Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Company description:

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel:

going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees globally, across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job description:

Job Summary

Its great to know youre making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play youll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant youll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including:

Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 370+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, food hub and vending machines.

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering Team, the

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

will initially report to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, with daily leadership and support provided by the Team Leader. Working across Civil and Defence business lines and based at our Luton site, occasional travel to visit equipment suppliers will be required. The

will work on several value streams within current programmes developing new and existing manufacturing processes whilst supporting the day-to-day operations team at Luton.

Core operational hours at our Luton site are:

07:

30 - 16:

30 Monday to Thursday & 07:

30 - 12:

30 Friday.

Job Responsibilities

Local project technical lead for the implementation of production planning, from original concept through to production.

Design high capability manufacturing processes using GKNs Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite, including the APQP Core Tools.

Develop, document and optimise new and existing manufacturing processes such as creation/amendment SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and Process Specifications

Create and update engineering documentation to maintain configuration control and help manage point of introduction activities, first article inspection and customer approval

Lead structured improvement activities to reduce process driven scrap and rework

Provide MRB (Material Review Board) support to existing programmes to ensure any process deviation or product faults are reviewed and answered

Make presentations at senior level internally and externally demonstrating ability to clearly communicate to the audience

Identify, anticipate and offer solutions to technical problems

Establish & improve production process controls

Comply with company Environmental, Health, Safety and Energy procedures.

Profile description:

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, youll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

Minimum HND qualification (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering/Aerospace

Demonstrable Manufacturing Engineering experience gained from ideally the Aerospace, Automotive, Yellow Goods industry

6Sigma Greenbelt qualification

Experience in APQP standards including Process Flow Diagram, Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Process Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis and Process Capability

Experience of root cause analysis using Fishbone (Cause and Effect) Diagrams and 5 Whys (Five Whys) techniques

Demonstrable experience of practical problem-solving techniques using A3 or 8D

Desirable:

Experience Leading Lean Manufacturing including process standardisation kaizen activities such as 5S

Experience in lay-up processes for composite materials

Specification interpretation experience

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels within an organisation and be flexible in your approach. The successful person will have a hands-on, creative approach to collaborate with multiple departments to improve manufacturing processes.

Note:

Some GKN programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impac