Job Description

Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or N6.
• 3-5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Component manufacturing experience coupled with machining experience will be highly beneficial.
• To update and maintain all Control Plan and FMEA RPN reduction activities, as well as to coordinate and improve process capabilities throughout the plant.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in interpreting engineering drawings and knowledge of GD&T.
• Strong initiative and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Good understanding of core tools.

Responsibilities and expectations but not limited to:

• Maintain all associated PPAP documentation, inclusive of PFMEA, Flow Charts, Control Plans, Process Sheets, Operator Instructions etc.
• Specify/ improve our manufacturing controls systems to deliver safe and efficient manufacturing systems.
• Modify SAP/ Mapics process routing on new material/ model releases.
• Continually improve right first-time/ FTT metrics through data analysis and process improvements.
• Document changes made to processes with strict adherence to the change management control system.
• Follow/ implement controls and policies to ensure equipment safety for new/ existing equipment.
• Construct and maintain project timing plans where applicable.
• To assist other members of the department in achieving the departmental objectives.
• To participate and contribute in cross functional APQP meetings for project launches.
• Interface with the companyxe2x80x99s internal project Management, Applications Engineering and Design Engineering Teams to ensure that the product is designed for manufacture and time of introduction is known and planned for through stages of pre-production to production implementation.
• Develop, Implement, and prove out new model variants to existing lines to meet APQP gateways from Concept validation to PSW including a customer attended run at rate.
• Document process capacity and continually seeks ways to improve the bottle neck cycle time.
• Ensure that the technical requirements for the process are captured from the PFMEA and control plan, specified in the tender, ordered, and proved off against the PPAP documentation.
• Maintain action plans and RFT/ FTT trackers for Improvement focus themes.
• Attend regular meetings reporting out on action progress to improve equipment safety and RFT/ FTT performance.
• Carry out GR&R, capability studies and poke yoke detection tests to ensure processes are sufficiently robust to achieve plant RFT/ FTT targets whilst protecting the customer with defect free deliveries.
• Work closely with the maintenance and controls teams to reassess equipment/ process design to prevent repetitive downtime events.
• Provide process support to help the team diagnose equipment.
• Design and manufacture of simple jigs and fixtures plus modifications to existing tooling.
• AutoCAD, Office (inclusive of Visio and Project) ideal but not essential.
• Travel as necessary to support our operations and affiliates

Please note should you not receive a response within two weeks of applying you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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