Manufacturing Engineer

Cheadle, Borough of Stockport
1 month ago
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Employer matched pension
Company share scheme
On-site social club
Auto enrolled training scheme

Are you an experienced Manufacturing Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact? We are seeking a dedicated and proactive individual to join our Engineering team, playing a key role in ensuring optimal performance of manufacturing equipment and processes.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure the uptime of CHRA and VSR equipment for both current and new manufacturing processes.
Deliver engineering solutions to resolve daily production process downtime issues.
Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness by enhancing equipment availability.
Support New Product Introduction processes during 'off design tool' testing, ensuring alignment with APQP, PEP, and PPAP procedures.
Drive continuous improvement using Six Sigma methodology to ensure manufacturing methods align with customer satisfaction standards.
Maintain and improve internal Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality procedures to enhance working methods.
Identify and implement improvement opportunities through root cause analysis, kaizen processes, and other problem-solving techniques.
Facilitate and update Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Control Plans.
Manage procurement of final assembly equipment and tooling to meet UK PUWE Regulations.
Manage capital for OPEX projects, including initial proposal, specification, budget requests, and budget control.

About you

Practical, hands-on approach to engineering.
Strong support skills for both engineering and maintenance teams.
Ability to manage pressure and deliver results in complex environments with conflicting goals.
Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
Continual improvement mindset.

Experience & Qualifications Required

Previous experience in manufacturing and product engineering.
Relevant qualification in engineering.
PLC, Pneumatics, and Electrical experience.
Tooling and fixture design experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Working knowledge of modern logistics, warehousing, and assembly machining processes.
Greenbelt certification.
IOSH Managing Safety qualification or equivalent (e.g., 'Pilz' Managing Safety with a machinery safety qualification) preferred.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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