Manufacturing Engineer in Luton, Bedfordshire

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Luton

12-Month Contract

Paying up to £46.50p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work you will need to hold a high level of UK Security clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Developing manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; understanding feedback from operators, conferring with equipment vendors or external suppliers
• Participating and supporting Manufacturing Maturity Reviews, maintaining governance through the Lifecycle Management process and creating/contributing to Manufacturing Plans
• Providing manufacturing decision-making information to aid the:
  • review of production schedules; reviewing production labour and material costs; estimating future requirements
  • preparation of product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends
• Building prototype products, writing work instructions and training manufacturing staff
• Resolving routine, and some complex, product and/or production issues and constraints (relieving bottlenecks) on the shop floor, reacting efficiently to escalation from manufacturing teams
• Improving manufacturing efficiency by participating in capacity analysis, simulation planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment/process layout

Required Experience

• Educated to HND or Degree level in a relevant Engineering discipline, e.g. Manufacturing, Process, Electronics, Mechanical
• Ability to take ownership of a work package; planning and scheduling own workload
• Experience in capability and / or process development
• Demonstrated knowledge of more than one phase of the Product Life Cycle and the associated discipline processes
• Excellent practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and principles
• Ability to influence and negotiate with others using data and analysis to support line of reasoning