Production Engineer

TipTopJob; Kenilworth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Location: Coventry/Castle Bromwich

Contract: Inside IR35

Rate: A GBP 29 per hour PAYE

Ongoing contract

Key Performance Indicators Of The Production Engineer

• Deliver cycle time improvements through new facility implementation and optimisation.
• Deliver facility requirements to support increased volume demand with experience of delivering project milestones, and reporting on Cost, Quality, and Time metrics.
• Delivery of new technology to support sustainability strategies.
• Support the overall future manufacturing strategy.
• Ensure all facility design and implementation is fit for purpose and compliant with UK legislation to support internal and external auditing.

Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities Of The Production Engineer

• Assess the feasibility of new facilities and processes, development, and management of projects for cost, quality and timing.
• Present findings to senior management with the ability to make informed decisions based on facts and experience.
• Support the area by providing the required capability and capacity at the manufacturing facilities and supporting equipment, aligned to the programme milestones, launch plans and production requirements.
• Complete feasibility and cost evaluations for proposed new or modified facilities and processes to define robust delivery plans with minimised disruption to operations.
• Develop robust/lean layout solutions to support facility project delivery or process/operational efficiency improvements.
• PFMEA experience.
• Experience of writing process documentation from scratch; cradle to grave project deliverables.
• Vismockup experience.
• Ability to manage budgetary requirements.
• Experience of supplier engagement, supplier selection and day-to-day supplier management.
• Maintain and develop all Health, Safety and Operational Risk Management processes and site-specific processes and systems in the area.
• Contribute to the ongoing Environmental Innovation and Reporting (Energy, Water, Waste) compliance.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience of the Production Engineer:

• A sound engineering and manufacturing background with previous experience in Production Engineering in an Automotive/Manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience and understanding of facilities processes, equipment, and leading technologies.
• Experience in reliability and maintainability principles and an understanding of the environmental impacts of manufacturing engineering solutions.
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred.

Desirable:

• Contract and performance management experience.
• Vendor management experience.