Production Engineer, Aerospace in Newport, Gwent

Candour Talent are currently recruiting for a Production Engineer (Aerospace) to join our growing manufacturing client.

• Location: Newport
• Employment Type: Permanent/Full Time
• Working Hours: Mon-Fri
• Salary: Excellent - Negotiable DOE
• Benefits: Excellent, including private medical, life assurance, and company pension scheme.

An excellent opportunity for a customer-focused and detail orientated Production Engineer (Aerospace) to join a well-established electronics manufacturing facility in the Newport area.

The Production Engineer plays a key role in defining how a product will be manufactured and/or assembled on the production line. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementation of production processes and procedures, as well as leading continuous improvements initiatives with project-based activities, including NPI and identifying manufacturing process changes to reduce waste, improve product quality, and reduce costs.

The Role:

• Ensuring that the customer specifications are met when introducing new products into production.
• Support and work to an implementation plan for engineering activities.
• Prepare manufacturing instructions (MI’s) for all stages of build
• Implement customer engineering change notes (ECN’s)
• Design processes that meet the product / customer requirements
• Liaise with in house or outside tooling suppliers, agree design, costs, and lead times to achieve the production start date
• Incorporate best manufacturing practices, when developing the process (LEAN / 5S)
• Introduce new processes and equipment required to manufacture products to a required level of output
• Monitor yields and improve processes, using continuous improvement tools, individually and as part of a team.
• Provide support to production to help solve problems, including training of new processes
• Assist in planned preventative maintenance on various production processes
• Maintain various tools, fixtures, and small machines
• Support customer visits, meetings, and audits, and generate reports, as required.
• Meet health & safety requirements with active participation in hazard spotting activity
• Keep up with current and developing engineering trends
• Carry out PFMEAs, (Production Failure Mode Effects Analysis) to assist quality in their documentation
• Support and lead process improvement activities
• Undertake continuous training and development
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve problems

The Ideal Candidate:

• Relevant engineering or manufacturing qualification, such as HND or equivalent
• Aerospace background with awareness of AS9100
• Ability to use CAD would be advantageous
• Significant experience in a low volume/ high change manufacturing environment
• Experienced with MRP systems

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How to Apply:

Email: adele @ candourtalent. co. uk

Phone: (phone number removed)

We thank you for considering Candour Talent Recruitment for your career aspirations and encourage you to continue exploring opportunities with us in the future. Good Luck with your application and we look forward to receiving your CV.

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