Manufacturing Engineer

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Assignment Type:Temporary, ongoing basis where you will be engaged via HaysLocation:ChichesterWorking Environment: OnsitePay type:petitive hourly pay rateOur ClientThe World’s pre-eminent super-luxury automotive brand based in Goodwood, near Chichester, West Sussex, whichprises its global headquarters and Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence.The RoleEverything starts with passion at our luxurious automotive client. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives them to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a department into a strong team where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work are united that they can shape the future together.An excellent opportunity has be available for a manufacturing engineer. You will be responsible for industrialization of production processes for Interior Leather Trim Parts from concept through to an approved release for series production. Consideration of the design and engineering requirements, delivering the optimum performance in terms of quality, cost, legal requirements and volume whilst safeguarding the health and safety of the employees with fully owned Product and Process responsibility. The process excellence will be achieved through collaboration with the Interior Trim Centre’s internal process stakeholders responsible for Manufacturing and Quality. Hereby the applicant focuses on the creation of robust processes, supports equipment procurement and installation, considering the optimal layout always striving for Non-Value adding processes (wastes) to be minimised. Key Accountabilities:
  • Evaluation of new products, bespoke features and change requests. Investment, costs, headcount, and space requirements for Planning Assumptions
  • Assessments of Engineering 'New Product' concepts regarding manufacture feasibility with focus to reduce costs, zero defect, throughput, machine capacities and high-quality demand with full responsibility of calculated and submitted figures into business case calculations
  • Planning of process, costs and implementation timing for released CAD drawings to ensure detailed understanding of how a part will be manufactured, with jigs and tooling defined
  • Ensuring all legal requirements are met and recorded. Manage and mature key process documents during the project phases including APQP, P-FMEAs, Flow charts, Work Instructions, BOMs, Takt and Problem resolution
  • Detail equipment specifications, raise purchase orders, manage the suppliers, co-ordinate installation andmissioning of new machines and tooling, co-ordinate pre-series builds as per the Process Plan to integrate new features/new models into series production
  • Project Manage Installation of high scope projects and ensure H&S regulations are followed
  • Manage continuous improvement of the manufacturing process to deliver KPI’s such as challenging Quality targets, yearly time savings to reduce costs and support problem solving in all Production areas
    • Skills & Qualifications
  • Engineering degree
  • Understanding of global and luxury brands
  • Understanding of regional variances (cultural differences, working ethics etc.)
  • Understanding of automotive industry
  • Intermediate to advanced PC skills – packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat X and Desktop Publishing. Experience with Adobe Design Standard software is desirable but not essential.
  • Able to work against tight deadlines
  • A high aptitude for retaining detailed information
  • Excellent spelling and grammar
  • A flexible individual with the ability to multi-task
    • Benefits:
  • Access to a subsidised restaurant
  • Hays Go1 training platform which offers a library of over 70,000 courses
  • Access to Ben – Offers support across a wide range of topics such as mental health well-being, financial or legal matters
  • Local retail and restaurant discounts
  • 35 days annual leave (Including bank holidays)
    • What next?If you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, send contact me on #4709583 - Declan Sassman
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    Location:
    Chichester
    Job Type:
    FullTime

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