Production Engineer
Poole
Salary Dependent on Experience
Our client that design, build and service highly engineered products within fluid and motion control applications are currently recruiting for a Production Engineer to join their growing and experienced team!
Roles and Responsibilities:
* Producing all relevant production documentation, routings, procedures, equipment and risk assessments for assembly and pressure test
* Supporting and training operators and production engineers, preparing proposals for new equipment, running departmental / customer facing projects. Liaising with other departments to ensure health, safety, environmental and security requirements are maintained
* Using CAD software to produce assembly, welding and pressure test tooling across a range of standard and non-standard products
* Create standard operating procedure documentation, including all information regarding fixtures and inspection points. Ensure new and updated standard operating procedure documentation is stored in the correct database location and revision controls are adhered to and updated as required
* Use ERP / MRP system to add and maintain data owned by production engineering; part numbers, routes, bills of materials, work centres and batch sizes
* Design and prove out new production lines ensuring all equipment is documented and production times documented before handing over to production. Conduct PFMEA’s to ensure that all designs are fit for manufacture at the most efficient cost
* Identify waste within the manufacturing processes and lead continuous improvement activities and process improvements by organising meetings and workshops and actively contributing to agreed action plan
* Select and implement the introduction of new production processes such as kanban systems. Identify new machinery and equipment requirements by assessing the needs of the business and researching alternative options and providers
* Define Capex justification requirements to support with, and make improvements to, a wide range of production techniques / equipment for assembly of components, including pressure testing, metrology, production validation documentation and final inspection
* Identify new machinery and equipment requirements by assessing the needs of the business and researching alternative options and providers
* Prepare CAPEX requests and work with the management and finance to submit robust proposals for approval
* Assist production team with their day-to-day production requirements by providing them with technical assistance and problem solving solutions
* Co-ordinate project teams when appropriate to ensure the related small team of engineers efficiently deliver the project workload. Check, verify and sign off work completed by level 1, 2 and 3 production engineers as appropriate, providing mentorship if required
* Review cost and products, and cost of poor quality and by reviewing and responding to NCRs as required. Raise and respond to change of requests to prevent reoccurrence of quality
* Support with continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing activities such as 3C’s, RCA’s and SMED by attending meetings and workshops and actively contributing to the agreed action plan issues
* Identify defective products and processes that require a cross-functional team to review. Organise and lead RCAs to get to the root cause of an issue. Implement corrective actions to provide swift and permanent resolutions
* Design test methods and customer solutions where the needs of production cannot be met within a standard offering without compromising health and safety
* Monitor production output through utilisation, OEE and production bottle-neck reviews. Analyse data and trends to implement improvement actions to work towards world class productivity
* Contribute to value analysis and value engineering projects (VAVE) and deliver quality engineering production solutions in response to development, manufacturing and operational needs
* Perform other such duties commensurate with the nature and level of the post as may be required
Ideal Candidate:
* Qualified to HNC level or actively working towards completion of a similar Mechanical or Production Engineering qualifications with demonstratable experience working in an engineering-based role
* Possess a sound understanding of modern manufacturing methods
* Demonstrate ability to evaluate processes through capability studies and equipment reviews
* Able to design jobs and fixtures at component / assembly level using 3D CAD
* Experience in use of Continuous Improvement tools and techniques; VSM, SMED, TPM, Kaizen, 5S and Error proofing
* Conversant with design for manufacture (DFM), Lean Manufacturing Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE)
* Able to build strong relationships and gain the respect of both internal and external customers
* Able to demonstrate a positive attitude and work calmly under pressure
* Good project management skills using Microsoft Office packages, PC literate specifically in Power Point, Outlook, Word, Project and Excel
* Able to demonstrate a thorough understanding and experience of a range of manufacturing processes to deliver safety, quality, cost and deliver targets of the business
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