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Manufacturing Engineer

Job details
Posting date: 11 February 2025
Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 13 March 2025
Location: Coatbridge, Scotland, ML5 2BE
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Pertemps Recruitment Ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 55754253

Summary

Job Description: Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Coatbridge
Salary: Up to £35k
Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

- Liaise with design and production to interpret customer / design needs into suitable shop floor instructions.
- Encourage and suggest design for manufacture principles during product design.
- Investigate production or design issues, develop solutions to improve quality or efficiency, develop action plans and follow up to conclusion.
- Implement lean manufacturing principles to eliminate wastes and improve production efficiency / quality.
- Lead and or support improvement projects.
- Work with other functions as part of the manufacturing team & prioritise work as agreed.
- Liaise with 3rd party certification bodies i.e. Lloyds /DNV.
- Liaise with customers & suppliers where necessary.

Essential Qualifications / Experience

- Previous experience using lean manufacturing principles.
- Previous experience using CAD / technical drawing software packages.
- Preferred Quality Management System awareness to ISO9001, statutory, regulatory & legal requirements.
- Fabrication methods & materials (welding and assembly) is desirable but not essential.

Essential Skills

- Good understanding of design for manufacture principles
- Good understanding of lean manufacturing principles
- Experience of process optimisation and efficiency improvements is beneficial.
- Good computer skills, i.e. AutoCAD is ideal, Solidworks would be even better & Microsoft Office packages.
- Ability to interpret technical & engineering drawings.
- Ability to interact with others, encouraging then developing improvement ideas and suggestions to fruition.
- Good technical aptitude & ability.
- Planning & project management skills.
- An analytical & logical approach to problem solving, with an eye for detail.
- Effective communicator, both written & verbal, with strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong organisational & administrative skills.
- Accountability & execution.
- Customer focus & good business sense.
- Factual approach to decision making.
- Able to work on own initiative & as part of a team.
- An ability to work under pressure.