Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Red Recruitment ,
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Salary: Up to £38000 per annum + annual bonus, pension, free parking

Overview

Our client has a fantastic opportunity to work on the South Coast at our facility in Eastbourne. We are looking to recruit an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer, to own the manufacturing system including maintenance and continuous improvement of the safe and LEAN processes for existing and new products. Main Duties To support the existing products within the cells Provide manufacturing engineering support to the manufacturing operational team where needed Drive continuous improvement activities in quality, cycle times, cost reduction and process improvement through lean techniques and value engineering to enhance the capability of existing processes and waste prevention and removal Creation and maintenance of SOP (Standard Operating Procedures), technical specifications for manufacturing equipment Active training process, procedures, documentation and traceability to create and sustain the workforce competences within the allocated manufacturing cells Implement and maintain suitable metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Manufacturing process in the allocated cells To design, prove, implement and maintain Cell manufacturing system layout Work with other departments and suppliers to support all the quality issues on components and products in the cells Active member of the manufacturing cells Visual Management setup Participate in the daily cell meetings lead by the Team Leader for the Zone To integrate new products into existing cell and agree standards for expectancy into the cell Document and trace processes for the allocated manufacturing Cell in compliance to our current regulations in terms of ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS18001 Support internal and external quality management and EHS audits Analysis of root cause for safety incidents within the allocated manufacturing cell with the support of EHS Implement and maintain risk assessments and manual handling reviews for allocated manufacturing cells Qualification/Experience Degree in engineering subject or HNC/D NVQ level 4 In engineering subject with additional relevant experience 2 Years experience in implementing the principles of lean manufacturing Project management experience including implementation of complex and technically challenging projects Experience of working within an assembly environment (SMA, Through hole PCA assembly, Wave solder) Red Recruitment (agency) REDUK