Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Permanent role

Based in Ampthill

Offering up to £45,000

Do you have experience with MRP systems and managing BOMs in SAP or similar ERP systems?

Do you have NPI experience?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Manufacturing Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

Due to the nature of the work, you will be required to achieve high level MOD Security Clearance.

You will be involved in:

Develop manufacturing processes

Apply Design-for-Manufacturability (DFM) Principles into early design reviews to reduce complexity, cost, and lead time

PFMEA creation for new and existing processes, ensuring all critical failure modes are identified and mitigated

Defining sequence of operations, procedures, and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, and material handling taking into account flow and lean philosophies

Support digital twin development with simulation models to provide cost estimates, throughput assessments, and guides process-development decisions

Providing Basis of Estimates for engineering activities and shop floor operations across a range of technologies and disciplines

Identifying any new tooling & fixturing requirements

Experienced in the creation of Technical Requirement Specifications

Creation of detailed process instructions

Creation of Manufacturing BOMs/routings to aid ease of manufacture

Support and contribute to the relevant section of the Technology Roadmap to identify improvements to current manufacturing processes and future requirements

Assist with the Technical requirements of the relevant section of the Capital plan from definition to acceptance

Supporting full-rate production of a range of products

Close liaison of activities with Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, and other functions as necessary

Support with the business process reviews and generation/update of relevant documentation

Your skillset & experience:

Good working knowledge of complex assemblies and New Product Introduction experience

Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and quality improveme...