NPI Engineer in Stourbridge, West Midlands

Position: NPI Engineer

Location: Stourbridge
Hours: Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 16:00 PM

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
Job Type: Full-time, permanently employed by the business

Are you a dynamic professional ready to make a significant impact? Our client is seeking a talented individual to join their expanding team, playing a pivotal role in their mission to deliver exceptional customer service and quality assurance. This business is dedicated to building long-term partnerships with its OEM customers, and they need someone who can drive their commercial strategy by enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Market expansion - Work closely with sales to explore new markets and applications.
• Communication & Reporting - Be the voice of clarity and precision, delivering weekly status updates and leading pre-production kick-off meetings with finesse.
• Process Management - Navigate predefined, measurable steps with key checkpoints, ensuring smooth transitions from one phase to the next.
• Sample Coordination - Own the sample process from inception to completion, leaving no detail overlooked.
• Collaboration - Forge strong partnerships with tooling engineers, external suppliers, and technical resources, driving excellence in every interaction.

• NPI Management: Upgrade and maintain NPI processes, ensuring all manufacturing data is logged and deliveries are tracked.

• Quality Monitoring - Keep a vigilant eye on outgoing shipments, striving to minimise scrap and uphold quality standards.
• Yield Improvement - Champion projects aimed at yield improvement and the reduction of non-added value work.
• Documentation Review - Scrutinise production documentation, ensuring accuracy and traceability of production data.
• Development - Pursue innovative methodologies that produce impeccable castings.
• Rework Management - Document rework meticulously while relentlessly reducing manufacturing costs and eliminating rework.
• Design Modifications - Lead design modifications that enhance quality, reduce lead time, and cut tooling and manufacturing costs.
• Tool Procurement - Identify and procure new tools essential for new projects and production.
• Leadership - Be a beacon of positive change, inspiring the department through exemplary leadership.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven expertise in quality tools essential to NPI (DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, process/quality auditing).
• Strong project management skills, particularly in quality aspects of NPI and prototype manufacture.
• Proficiency in Excel and Word.
• Exceptional communication and coordination abilities.
• Collaborative mindset with a knack for working with diverse teams and external suppliers.
• Experience in Simulation Software is ideal.
• Analytical and problem-solving prowess.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.

If you have the relevant experience as an NPI Engineer and are looking for a long-term career with progression opportunities, apply today and be part of a thriving team!

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