Production Engineer

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

48Job Description:

Production Engineer

Location: Coventry/Castle Bromwich
Contract: Inside IR35
Rate: £29per hour PAYE / £38.27 Umbrella
18-month initial contract

Key Performance Indicators of the Production Engineer:

• Deliver cycle time improvements through new facility implementation and optimisation.
• Deliver facility requirements to support increased volume demand with experience of delivering project milestones, and reporting on Cost, Quality, and Time metrics.
• Delivery of new technology to support sustainability strategies.
• Support the overall future manufacturing strategy
• Ensure all facility design and implementation is fit for purpose and compliant with UK legislation to support internal and external auditing.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities of the Production Engineer:

• Assess the feasibility of new facilities and processes, development, and management of projects for cost, quality and timing.
• Presenting findings to senior management with the ability to make informed decisions based on facts and experience.
• Support the area by providing the required capability and capacity at the manufacturing facilities and supporting equipment, aligned to the programme milestones, launch plans and production requirements.
• Complete feasibility and cost evaluations for proposed new or modified facilities and processes to define robust delivery plans with minimised disruption to operations.
• Develop robust/lean layout solutions to support facility project delivery or process/operational efficiency improvements.
• PFMEA experience,
• Experience of writing process documentation from scratch; cradle to grave project deliverables,
• Vismockup experience,
• Ability to manage budgetary requirements,
• Experience of supplier engagement, supplier selection and day-to-day supplier management.
• Maintain and develop all Health, Safety and Operational Risk Management processes and site-specific processes and systems in the area.
• Contribute to the ongoing Environmental Innovation and Reporting (Energy, Water, Waste) compliance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience of the Production Engineer:

Essential:

• A sound engineering and manufacturing background with previous experience in Production Engineering in an Automotive/Manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience and understanding of facilities processes, equipment, and leading technologies.
• Experience in reliability and maintainability principles and an understanding of the environmental impacts of manufacturing engineering solutions.
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred.

Desirable:

• Contract and performance management experience.
• Vendor management experience.

Location: Coventry, West Midlands