Manufacturing NPI Engineer

DK Recruitment are looking for an experienced Manufacturing/NPI Engineer who will be responsible for the Introduction of new parts into the current Manufacturing process, which will include documentation of new products, tooling, equipment and procedures. Working as a member of a multifunctional team within a dynamic production environment in support of the business goals and objectives.

Main Duties:

• Develop, Support, and work within Health & Safety regulations, Company Quality and Environmental systems of work, and all other Company policies and procedures.
• Working positively to develop and foster good working relationships with colleagues and contracted personnel to maintain a culture of mutual respect and dignity.
• Maintain and improve current products with regards to manufacturing process, including make to print BOMs.
• Review and develop the manufacturing process for new parts and make to print orders in line with current processes and production requirements.
• Attendance of MRB, investigation and solving of current production process issues.
• Ensure production processes and SOPs efficiently utilize materials, methods and personnel.
• Support the testing and replacement of obsolescent consumables.
• Design and manage the introduction of new tooling related to current production processes.
• Participate in PFMEA and capability/repeatability improvement activities.
• Maintaining of H&S risk assessments for current processes and support of new risk assessments where required.
• On Time delivery, cost and Quality expectations of projects within their responsibility
• Delivery of solutions meeting the operating quality systems and business KPI’s
• Team and employee development

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
• Or Working Experience matching expectations of role
• 3 years + experience of working within manufacturing engineering teams within a production environment
• Results orientated
• Proven problem solving skills
• Flexible approach to working to meet project deadlines
• Proven capability to learn and implement new skills and processes
• Attention to detail and understanding of the business environment
• Ability / robustness to self-prioritise work packages within a dynamic agile NPI Environment
• Process investigation and problem solving
• Experience participating in PFMEA/control plan development
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Experience in the use of 3D Drawing packages
• Awareness of glass machining and polishing, thin film coating, machining of metals, painting, powder coating, plating and conversion coating, latest manufacturing philosophies, preferred not required
• Strong organisational skills
• Experience of lean manufacturing and six sigma (DMAIC)