MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Who will you be working with?

A Division of Wabtec UK Ltd, Northampton-based firm Bearward Engineering manufactures radiators for the power industry and is currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer.

Role: Manufacturing Engineer

Salary: £Competitive

Location: Northampton, (NN4 8HJ)

Hours: Monday to Thursday, 08:00am to 16:30pm, and Friday 08:00am to 15:30pm

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Manufacturing engineering team, you will be working with Operations to support the manufacturing areas by developing, verifying, and validating new and existing processes to ensure that we can service the heat transfer and engine cooling market.

What will your typical day look like?

• Control of process documentation, PFMEAs, Control plans, Process instructions, etc.
• Review current processes to ensure that they are safe, cost-effective and can deliver product to the required specification.
• The introduction of any new process in line with the company change management system, ensuring that all documents and equipment are available, and that training has been provided to the production staff on the use of any jigs and fixtures.
• Work with the Team leaders to monitor and interrogate KPI's assisting with continuous improvement projects to sustain and improve them.
• Resolve manufacturing problems using data and root cause analysis tools.
• Implement lean manufacturing and kaizen principles throughout the manufacturing processes.
• Determine production times, resource requirements and costs.
• Recommend and assist in the design of required tooling and jigs.
• Work with the maintenance department to ensure that production equipment is properly maintained.

What do we want to know about you?

• Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree, A Levels, ONC, City & Guilds level 3, BTEC Diploma Level 3, IVQ Technician Diploma, or equivalent NVQ level 3 qualification.
• Experience with FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3 (continuous improvement and problem-solving) process improvement, and Poka Yoke (error proofing) techniques.
• Understanding of design and production costs including waste, downtime, scrap, and rework.
• Proven experience in the use of lean tools and techniques, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of the use and control of business metrics (OEE, COPQ, DLE, TAKT, Cycle Times, etc.)
• Proven project management skills.

If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.

About Wabtec:

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective