Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Role: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire – On-site.

Salary: £50,000 – £57,000 + benefits

Experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer needed in Ampthill, Bedfordshire to work on cutting edge systems within the defence industry.

4 day Working Week Monday to Thursday. Every Friday off!

Candidates will need be eligible for SC clearance; 5+ years’ UK residency and UK nationality.

What the role of the Senior Manufacturing Engineer entails:

• Develop manufacturing processes.
• Defining sequence of operations, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing and material handling taking into account flow and lean philosophies.
• 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 BOM’s / routings to aid ease of manufacture.
• Active involvement in the Level 1 & 2 MDWT (Mission Directed Work Team) meetings.
• Support and contribute 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 aligned to the Business requirements.
• 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.

What experience you need to be the successful Senior Manufacturing Engineer:

• Detailed Assembly Processing knowledge (Electro Mechanical, Bonding, etc).
• Experience working in regulated industry i.e. defence, aerospace, maritime highly desirable
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and quality improvement tools.
• Experience with CAD software for generating 2D technical drawings.
• Solid understanding of MRP systems and experience managing BOMs and routings in SAP (or similar ERP systems).
• Proven ability to drive cultural and process change, improving efficiency and quality.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Composite processing knowledge would be beneficial.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to progress their career.

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