WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Manufacturing Engineer

Onsite | Telford | 37 hours over 4.5 days working week| Perm

About Us

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a defence engineering company based in the UK. We design, manufacture and support military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers.

Position Overview

The role of Manufacturing Engineer reports directly to the Head of Manufacturing Engineering but with a dotted line into the Lead Manufacturing Engineer.

What You Will Be Doing

• Support the Procurement community in order to conduct capacity analyses, identify key constraints and recommend a course of action to reduce risk within the supply chain.
• Be the technical lead on specification responses obtained from suppliers to ensure that the technical requirements of the production line are achieved within the response.
• Manage any descoping activities required in order to meet financial constraints whilst achieving the agreed manufacturing capability.
• Produce comprehensive manufacturing instructions to company template to ensure safe, efficient working to agreed quality standard.
• Carry out Risk assessments(Including dynamic) and PUWER assessments supporting SHE & Operations.
• To lead the activity of pre-production readiness of all new equipment
• Provide lineside manufacturing support to The Production Delivery Teams and any Formal requests for problem solving within existing processes, factory layouts, equipment and machinery to improve existing processes where necessary using Kaizan, TAKT analysis, VSM and PFMEA.
• Plan all tooling requirements to satisfy task requirements.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

Essential

• Engineering Degree or equivalent
• Significant experience in Manufacturing Engineering
• Experience in defining and managing Key Performance Indicators.
• Understanding of MTRL and manufacturing systems.
• Professional knowledge of relevant Engineering standards (including SHE regulations).
• Experience in performing route cause analysis and reporting on countermeasures.
• Experience working with SAP and Teamcenter

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

RBSL strives to be an employer of choice and to foster a culture in which our employees are supported to build a career they can be proud.

Through our contracts to deliver world-class products and support services, we offer great opportunities for personal development and career advancement via specialist technical roles, essential support functions, and broader leadership positions.

In addition, RBSL offer:

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market rates
• Annual bonus incentive scheme for all employees
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Life assurance cover
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Health cash plan
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback
• Long Service rewards with additional holiday
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Free access to onsite gym

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person: Iwona Kurpiewska

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

RBSL is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

Please be aware that many roles working for RBSL will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.