Production Engineer

Job description
About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Production Engineer to join our growing and friendly team at Niftylift, one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. Our global customer base means our products are sold in over 40 countries. This success is comprehensively supported by a team of over 600 employees across our three UK manufacturing sites in the UK.

The Production Engineer will support existing assembly lines in achieving current and forecast output volumes. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining production processes and procedures and will support the manufacture of the Company's existing and new product range by generating effective engineering information, systems, and manufacturing processes whilst championing the implementation of a successful Lean Manufacturing culture.

This role is based at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes

Main Tasks of the Role:
• Define and sustain lean space allocation and layout plan for allocated value streams including maintenance and updates of existing CAD layout files.
• Define and sustain lean step process documents (sequence, task, parts, consumables, tools, health and safety requirements, standard / core times and setup and run cycle times for each task step) for each value stream process.
• Define and sustain required lean balanced operations (time, people, plant, and equipment) for each allocated value stream.
• Define, implement and sustain required lean tools, equipment, and machinery for each operation for each allocated value stream.
• Define, provide and sustain lean manual standard core times for each process step - 'Value added times' plus 'Necessary non-value added times' inclusive of plant and equipment lean set-up and cycle run times.
• Maintain VM data (MRP) structures and fields, including engineering master / works order structures, resources, standard times, operations etc. data for each product routed to the allocated value stream.
• Perform and sustain required health and safety requirements for each operation, through each process flow step/task and work instruction, to provide safe processes for each allocated value stream.
• Review and identify where there is potential for automation to be financially justifiable for introduction within the operations/stages of the process flow for each allocated value stream, to achieve current and forecast output requirements.
• Audit process adherence and improvement to remove the seven wastes for each operation.
• Define, design and sustain required jig, fixture, lifting, and production aid requirements for each operation through each process flow for each allocated value stream.
• Provide effective stakeholder meeting support for all allocated areas of responsibility.

Qualifications & Experience:
• Proven skills, knowledge, experience, and expertise in developing and supporting new and existing production lines and plant equipment.
• Level 5 qualification in related engineering, or 5 years demonstratable experience.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma in the manufacturing field preferable.
• Formal training in Lean/Six Sigma would be preferable.
• Demonstrated engineering / manufacturing experience.
• Excellent analytical skills combined with good negotiation and conflict management skills with proficiency in computers would be beneficial.

Characteristics:
• Adaptable to accept new changes in the field of production engineering.
• Strong organisation, planning, and implementation skills.
• Ability to identify problems and resolve them quickly.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-driven with a positive attitude.
• Result-oriented.

Working Hours & Salary:
• Working hours for the role are 40 per week (08:00 - 16:30, Monday - Friday)
• Salary for the role is between £40,000 and £45,000 DOE.

Benefits:
• 25 days annual leave + bank holiday (holiday entitlement increases with service)
• Annual bonus (on average £500 per annum)
• 5% Contributory Pension scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Death in Service Life Insurance Scheme
• Free Company Lunches
• Free Company Family Days
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme
• On-site parking
• On-site showers and changing rooms
• Subsidised snacks and drinks

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