Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Role: Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Location: Banbury Hours per week: 40 Rate per hour: £36-40 p/h depending on experience (Inside IR35/Umbrella Company) Contract Length: Up to April 2027 (Possibility of extending) An opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to join the Manufacturing Engineering department in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment. What you will do * Defining and leading the setup of medium and high-volume production environments and the development of manufacturing processes to ensure production is conducted safely, on time and on budget whilst ensuring best practice is adhered to. * Defining equipment specifications required to achieve the production requirements. * Defining and leading the scaling up of low volume products & processes to support mass production volumes. * Supplier investigation and appointment to establish a robust and capable supply base for automation equipment. * Defining and leading the successful implementation and delivery of specific Advanced Production Quality Plans for new product introduction. * Provide manufacturing engineering support to the Production, Procurement and Programmes Teams. * Map processes and where necessary utilise techniques such as PFMEA's and control plans. * Produce and maintain SOPs, build records, process routings and production documentation. * Devise and own specific elements of the quality improvement road map supporting the Quality Management System and our compliance to ISO9001:2015, and any project specific quality requirements. * Training and mentoring of junior Engineers About you * Experience gained in a mid / high volume manufacturing / production assembly environment. * Knowledge of mid / high volume automation tools and techniques. * Experience in new product introduction and APQP tools. * Experience in manufacturing facility design. * Ideally knowledge of Siemens Teamcenter, MPP, NX and NoMuda Visual Factory software would be preferred. * Working knowledge of CDM regulations is desirable. * Experience in the use of business improvement tools and techniques (5s, Lean, Kaizen etc.) and the use and construction of PFMEA’s and Control Plans. * A good understanding of TS16949, AS9100, ISO14001 and ISO9001 to comply with company processes is essential. * The ability to work on own initiative, and able to influence others by demonstrating a positive “can do” attitude