Composite Manufacturing Engineer

SolviT Recruitment
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
7 months ago
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Manufacturing Engineer

Salary: £35k - £42.5k

Monday - Friday

08:00 - 16:30 (early finish on Friday

Coventry

Full Time Permanent

We are looking for a process driven Manufacturing Engineer with a background in new products & process improvements. Someone who loves to get into the detail and work on some truly interesting and unique products.

What will you be doing?

This is a busy role where you will be carrying out a variety of responsibilities such as:

Leading readiness reviews manufacturing, standards ops, facilities. specs/implementation, PFMEA completion etc.
Working with other departments to bring in new manufacturing processes.
Lead process improvements to streamline workflow, reduce cost etc.
Implement continuous improvement of lean manufacturing.
Working from CAD models to perform prototyping & 1st off production runs.
Work with tooling suppliers to ensure the correct equipment is supplied & on time for projects.
Utilise Poka-Yoke solutions to optimise programmesWhat will make you stand out from the crowd?

Prior experience working with composites or plastics manufacturing.
Experience working press & CNC machinery.
Previous experience implementing Lean manufacturing concepts & methodologies.
Strong problem solving skills (Ishikawa, 8D, 5S etc.)What do you get out of this?

Great salary of £35k - £42.5k depending on experience.
33 days holiday (inc bank holidays)
Life cover (3x base salary)
Cash healthcare planThis is a permanent job from day 1. With a medium sized company that works on truly interesting projects, offers work variety in a balanced environment where people are there because they want to be there and believe in the company.

If you have the skills and the knowledge to just walk in crack on and nail the job apply now.

APPLY NOW - Applying is easy, and there are 2 ways to do it:

Have you read the job advert and feel that you are the perfect person? If that's the case, then give Nathan Carlow a call at SolviT Recruitment NOW on (01455) (phone number removed).
Do you have experience but are not sure it's enough? Then reply to this advert with your CV, and we can tell you.#WeCanSolviT

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