WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?  

• Permanent role
• £40k pa
• Day shift only
• Hours of work: (Mon – Thu 08:00am – 16:30pm) and (Fri 08:00 – 14:15pm)
• Flexible working is prioritised
• 25 days’ holiday, purchase additional 3 per year and 8 bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Critical Illness Cover
• Death in service
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Onsite Parking  

THE BUSINESS
  
This is an exciting opportunity which we are proud to bring to market. Our client is a well-known major player within the automotive industry. They are a global business located in various countries with approximately 10,000 employees.
  
An opportunity has arisen for a Manufacturing Process Engineer to join their dynamic business in the Sunderland area. The role is crucial for the ongoing success of the company; with the working hours offering an excellent work/life balance. They are a big believer in personal development; and have key values which will help you to get the best out of your career.
  
They collaborate with many major manufacturers designing, developing and manufacturing essential automotive parts. They have recently moved into a state of the art building, with excellent onsite facilities and transport connections.
  
THE ROLE

• You will be responsible for sustaining equipment efficiency and supporting process and equipment improvements in line with local and group standards
• You will be responsible for the industrialisation of new processes and developing improvement activities in accordance with business needs
• You will measure the performance of processes to identify opportunities for improvement
• You will measure and look to improve work centre cycle time and capacity calculation
• Look over machine parameter control
• Collaborating with Project teams and stakeholders on the introduction of new processes
• Collaborate with others in development of workflow to best effect
• Collaborating to plan & coordinate equipment moves or new installation on site
• Collaborating to support industrialisation of tools and equipment
• Collaborating to support development of SOP for new processes
• You will monitor SPM Adherence, RO Monitoring and update
• You will be responsible for the development of improvement plans
• You will collaborate with stakeholders to implement improvements
• You will apply practical problem-solving techniques
• You will be involved with the management of improvement teams
• Supporting the process change process
• Supporting the design change process
• Supporting and development of QMS control measures and adherence
• Providing advice and guidance on Routing set up, TA/TP improvement actions, Process and equipment documentation, Document control and adherence and CAPEX
• Management of process master data
• Management of FMEA for all products  

THE PERSON  

• You will have a Level 3 qualification in engineering discipline, or equivalent time spent in similar role within automotive or manufacturing industry
• You will be able to demonstrate good knowledge of process engineering
• You will be able to demonstrate good knowledge of project management
• You will be an effective communicator across all levels of the business
• You can manage resources effectively – i.e. in-direct resource, time management
• You will have an analytical and/or methodical approach to delivering workload
• You can demonstrate strong problem-solving capabilities
• You have a professional approach for line and project management interactions
• You are approachable by all levels of the business
• You have a structured and standardized approach to workload and project management  

TO APPLY
  
Please apply for this position and your CV will go direct to our Engineering Team. Alternatively, if you have any questions; please get in touch with our Engineering Manager Harry Mann at Westray Recruitment Group.