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Senior Engineer Body Structures

Grafton Recruitment
Job LocationSt. Athan
EducationNot Mentioned
SalarySalary negotiable
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypePermanent, full-time

Job Description

Lead Engineer - Body Structures - Competitive Salary - Permanent - South WalesA career with our client means joining one of the worlds most respected luxury automotive brands. With this opportunity available now, you have the chance to join us in a truly special working environment that is fast-paced, rewarding and dynamic. The Construction of the new facility in South Wales is now fully underway, joining the team, is becoming part of the history of the Brand and of the heritage of the such a prestigious product, in such a new fantastic state of the art location.Being a member of the quality team means that you play an important role in ensuring that each vehicle leaves the production suite in the utmost pristine condition. Each car will be presented to the customer with perfect paintwork, immaculate interior ensuring that flawless finish they expect.Job Purpose Current Car Engineering (CCE) is responsible for the engineering and quality of all current production vehicles. We are looking for a Lead Engineer who is highly motivated and can demonstrate an ability to lead a small team within the area of Body Structures. The CCE Body Structures team covers body tubs and BIW (Extrusions & castings, adhesives & sealing), all closures, composite, carbon fibre, metal panels and interior elements, leather wrap door finishers and headliners. The role has dual functionality with the engineer being responsible for both the engineering elements of the current car as well as Quality and Supplier management. A broad mechanical engineering background is required.Key Responsibilities

  • Supervision - Responsible for the daily Supervision of their team delivering continuous improvement in DPV (Defects per vehicle), AMCPA (Customer Perception Audit), Warranty and CSI (Customer Satisfaction Survey) scores and removing roadblocks and escalate issues preventing delivery of tasks. Manage all open concerns.
  • Objective setting - Play an instrumental role in enabling the function to achieve its business targets, through meeting / exceeding the defined objectives. Cascade these objectives through the leadership of your team and measure the team against achieving their targets.
  • Appraisal - run 1:1 with team and perform mid and end of year appraisals
  • Training - develop the team as appropriate identifying training needs and skills gaps.
  • Technical understanding - good working knowledge of subject area. Understanding the manufacturing processes, component level design and manufacture, awareness of key safety requirements.
  • Problem resolution - Have a methodical approach to problem solving with an ability to react quickly to identify root cause. Experience in problem solving required, using 8D, G8D, (Practical Problem Solving) PPS, 6 Sigma or similar.
  • CCE - Engaging and working with the wider CCE team to deliver engineering solutions to cost, time, Quality & function. Supporting where necessary with testing and evaluation. Track these issues to resolution and verify they are closed off robustly.
  • Feedback - Issues assigned through (Consumer Product Audit) CPA & (Dynamic Screening) DS need to be investigated and tracked to closure through the appropriate AMCPA or DS feedback sessions. Where appropriate, feedback engineering issues to (Product Development) PD function and drive reoccurrence prevention through Engineering Specification and DFMEA updates.
  • DPV / RFT improvement - The team has a responsibility to work closely with the manufacturing and engineering teams to provide support to the production lines for containment and problem resolution of build issues caused by design, engineering, production or supplier quality issues. You will be expected to lead cross functional teams to achieve this result, implementing design changes where necessary using the engineering releasing system. (Defects Per Vehicle - DPV / Right First Time - RFT)
  • Parts quality and supplier engineering requests (PPAP / AMPAP and SREA Management) - Sign off part quality and Supplier Requests for Engineering Approval following the PPAP / AMPAP process.
    • Experience & Qualifications Experience & Qualifications
  • Engineering HNC, Degree or Equivalent.
  • Good working knowledge of Body Structures.
  • Broad engineering and manufacturing knowledge.
  • Broad knowledge of vehicle.
  • Experience of component design.
  • Experience in inspection systems.
  • Worked in OE or Tier 1 manufacturing environment (CVE / PVT / Production / Plant Quality/ PD).
  • Must be proficient in MS Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Good communication and presentation skills.
  • Chairing meetings and running effective meeting minutes / CCARs.
  • Awareness of QMS (ISO 9001 / IATF16949 / AIAG).
  • Must be able to negotiate with internal and external departments to ensure effective vehicle evaluation.
    • For further information, or to apply for the role, please contact Chris Wilding on Gi Group are committed to protecting the privacy of all of our candidates and clients. Following some recent changes to data protection laws we have updated our Privacy Policy. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit

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