Manufacturing Engineer-Manufacturing-Leicester: £30-£35K DOE - Leicester - £30-£35K DOE (890627)

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Manufacturing Engineer-Manufacturing-Leicester: £30-£35K DOE
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
£30-£35K DOE

A Manufacturing Engineer with a solid background within the automotive industry is required for a world leading manufacturing facility based in Desford, Leicestershire. This site is dedicated to the assembly of small construction machines, typically used on building and construction sites. These include Backhoe Loaders, Small Wheel Loaders, Mini Hydraulic Excavators and Compact Wheel Loaders.

As Manufacturing Engineer, you will be expected to act as a lead for other members of the team and be a specialist with respect to a specific technical phase of the assembly planning function and which generally falls within the major areas of planning, tooling, maintenance, plant engineering.

You will be responsible for:
- Developing, analysing and managing Manufacturing/ Assembly Projects.
- Assisting with developing department capital and expense budgets, together with maintaining the department capital forecast.
- Administration of the assembly New Product Introduction (NPI) process to ensure that Engineering drawings are released and processed on time for NPI build, working alongside the Product Design Engineers to ensure Design For Assembly.
- Application of the APQP for Manufacturing process to ensure that assembly processes can produce to the required customer quality expectations.
- Design, development and implementation of manufacturing systems including factory control software, scheduling techniques, simulation and systems application.

Applicants must have:
- Proven experience of leading teams to successfully deliver complex projects, using appropriate project planning techniques is required.
- Thorough knowledge of manufacturing concepts, lean manufacturing principles, and manufacturing APQP processes including PFMEA's.
- Must have an appropriate technical or university degree, combined with appropriate manufacturing experience working in an automotive or similar prime product manufacturer.

The salary range for this role is £30k to £35k dependant on experience with a full benefits scheme you'd expect from a blue-chip company.

To discuss this role please contact Les Hines at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on 01384 446165.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.