A global engineering group manufacturing complex metal solutions to the Aerospace, Defence and High Technology sectors is significantly expanding and has a new vacancy for an Engineering Lead. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership of complex manufacturing issues, drive improvements in process capability and product quality, and ensure production processes remain stable, controlled, and compliant with aerospace customer requirements.
The Role
Lead, manage and develop the Engineering Production Support team, setting clear objectives and performance expectations.
Ensure appropriate Engineering resource allocation to support operational priorities and deliver departmental objectives.
Coach, mentor and support team members, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous learning.
Provide technical guidance to production teams to resolve process deviations, equipment-related issues, and manufacturing constraints.
Prioritise engineering support activities based on safety, product quality, production impact, and customer delivery risk.
Support production meetings, daily performance reviews, and operational recovery plans.
Ensure manufacturing processes are operated within approved parameters and that deviations are appropriately controlled.
Develop and maintain robust technical standards, operating windows, troubleshooting guides, and process instructions.
Apply appropriate problem-solving methods, including 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, fault-tree analysis, and design of experiments.
Lead engineering improvement initiatives targeting scrap reduction, first-pass yield, right-first-time performance, and manufacturing cost.
The Person
Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams within a complex & highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline (preferred).
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, engineering controls and continuous improvement methodologies.
Good leadership and influencing skills.
Demonstrated success in delivering operational improvements and engineering projects.
Manufacturing process troubleshooting and process optimisation.
Root-cause analysis and corrective action methodologies
