Production Lead Engineer in Sunderland - MTrec Recruitment

MTrec’s new career opportunity

Our client are specialists in their industry sector, they are looking to recruit a Production Lead Engineer on a permanent basis.

The Job You’ll do

• Meet timing and cost targets for all New Product Launches (NPL).
• Monitor, report and ensure all costs are within budget.
• Liaise with both customer and suppliers on cost and technical items.
• Support all project estimates and planning.
• Ensure all processes meet capability targets and client scrap levels as defined by the project charter.
• Ensure technical reports are produced for all pre-production builds as defined by the Product Lead Engineer.
• Provide relevant training to all manufacturing personnel in line with new projects implemented.
• Ensure risk assessments are carried out for all equipment.
• Coordinate parts supply and builds (internal / customer) and produce build reports.
• Coordinate equipment / tooling delivery.
• Formulate build plans and update bi-weekly.
• Plan and organize internal meetings.
• Design and implementation of capable manufacturing processes, following production system principles considering factors such as ergonomics, operator safety and material flow.
• Lead or perform tasks to ensure the NPL milestone requirements.
• Deliver appropriate manufacturing processes to manufacturing and transfer knowledge to the manufacturing team.
• Contribute towards optimizations of product design to ensure “Design for Manufacturing and Assembly” (DFMA).
• Identify and resolve together with manufacturing, production and quality problems.
• Ensure customer compliance through achievement of relevant qualification & validation.
• Support all Production Engineering department staff.
• Support manufacturing issues where required.
• Manage the maintenance team to support plant KPI’s.

About You

• Experience in engineering and maintenance functions within the Automotive Industry.
• Assembly manufacturing experience is desirable.
• A team player.
• Robust process design ensuring Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis (PFMEA) creation and Poka-Yoke implementation.
• Design, develop and implement appropriate test, assembly and automation solutions to enable successful NPL launches to meet quality, capacity and cost objectives.
• Experienced in modern assembly and automation techniques.
• Experienced in Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Experience with a Project Management Methodology.
• Overseas travel required.
• Educated to minimum of HNC but preferably degree Level standard or equivalent.
• Must have an indentured apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline.
• Candidates with considerable experience and capability will be considered on merit.

The Rewards and the Benefits

• Excellent salary.
• Day shift role.
• Superb benefits package.