Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Engineering Manager

Responsible for driving through new product & programme introduction and operational improvements through method & manufacturing improvement's to deliver continual business performance.

• Ensure that continuous improvement is driven through the business & that this becomes embedded as part of the day to day culture
• Ability to embed any new method of manufacturing to deliver sustainable benefit to the business
• Establish and maintain system policies associated with lead times for product
• Ensure WIP is managed to meet all business requirements
• Support manufacturing activities both internally & externally
• Focal point for ensuring production & new product is completed as required
• Participate & lead lean initiatives
• Support inventory policies to include, FIFO inventory, returnable containers, WIP reduction
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, ensuring guidelines are followed in accordance with the Company Health & Safety policy and legislative requirements.
• Work in accordance with the company's policies and goals in order to ensure achievement of company goals and objectives.
• Any other duties that may reasonably be required by the Company from time to time.

• Technical knowledge of the latest manufacturing methods
• Technical knowledge of latest machine tools
• Technical ability to challenge the norm
• Working knowledge of materials management theories processes & practices
• Ability to work in a team with the ability to work at all levels with customers & company personnel
• Knowledge of Cad/Cam, programming to enable successful introduction of plan
• Leadership behaviour to enable team to adhere to planning & operations process
• Knowledge of the aerospace industry ideally but not essential
• Change champion & driver of new working methods
• Good Microsoft office skills