Junior Manufacturing Engineer

Pilham
6 days ago
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An exciting opportunity has arisen with our client for a Junior Manufacturing Engineer. As a Junior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be working at the cutting edge of high technology manufacturing. You will be involved in developing new manufacturing methods to improve part yields and reduce costs. All whilst working in a high performing Manufacturing Engineering team to maintain our strong delivery and drive to zero defects.
Purpose:

JuniorManufacturing engineers will provide support for all products. The role will look to monitor performance across products within the facility, supporting the drive to zero defects and the continuous improvement journey.

Duties and responsibilities
• Support the introduction of New Product Introduction and Product introduction using planning tools.
• Maintain external Yield and Right First-Time charts to inform and drive product delivery and quality performance.
• Resolve issues on non-conforming parts in line with the delivery requirements.
• Liaise with customers, providing updates through Yield and Right First-Time reviews.
• Prepare technical reports to an acceptable standard and give informative presentations.
• Prepare technical documentation to instruct the use of new equipment, methods, or systems.
• Comply with HS&E policies, take personal responsibility for you own safety at work and ensure any HS&E actions you are assigned are closed in a timely manner.

Key Competencies:
• Professionally qualified engineer: you will hold a degree in a relevant field or national equivalent. This includes and is not limited to: Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering or an appropriate Level of experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
• Strong organisational skills and a methodical approach to work
• Proactive with an ability to manage and overcome challenges with problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, confident in communicating across all levels of the business.
• Desire to build strong working relationships.

Behaviours and Personal Attributes:
• Works well as a team member, building effective working relationships at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Professional attitude.
• Leads by example.
• Good attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Behaves in an open and honest manner.
• Consistently delivers high quality work on time by prioritising tasks.
• Able to interface with all levels within the company and where applicable the customer.
• Capable of running and supporting projects with minimal assistance.

Please apply with your CV or call (phone number removed) for more information.

Keywords
Mechanical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Engineering

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