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A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join a global manufacturing organisation and afford the flexibility to support both ongoing production issues and be responsible for leading continuous improvement manufacturing projects.
Manufacturing Engineer
Location West Midlands (commutable from Wolverhampton, Walsall, Telford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Cannock areas)
Salary: £(phone number removed) + benefits
Our client is a specialist manufacturer, supplying complex metallic products and assemblies for the automotive industry and this year promises to several key product launches, continued investment in the production facility and subsequent increase in volumes with further growth planned.
Job Description:
o Oversee continuous improvement & lean manufacturing initiatives to improve plant efficiency and performance.
o Specification of production facilities and capital equipment and make recommendations for the selection of vendors equipment
o Implement improvements in manufacturing processes to optimise process performance and capability
o Lead machine PFMEA process for existing and new capital investment programmes
o Review and improve SOP/ process instructions, process flow, standard operations and capability
o Support New Product Development (NPI) initiatives and DFM/DFA
o Optimise process flow and minimise waste through use of MTM, line balancing, VSM and lean manufacturing methods
Experience:
You will already be a competent Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Industrial Engineer or Manufacturing Engineering Manager with previous experience within high volume mechanical manufacturing background
o Time served or Graduate Mechanical in Manufacturing Engineering or similar technical subject
o Proven experience leading significant capital equipment (CAPEX) projects including specification, cost justification and vender management through to project buy off and successful NPI launch.
o Lead PFMEA process.
o Project management and supplier/ vendor liaison 
o Experience of production processes eg: plastic moulding, stamping, cold rolling, casting, forging, CNC machining or large automated / robotic assembly.
o Good communication skills for effective liaison and teamwork.
o Hands on approach with proven problem solving, analytical skills and attention to detail.
o Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work on several tasks or projects concurrently.
Opportunity:
Our client is part of a multinational manufacturing group and the facility is a global leader in their field and has considerable planned investment in new plant and machinery. The role will be a key part of of their engineering team and therefore salary and benefits on offer will be very competitive and will include excellent pension contribution, life insurance, death in service, onsite parking. In addition as a top level employer training, professional development and career opportunities exist for ambitious individuals which could take you around the world.
Apply on-line or call Robert Wigley for a confidential discussion    (url removed)
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