Senior Manufacturing Engineer - United Kingdom - Spirit AeroSystems

Description

Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Role Purpose

Accountable for the management and development of accurate "Bills of Materials" maintained within the Enterprise Resource Planning System. Ensure that valid Engineering Processes are deployed within the manufacturing process and

effectively detailed within the process routing to satisfy requirements of the business MRPII disciplines. Manage the formal Engineering Changes communicated and agreed with the customer and valid agreed internal changes. Deploy the Continuous Improvement toolset to enable productivity and product quality improvements to be implemented in support of business and customer requirements both internal and within the supply chain. Accountable for the Translation of Design Data (For example CAD/CATIA) and specifications into clear and concise work instructions for manufacturing products to customer and regulatory authority requirements. Support the PM and Engineering Team Leader in discharging the people issues such as the PDR, training/development and the related WTMS responsibilities

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Salary: From £41,518.61 to £45,647.04

This opportunity, based at our Prestwick site offers:

• 37 hour working week (half day Friday)
• Shift premiums up to 33%, where applicable
• Overtime at time and a half, where applicable
• 33 days holiday per year, rising with service
• Annual Bonus related to company performance
• Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
• Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• A wide range of flexible benefits
• Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
• Professional development and growth
• Free car parking
• And more

• Responsible for the translation of Design Engineering data and specifications into clear and concise work instructions for manufacturing assemblies or product to customer and regulatory authority requirements.
• Accountable for the maintenance, development and compilation of detail packages of work and Conditions of Supply for external manufacture with suppliers.
• Responsible for Continuous Improvement to achieve significant productivity and quality improvements by:
  • Analysing and eliminating waste (seven wastes).
  • Developing and implementing production smoothing methods and Kanban systems.
  • Identifying and implementing methods to reduce set-up and overall cycle times.
• Effective use of problem solving tools and techniques.
• Work closely with Design to identify and implement cost reduction initiatives and product quality improvements.
• Support the MRB process by providing engineering instructions relating to rework, scrap and future prevention of non-conforming products.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of visible controls, measurement tools and business support systems in order to demonstrate effective management and control of engineering work packages.
• Liasing with operators, design and regulatory authorities to ensure product integrity and compliance.
• Responsible for checking and acceptance of new and modified design models and drawings as approved signatories.
• Responsible for provision of Manufacturing Engineering support to external customers and contractors.
• Responsible for the creation, maintenance and auditing of Manufacturing Engineering processes.
• Assisting with product audits, identifying and implementing corrective actions and managing the close out of customer non-conformances.
• Responsible for the day to day activities of sub-contract and full time Manufacturing Engineers including workload distribution.
• Responsible for people issues in the absence of the Quality and Engineering Team Leader and related WTMS responsibilities.
• Responsible for the identification of training and development requirements of Manufacturing Engineering staff through the PDR process.
• Responsible for the management and control of new technical packages introduced to the business both internal and external. This includes Financial Control, Vendor selection/approval, monitoring and the definition of controls and procedures to manage data produced.
• Responsible for the compilation and presentation of Manufacturing Engineering input at design reviews, both internal and external and the subsequent Manufacturing Engineering actions identified.
• Responsible for conducting Vendor assessment of the Manufacturing Engineering capabilities of potential suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Qualified to HNC level or equivalent in a related engineering discipline
• Have 5 years relevant engineering experience within a Manufacturing Engineering environment
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills – interface with customers and suppliers
• Knowledge of engineering systems and the ability to deploy the Continuous Improvement Toolset – Seven Wastes etc
• Awareness of drawings and systems as applied within our major customers such as Boeing and Airbus
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Packages – Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access

Decision Making Authority

• Guidance is typically available from established policies or from related procedures. In addition guidance is also available from well defined procedures (what to do, not how to do it).
• Reviews will typically only occur at the completion of defined projects (or project stages) and therefore will not occur with any degree of fixed regularity.
• Decisions which affect their own job seldom requires approval. Decisions which impact on a work team or a department will require occasional approval by the Team Leader.
• Decisions which impact on other projects or functions will require regular approval from the Team Leader. In addition decisions which impact on the customer or suppliers will require occasional approval from the Team Leader.
• The job holder is likely to responsible for direct reports, indirect reports and contract staff.
• Will generally be responsible for the leadership of others, for co-ordinating or supervising a team member or team; scheduling hours, checking results, taking actions to ensure quality standards are met and conducting performance assessments on others.

Closing Date; 28th May at 4pm

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.