Process Engineer

Kingscroft Professional Resources
Cannock
1 week ago
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Are you Process Engineer with hands on Manufacturing skills Are you looking for a role with both equipment and process improvement duties Do you want to be part of a really well invested and dynamic business that's looking to develop and grow

Kingscroft has been asked to recruit for a Process Engineer for a specialist manufacturing business. As the ideal candidate you will have strong manufacturing skills, be confident of delivering process improvements and correcting machines and equipment after customer quality concerns. Ideally you will have experience of CNC Programming which combined with a wider process engineering skill set will enable you to impact existing and developing shop floor programmes.

Your role will involve:
Produce and expedite general factory engineering improvement plans
Provide support to the shopfloor as depicted by the engineering manager
Project manage continuous improvement projects for the shopfloor or as specified by the Engineering Manager. Write specifications, liaise with suppliers and obtain relevant quotes.
Support Program Managers on NPI awards. Technical support on all build phases from prototype stages through to full volume manufacture.
Support Capex expenditure project regarding new machines and automation.
Create and execute scrap/rectification reduction improvement plans
Ensure quality systems are implemented, maintained and improvements identified /actioned, including Poke Yoke, PMFMEA, Capabilities etc.
Ensure part routings are approved and adhered too, and manage route changes through homologation plans. Verify approved routes are been used to actively reduce risk.
Attend all customer quality concerns and ensure route cause process fixes are implemented to prevent reoccurrence across the area.
Ensure all cells have proven and approved capabilities and visualise gaps/risks and bottlenecks, develop and execute plans to close and gaps / reduce bottlenecks.
Conduct process audits risk assessments / machine risk assessments and action concerns to closure.
Ensure manufacturing engineering systems are up to date and appropriate for business needs.
Respond to customer issues that arise, where necessary.
Ensure where possible that permanent solutions are read across to other machine / cells
Liaise with other support function resource, to resolve issues.
Support lean activities within the factory and production areas (SMED, Std work, Value Stream Mapping, 5S ETC)
Represent the company at customers and suppliers, being prepared to travel as part of project support or business needs.
Identify and execute tool cost reductions across the area and liaise with purchasing dept on cost saving and reductions
Actively look for engineering safety improvements and report progress to the engineering manager. Implement solution and carry over as necessary.
Facilitate customer visits, where necessary
Using the company ordering system, raise orders and progress all tooling and gauging via the internal system.
Produce relevant CNC machine programs and record and monitor sufficient backups.
Modify work instruction, quality audit sheets, job cards, control plans etc.
Attend meetings when required, Daily meetings, projects, Quality, Scrap etc.
Create detailed timing plans with the project managers on projects you support with regular reviews and status updates for communication of next steps. Drive own project deliverables.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business in a key engineering function central to new and existing projects. Our client is happy to develop CNC Programming or help bring it back up to standard if required.

Please apply today for a confidential discussion about the role.

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