Manufacturing engineer - Assembly and Test M/F

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

Manufacturing engineer - Assembly and Test
Banbury

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.
At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Manufacturing Engineering team as a Manufacturing Engineer in our Wolverhampton site.

About Safran Actuation Systems UK
Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world class centre for the design, manufacture and support of cutting-edge actuation and flight control solutions used across commercial, military and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you-both in and out of work, including:

-Competitive salary
-Company performance bonus scheme
-Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
-Private medical insurance
-Comprehensive health cash plan
-25 days annual leave + bank holidays
-Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
-Structured training & opportunities to progress

Your Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly and Test) you will provide proactive and customer focused day to day support to Operations at the Banbury facility. In addition, the role will provide ongoing support for various operational projects.

In this role you will:
-Provide day to day support to Operations, helping to ensure that safety, quality and output targets are met at the Banbury facility
-Author, implement and maintain a robust 'standard work' process deck that meets stringent quality management system requirements
-Ensure manufacturing methods and processes within the facility are capable of meeting requirements for quality, delivery rate, cost and lead time
-Develop, improve and provide innovation to the manufacturing process, including the trial and implementation of new technologies
-Lead/ support quality issue investigations, quickly providing robust containment actions and conducting root cause analysis to implement permanent corrective actions
-Lead the implementation of solutions that reduce manufacturing cost and improve productivity

What You'll Bring
-Experience of working with configuration control systems
-Experience of authoring clear and concise standard operating procedures
-An understanding of manufacturing systems, production flow lines and the introduction of new technologies
-Able to use a variety of measuring equipment such as Go / No go gauges / Micrometer's / Vernier's / height gauges and additionally CMM software a bonus.
-Knowledge of Lean principles, tools and techniques
-Experience of planning and co-ordinating work activities
-The ability to understand engineering drawings, reports and metrology reports
-A methodical, data driven approach
-An awareness of current EH&S legislation (COSHH, PUWER, LOLER etc.)
-A good understanding of production quality issues and the impact that processes/ equipment can have on these