Manufacturing Engineer – Product & Planning
GKN Aerospace
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: East Cowes • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards
- Responsible for the development of manufacturing process solutions to complex problems through
- Accountable for the implementation of production planning, from original concept through to production
- Designing these processes to a high level of process capability through utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite
- Accountable for product development, first article development, configuration changes, build process definition and implementation
- The development of technical solutions to complex problems within GKN Aerospace, our customers and suppliers
- Delivering technical support of manufacturing process development and integration for production
- Utilising root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances
- Maintaining positive team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers
- Continuously improving production processes by implementing Lean initiatives
- Awareness and application of APQP tools (set of tools used for problem solving)
Requirements
- Minimum HNC qualification (or equivalent) within an Engineering related subject, OR an ONC-level engineering qualification supplemented by suitable amount of workplace experience
- Demonstrable previous experience in a Manufacturing Engineering role, gained within a composites-based manufacturing environment
- Composite Experience (hand-lay, prepreg processes) and/or Assembly Experience (typical large aerostructures)
- Previous experience of working within the Aerospace (or similar) manufacturing
- Typical ME skills (generation of work instructions, problem solving, change management etc.)
- Working knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000 (Desirable)
- Experience of Project / Programme Management (Desirable)
- Familiarity with AS9145 APQP process or equivalent (Desirable)
- Understanding and use of an ERP system (Desirable)
- Green Belt Certified (Desirable)
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available for successful candidates currently living on the UK Mainland
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
manufacturing process developmentproduction planningZero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM)root cause analysispreventative actioncorrective actionLean initiativeswork instructions generationproblem solvingchange management
Soft skills
safety-first mindsetteam relationshipscustomer relationscommunication
Certifications
HNC qualificationGreen Belt Certified