Production & CI Engineer

Job Description

Our client, based in the Hoyland Area of Barnsley is looking to recruit an experienced Production & CI Engineer to join their business.As a Production & CI Engineer you will support the manufacture of the companys existing and new product range through generating effective engineering information/systems/manufacturing processes and facilities in accordance with Health and Safety legislation.To implement a successful Lean Manufacturing culture, focusing on continual improvement and the elimination/reduction of all wastes by educating the business and removing non value-added waste from the business processes.The successful Production & CI Engineer will be a great communicator as you will be liaising with a host of internal departments and members of the Management Team.Responsibilities will include:

• Utilisation of LEAN tools (Value Stream Mapping) to identify Non-Value Added activities within the process to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Generate and maintain accurate build specifications and works order information on the companys manufacturing system (through liaison with Sales and Design/Engineering function).
• Responsible for reviewing/approving drawing issue/drawing changes, plus the control of their introduction, including stock control and updating the companys manufacturing system (build specifications and works orders), plus control of drawing hardcopies.Communicate and support drawing issues / changes with production.
• Administration of controlled build and maintaining the accuracy of the companies bills of materials and part locations. Maintain and develop the build process documentation/instructions used in all areas of production.
• Through liaison with production personnel, review, control and implement effective and efficient improvements to engineering specifications, fixtures/tooling, build operations and logistics organisation.
• Provide support to quality assurance/control activities with reference to supplier, customer and internal quality/engineering issues. Liaison and review with suppliers to resolve engineering queries and manufacturing/engineering cost down improvements.Responsible for hands on analysis, problem solving and development of all production processes, methods and engineering specifications. Maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of all operations and engineering specifications.
• Development of cellular manufacturing/flow line/single piece flow principles through each of the product/supply areas, including value stream mapping, balancing, simplification, tooling, fixtures, and configuration/ergonomics of workstations.
• People / culture development and training in alignment with new methods / practices being introduced. Encourage and facilitate improvements promoted from the employee teams through the use of Total Quality Management techniques.
• Logistics development through defining/implementing refined parts flow, location organisation and material control processes/Kanban systems.
• Develop and maintain the practices necessary to achieve excellent housekeeping standards through 5S and Visual Factory.
• Be able to carry out timing analysis of current process and determine vale and non-value-added activities.
• Project management of small to medium projects. Driven to deliver projects from initiation to implementation and handover.

As a Production & CI Engineer you will be able to demonstrateworking knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma in the manufacturing field along with excellent analytical skills, combined with good negotiation and conflict management skills. You should also have Projectmanagement experience.Experience with Manual and Automated welding, Wet Painting & Assembly Processes, Introducing and Sustaining Logistics based processes and CAD packages, preferably AutoCAD and Creo would be preferred although not essential.In return the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary with ahealthcare scheme, contributory pension & life insurance.Aqumen Business Solutions is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.