GKN Aerospace

Manufacturing Engineer – Configuration

GKN Aerospace

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Bristol • United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Confer with inter-departmental personnel to implement Internal and external change request, resolve system errors, and provide technical feedback to customer
  • Manage larger complex, or multiple smaller projects/mods from programme or customer approval through introduction to production and delivery to customer
  • Recognize opportunities for improvement within Day to Day processes and recommend and implement solutions enabling a CI and lean working environment
  • Breakdown, analyses and impact assess customer design proposals and Condition of Supply changes utilising data provided to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and lead time in implementing the proposal
  • Create a Change implementation plan for every Change being embodied to track progress, Ensuring mods are delivered on customer agreed POE, within scope and within agreed costs
  • Manage and validate all customer expectations and all stakeholder relationships, Report and escalating setbacks as needed
  • Participates in developing, establishing and maintaining procedures, process and instruction for engineering activities
  • Run programme/ change review boards to manage the introduction of new processes into the manufacturing business

Requirements

  • HNC / HND in an Engineering Discipline
  • Experience working with Windchill software
  • Ability to read Engineering Drawings
  • Knowledge of SAP/ERP tool
  • Must be flexible and able to handle multiple and changing priorities
  • CMII Qualified (Desirable)
  • BSc in Engineering (Desirable)
  • Prince2 or equivalent Project Management qualification (Desirable)
Benefits
  • Competitive salary dependent on experience
  • Flexible start/finish times including a half day on Friday
  • Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
  • Life Assurance 8 x salary
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Income protection
  • Shopping discounts
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
  • A collaborative, dynamic working environment
  • Learning and development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Change implementation planningEngineering drawing interpretationProject managementData analysisCost assessmentFeasibility evaluationProcess improvementLean methodologyContinuous improvementStakeholder management
Soft Skills
CommunicationFlexibilityProblem-solvingInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsTechnical feedbackRelationship managementEscalation managementCollaborationAdaptability
Certifications
HNCHNDBSc in EngineeringCMIIPrince2