Manufacturing Engineer

JOB- Manufacturing Engineer
LOCATION- East Sussex
TERM- Permanent
SALARY- £35,000-£40,000 dependent on experience

My client is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join their business on a permanent basis in the East Sussex area. The role will involve identifying bottlenecks and eliminating non-value added activities making improvements to productivity, cost, quality and health & safety.

The Manufacturing Engineer will ideally have the following attributes:

• HND/HNC qualified or equivalent experience in Engineering, Science or a related field
• Have experience working as a Production Engineer within product development in a similar environment
• Be able to read engineering drawings
• Have experience of using 2D/3D CAD would be beneficial
• Proactive hands on problem solver
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Be able to work well individually as well as part of a team
• Experience with Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement

The Manufacturing Engineer role will involve:

• Working on both existing and new R&D projects
• Create and maintain controlled documentation such as Process flows, tool drawings, component specs, BOMs and work instructions
• Work closely with the Lean team to develop and implement best practices, routines and solutions to improve production rates, Quality and output
• Come up with innovative manufacturing solutions for parts, designing jigs and fixtures where necessary
• Assembly and wire electro-mechanical assemblies with reference to assembly drawings, BOMs and wiring/schematic drawings
• Participate in NPI reviews to ensure only most production efficient designs are released into production
• Delivering continuous improvement, operational excellence, and lean improvements
• Identify & present ideas for improving productions processes improving profitability, quality and throughput or H&S.

If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible, along with your availability and your salary expectation.

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