The Best Connection is recruiting for an experienced Senior Manufacturing Engineer for our prestigious Wolverhampton based client.
£50,000 -£55,000 per annum dependent on experience.
Working hours of 08:00AM till 17:00PM Monday to Thursday and 08:00AM till 13:00PM on Friday.
Main Purpose and Scope of Job.
- Support Manufacturing activities by directing best methods of manufacture.
- Deliver technical engineering support to both production and quality teams.
- Lead internal facing engineering to deliver continued growth to the business target areas of improvement using both personal experience and LEAN approach.
- Lead front-end engineering to deliver continued growth to the business: target potential areas within the business that require additional work and grow portfolio and capabilities.
- Support New business team to target sectors of growth and deliver engineering solutions to prospective customers via presentations or by technical instructions.
- To deliver engineering solutions to customers.
- Provide solutions to internal engineering issues.
- To plan and design the manufacturing process to the shopfloor.
- Drive continuous improvement programs within the department.
- Quote job requests for lead-time and costs.
- Manage the introduction of new manufacturing capability into the workshop.
- To support the operational team including programming CNC Milling and Turning machines.
- Design and introduce process documentation , inline with the company BMS.
- Assist machining technicians to deliver parts in a safe, efficient manner and to the highest quality.
- To support the production and manufacturing team as and when required.
Knowledge and Skills.
- Must have at least 10 years' experience as a Manufacturing Engineer or Supervisor.
- Experience in all fields of Mechancal machining and all types of materials.
- Vast experience in product roll out and production release of parts.
- Experience in subcontract machine shop.
- Experience of CNC machining in a precision engineering environment.
- High level of CNC programming competency in Fanuc Heidenhain languages.
- Must have programmiing experience in both turning and milling capabilities, ideally up to 5 axis (3+2) with strong knowledge of setting , operating and programming.
- Experienced in 3D modelling, preferably with Solidworks and Visi.
- Offline programming, familiarity with VISI CAM package highly desired.
- Must have a high level of knowledge in both GD&T and drawing standards.
- Must have a high level of knowledge surrounding technical specifications on materials, metrology, surface treatments.
- Must have knowledge of tooling and fixtures.
Key Accountabilities.
- Maintaining a high AV on all projects/ parts.
- Control all methods of manufacture using risk mitigation tools.
- Project management on live orders.
- Customer communication on technical problems.
- Assist NPI projects adhering to customer specs and demands.
- Assisting quality with non-conformance investigations.
- Supporting Machining technicians with daily problem solving, ensuring permanent solutions are put in place.
- Produce 3D models and drawings for manufacture.
Candidates will need to apply with a fully up to date CV outlining relevent experience.
