Jigs and Tools Engineer

Our client has an opportunity for a Jigs and Tools Engineer to join them on a contract basis for 12 months with possible extension. You will be developing the concepts and launch the industrialisation of Jigs and Tools assets (creation, development and modification) until final acceptance and handover to Operations.

Role: Jigs and Tools Engineer
Location: Broughton, Flintshire. Fully onsite
Hours: 35 per week
Clearance: BPSS required before starting
Hourly Rate: £32.13 per hour via an umbrella company, inside IR35
Contract: 12 months with possible extension

What you’ll be doing:

• In conjunction with ME function and Manufacturing System Leader, support the development and implementation of the work breakdown structure and organisation breakdown structure for the manufacturing engineering activity and teams at Broughton
• Delivers signed off tooling SOW / tech specs covering all launch activities as described by the work breakdown structure.
• Ensures that the facility and manufacturing system design meets ME process requirements.
• Ensures that all ME & supplier processes meet EHS / Quality regulatory requirements.
• Ensures that the manufacturing system meets process capability requirements to build the product to design requirements.
• Deploys lean manufacturing principles to develop effective manufacturing processes and establish a platform for continuous improvement.
• Develops and implements effective ME processes to ensure manufacturing schedule and system requirements are met at all times.
• Established robust interfaces, measures and processes with the programme teams to ensure that design data is delivered to manufacturing requirements (quality and time).
• Ensures design support to manufacture is in place to support manufacturing operations to achieve their deliverable targets.
• Established robust and topical measurement and reporting system, in line with PMO structure, to provide management information as required by launch and function (relating to ME deliverables).
• Delivers overall tooling & equipment solution with Integration supplier.
• Supports R & T submission processes to secure development funding.
• Design for “X”, integration with all stakeholders to develop a tech spec capturing all requirements. I.e. Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, etc etc.

Requirements:

• Qualification within engineering such as HNC, Apprenticeships etc.
• Knowledge of wing manufacturing and operational processes to enable creation of build philosophies.
• Variety of engineering technical skills, drawing interrogation, specifications parts, tooling and documentation.
• Understanding of product development/design process.
• Awareness of health and safety standards and regulations.
• Stakeholder management.
• Project management.
• Effective working in multi-functional teams.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!
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