Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Coatbridge
Salary: Up to 35k
Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Liaise with design and production to interpret customer / design needs into suitable shop floor instructions.
• Encourage and suggest design for manufacture principles during product design.
• Investigate production or design issues, develop solutions to improve quality or efficiency, develop action plans and follow up to conclusion.
• Implement lean manufacturing principles to eliminate wastes and improve production efficiency / quality.
• Lead and or support improvement projects.
• Work with other functions as part of the manufacturing team & prioritise work as agreed.
• Liaise with 3rd party certification bodies i.e. Lloyds /DNV.
• Liaise with customers & suppliers where necessary.

Essential Qualifications / Experience

• Previous experience using lean manufacturing principles.
• Previous experience using CAD / technical drawing software packages.
• Preferred Quality Management System awareness to ISO9001, statutory, regulatory & legal requirements.
• Fabrication methods & materials (welding and assembly) is desirable but not essential.

Essential Skills

• Good understanding of design for manufacture principles
• Good understanding of lean manufacturing principles
• Experience of process optimisation and efficiency improvements is beneficial.
• Good computer skills, i.e. AutoCAD is ideal, Solidworks would be even better & Microsoft Office packages.
• Ability to interpret technical & engineering drawings.
• Ability to interact with others, encouraging then developing improvement ideas and suggestions to fruition.
• Good technical aptitude & ability.
• Planning & project management skills.
• An analytical & logical approach to problem solving, with an eye for detail.
• Effective communicator, both written & verbal, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational & administrative skills.
• Accountability & execution.
• Customer focus & good business sense.
• Factual approach to decision making.
• Able to work on own initiative & as part of a team.
• An ability to work under pressure.