Applications Engineer

Job Responsibilities and Objectives:

· Able to provide an insightful, productive working relationship with design, production, quality and planning teams to allow new products to be introduced smoothly and effectively within the business.

· Work in conjunction with Design Engineering to formulate manufacturing processes for new products, focused on error proofing techniques, Poke-Yoke, etc; through the latest manufacturing and work holding methods.

· Create detailed production routings, process flow documents, Standard operating procedures, PFMEAs and control plans.

· Capable of CNC machine programming via CAD/CAM in readiness for machining prove-out: milling 5 axis capable.

· To ensure efficient production methods are established and maintain continuous improvement of production operations.

· Good understanding of the Design for Manufacture philosophy to enable right first time manufacturing and assembly processes.

· Good understanding of multiple manufacturing techniques – Milling, turning, assembly methods, fixturing etc…

· Improve the present manufacturing and production processes to boost productivity, quality, and profitability for the company on both new products and current production processes.

· To continually seek to improve shop floor / product performance and efficiency using available tools and methodology i.e. Time measurement, FMEA, Lean , 6 sigma, SMED, 6s;

· Strong, innovative problem solving skills – able to drive projects through to completion.

· To support manufacturing by actioning improvements on any concerns / problems through investigation of raised Non-conformances.

· To create new routings and routing amendments through the internal ERP system as part of the engineering change control process

· To justify the purchase of consumable tooling and equipment as part of new products or process improvements.

· Ability to work well under tight timescales and pressure.

· Good organisation skills for a demanding environment.

· Attention to detail and quality.

Preffered Experience: 5 years of Production Engineering