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Manufacturing Controls Engineer

Leicester
1 week ago
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PE Global is currently recruiting for a Manufacturing Controls Engineer for a leading multi-national manufacturer of construction and mining equipment client based in Desford.

This is an initial 18 months contract position.
Afternoon shift - Mon-Wed 16:30 – 02:30, Thursday 16:30-02:00
Pay Rate £24.22ph PAYE or £33.17ph Umbrella

Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK

Duties of the role/Responsibilities
• Identify opportunities for automation and robotics, and bring to implementation.
• Affectively use Siemens PLC/HMI software to aid maintenance teams to diagnoses production issues.
• Affectively use Siemens/ Mitsubishi PLC software to uplift and standardise legacy system assets.
• Proactively identify business opportunities, assess overall impact and justify to senior stakeholders for capital investment.
• Project management – Full scope, development, budgets, resources and management of NPI or Improvement projects (Technology/Efficiency/Quality) from initiation to production and program completion.
• Facilitate the development of manufacturing process solutions work with functional teams, using a range of tool e.g. process flows, PFMEA’s, control plans. Promote lean and quality as a focus within the business.
• Monitor and report on project health, including issue management to ensure People, Quality, Velocity and Cost targets are achieved.
• Developing equipment specifications and installation requirements and ensuring that the equipment is safe and meets the needs of manufacturing.

Education/Experience
• Extensive experience in Manufacturing Processes, Project Management, Manufacturing Safety, Lean Manufacturing
• Good understanding of building and construction equipment Assembly, Test or Finish processes and production
• Working knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter would be advantageous.
• Experience of leading quality concern resolution with tools such as 8D, 5why, fishbone diagrams and other appropriate quality tools
• 6 Sigma project leadership experience.
• Degree or equivalent experience desired

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please click the link below to apply, alternatively send an up to date CV to (url removed)

Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK

Although it is not possible for us to respond to all applications, we at PE Global will do our upmost to give you feedback on your application. You have sent your Cv into us as a company and even though you have sent your CV to a particular position, we are making the reasonable assumption that you are active on the job market and as part of our normal recruitment service we will discuss other suitable positions with you. You are free to opt out of this so please specify in your application to us if you just want to be contacted in relation to a specific vacancy. Your Cv is sent to a central recruitment inbox which a number of people in the applicable PE Global division have access to and so this means that you might not be contacted by the named person in this advert

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