Production Engineer

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Production Engineer, to work within the exciting Automotive Industry.

The company is looking to strengthen and expand its production engineering department to support new and existing business. Duties include:

· The identification, project management and implementation of capital expenditure projects

· Introduction and validation of new machines

· New product introduction, as well as productivity and process improvement projects.

Candidates should be able to show potential for, high levels of expertise in managing multi-functional large value complex projects from product concept, design for manufacture, new product introduction to manufacturing process improvements.

Essential Experience Required:

Experience of Production or Manufacturing Engineering within the automotive Tier 1 or FMCG environment. In particular have proven experience in:

- DFMA/FMEA/Six sigma/Statistical Process Control methodologies and their application. 

-Cell layout, manufacturing process and work station design.

- Materials flows, Kanban system and pull systems.

- Project management of NPI processes and activities Degree level qualification or equivalent in Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline is preferred.

-Have the potential to implement change, making the manufacturing process lean.

-Familiarity with all aspects of the project life cycle from design to production.Knowledge of CAD systems, ideally AutoCAD, to generate designs of parts and tooling.

-Excellent interpersonal skills including communication, presentation and motivation.

If this sounds like the perfect job for you, then make sure you apply today.