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Time Recruitment Solutions are currently assisting a one of the largest mobile elevating work platform manufacturers in Europe who sell their market-leading products worldwide. They specialise in compact, low weight articulating booms that offer maximum performance with minimal environmental impact.
They use advanced 3D modelling software together with rigorous testing to optimise every aspect of product design and to ensure that every manufactured platform delivers outstanding performance without compromising on functionality or reliability.
With years of experience designing machines for the rental industry, they understand the importance of reliability, ease of operation, minimal maintenance, and excellent after-sales support to all their customers.
Overview of Production Engineer
To support the manufacture of the company's existing and new product range through generating effective engineering information/systems/manufacturing processes and facilities in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.
To implement a successful Lean Manufacturing culture, focusing on continual improvement and the elimination/reduction of all wastes by educating the business and removing non value-added waste from the business processes
Main Tasks
* Utilisation of LEAN tools (Value Stream Mapping) to identify Non-Value Added activities within the process to improve efficiency and reduce costs
* Responsible for reviewing/approving drawing issue/drawing changes, plus the control of their introduction, including stock control and updating the company's manufacturing system (build specifications and works orders), plus control of drawing hardcopies.
* Through liaison with production personnel, review, control and implement effective and efficient improvements to engineering specifications, fixtures/tooling, build operations and logistics organisation.
* Provide support to quality assurance/control activities with reference to supplier, customer and internal quality/engineering issues. Liaison and review with suppliers to resolve engineering queries and manufacturing/engineering cost down improvements. Responsible for hands on analysis, problem solving and development of all production processes, methods and engineering specifications. Maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of all operations and engineering specifications.
* Development of cellular manufacturing/flow line/single piece flow principles through each of the product/supply areas, including value stream mapping, balancing, simplification, tooling, fixtures, and configuration/ergonomics of workstations.
* Develop and maintain the practices necessary to achieve excellent housekeeping standards through 5S and Visual Factory.
* Project management of small to medium projects. Driven to deliver projects from initiation to implementation and handover.
* The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role and the organisation's overall business objectives.
Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor's degree in engineering or 5 years' experience
* Demonstrated working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma in the manufacturing field
* Excellent analytical skills combined with good negotiation and conflict management skills
* Project management experience
Desirable Qualities
* Experience with Manual and Automated welding
* Experience with Wet Painting & Assembly Processes
* Experience with Introducing and Sustaining Logistics based processes
* Experience with CAD packages, preferably AutoCAD and Creo
Characteristics
* Adaptable to accept new changes in the field of production engineering
* Strong organisation, planning and implementation skills
* Ability to identify problems and resolve them quickly
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Self-driven with positive attitude
* Result oriented
If you have the above experience and skillset and would like to discuss this further then please contact Gary at Time Recruitment for further information or alternatively simply click 'APPLY'
