Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Brighton (fully onsite)

Duration: 6 month contract

(Inside IR35)

Role details:

Our client, a leading defence company, are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join their team on a contract basis in Brighton. This valuable role involves working fully onsite to support the programme by optimising the end-to-end manufacturing and logistic process.

• Develop a detailed process flow diagram capturing the current manufacturing sequence for the Paveway IV programme, including all external suppliers, internal operations, sub-contract processing, inspection points and material flow.
• Produce a current state Value Stream Map identifying all value-added and non-value-adding activities, cycle times, lead times and inventory buffers.
• Analyse the impact of moving some components to IKIP on the value stream and buffer stocks on the value stream map.
• Develop a future state VSM that reflects the optimised manufacturing process, incorporating the IKIP changes to ensure the highest efficiency attainable.
• Evaluate and propose automation solutions for data capture and information recording within the process, replacing manual methods where appropriate.
• Ensure the future state design is lean, scalable and aligned with production and quality requirements.
• Provide flexibility in supporting the manufacturing function when required.
• Design and produce a new production cell configuration, including detailed floor plans and material flow.
• Document tooling and manufacturing aides - creating models and drawings using Solidworks.

• Green belt lean practitioner with practical experience in implementing lean initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing engineering from a mechanical assembly environment.
• Minimum of a HNC or higher in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Experience using Solidworks CAD software.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Experience with machined components.
• Comfortable interpreting drawings and creating inspection processes for components.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing experience.

If you are an accomplished Manufacturing Engineer looking to apply your expertise within the Defence & Security sector, we encourage you to take this opportunity. Apply now!