting collaboration and mutual support

Define and validate the sheet metal manufacturing process from engineering definition within the requirement HSE, quality and budget.

• Design to produce at objective cost
• Define manufacturing processes, ensure all processes are consistent and compliant with specifications
• Design manufacturing processes with ergonomic risks in mind
• Create and validate standard operating procedures, work instruction sheets, quality control points and methods of inspection
• Ensure that effective plant, equipment and tooling strategies are in place
• Create routes, BOMS, master layouts, tooling requests, data sheets, CM's and drawings
• Ensure that the performance of the process meets defined targets (quality, CP&CPK, cost, delivery)
• Coordinate the activities necessary for the establishment of means of production in the other sectors
• Engineering Vehicles, General Services, Logistics
• Provide expert guidance to suppliers (internal and external) if necessary
• Plan, drive and coordinate the activities contributing to the industrial product validation (methods, Purchasing, engineering) to meet cost targets, quality, deadlines
• Support the preparation of industrialization reviewed by methods to ensure the maturity of Industrialization
• Represent the manufacturing engineering at the customer, in coordination with Industrial Programme Manager
• Establish global manufacturing process concepts, oversee the selection of plant and equipment and the preparation of factory layouts, and support the definition of detailed workplace layouts

• Competitive salary
• 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm finish on Friday
• Flexi‑time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
• 10% employer pension contribution
• 5% employee contribution with the option to increase this voluntarily through tax efficient salary exchange
• 4 x life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
• Non‑contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan
• Group income protection scheme
• Support for your continuous professional development and career development
• Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave
• Excellent on‑site catering facilities offering subsidised hot and cold breakfast and lunch
• Option to purchase Safran shares with additional free shares from the Company
• Corporate membership at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa to use the fitness suite, classes, pool and sauna, offering 54% discount as a gold member
• Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme offering mental health support through a confidential 24/7 helpline, access to remote GP appointments, medical second opinions and physiotherapy
• Cycles to work scheme
• Discounts on your high street purchases through our benefits platform
• Long Service awards providing you with a monetary award and additional annual leave
• Relaxed dress code on Fridays
• Support for flexible working
• Safran referral scheme – refer someone for a job and you may qualify for a £1,000 reward
• Hybrid working option
• Electric car charging points on site
• Enter a draw to win a Burnley Football Club hospitality match day experience
• Line manager leadership conference every 6 months
• Fully funded quarterly site team‑building events