My client are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer Manager to lead a team of 8-10 Engineers and Technicians through manufacture and complex electronics assembly of products going into a range of regulated industries.
This is an excellent opportunity to take the step from Senior Engineer to a direct Management position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a muti-disciplinary team, building technical capabilities while fostering a collaborative and innovative working environment.
- Support day-today production and new product introduction (NPI) activities, collaborating across wider operations and ensuring compliance with H&S.
- Provide expertise and lean manufacturing practices to solve manufacturing challenges.
- Deliver DFM (design for manufacturing) reviews and feedback throughout NPI processes, working alongside the design team to customer and industry specific requirements.
- Own and manage departmental budgets with support from your line manager, implementing equipment upgrades and improvements in line with budgets and ensuring NPI projects meet cost and quality requirements.
- Develop and maintain departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to proactively drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, or qualified by experience in manufacturing engineering positions.
- Experience in manufacturing or production environments, ideally with electro-mechanical products and electronics hand assembly processes.
- Familiarity with continuous improvement principals and NPI processes (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen)
- Experience in regulated industries is desirable (defence, aerospace, marine, medical).
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Megan McConnell
At Jackson Hogg, Megan specialises in Manufacturing/Engineering appointments across the North East, looking at roles from Engineer to Manager level with a Process, NPD, or Production Engineering focus. Megan joined Jackson Hogg in 2021, bringing over five years of prior recruitment experience. Before returning to her operational roots, Megan spent four years within the Research team, where she worked on global retained search projects and market research initiatives across a wide range of STEM sectors. Outside of work, Meg's loves to keep busy and is often out with her friends or travelling.
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