Manufacturing Engineer - Salisbury, United Kingdom - Chemring Countermeasures

Chemring Countermeasures
Chemring Countermeasures
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Salisbury, United Kingdom

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Job title:
Manufacturing Engineer


Location:
Salisbury


Salary:
£38,000 - £45,000 per annum.


Job Type:
This role will be worked over a 37.5 hour working week; Monday to Friday. Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team.


Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world.

We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.


The role:


The Manufacturing
Engineer / Process Engineer will be responsible for defining all aspects of the production method including defining machining, equipment, work instructions, drawings and tools as required.


Key responsibilities:


  • Deliver all elements required for successful New Product introduction and method changes, ensuring safe working procedures.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the manufacturing processes and procedures.
  • Ensure that products meet the requirements of customers, quality standards and external stakeholders.
  • Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes and working practices and take responsibility for implementing improvement actions.
  • Identify and document process instructions.
  • Implement and carry out initial running of new processes.
  • Deliver rapid problem solving to minimise the impact of product nonconformance.
  • Take the lead in Process Management of Change (MoC) board as necessary, to enable amendment to tooling, equipment and work instructions accordingly.
  • Support in the training of production personnel in the use of equipment, tooling and processes.
  • Project manage new and improved processes.

Manufacturing Engineer / Process Engineer Person Specification:

  • Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain SC level clearance
    (5 years British residency necessary):
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Level 4 NVQ in engineering discipline or technical area:

  • Knowledge of Production Engineering either from Defence or Aerospace (preferred), high tech manufacturing or precision engineering
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Demonstrateworking knowledge of new product introduction

  • Ability to compile risk assessments and report writing
  • Experience of working on Hazops, desirable
  • Proficient in MS Office

About Chemring Countermeasures:

Chemring Countermeasures has a culture built on our values of Safety, Excellence and Innovation. We continue our investment in the very best people to contribute to our delivery of highly reliable solutions.

We are seeking individuals who are not only of the highest calibre for today's business but have the capability to perform at even higher standards to meet the needs of tomorrow's threats facing our armed forces.


We have more than 50 years' experience at the forefront of Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) expendable decoy research, design and manufacture, we operate at the leading edge of expendable countermeasure technology.


Benefits:


  • We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme
  • 5 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays
  • A generous pensionscheme
  • Share save scheme
  • Holiday buying and selling scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support
  • We hold annual social events
  • Cultural days
  • Free onsite parking
  • Podiatrist
  • Weekly fruit baskets

Armed Forces Covenant:

We are proud to support the armed forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.

We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom.

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