Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Salary: £59.1 per hour

Principal Manufacturing Engineer

A Principal Manufacturing Engineer is required to work on a 9-month contract (with the possibility of extension) for our defence client based in Govan.

This is a nine-month contract with a leading UK defence company.

Overview of the Principal Manufacturing Engineer role

As a First Article Lead within Manufacturing Engineering, you will be responsible for influencing vessel design, optimising production processes, methods, facilities, equipment and tooling to drive improvement to achieve and exceed performance in safety, quality and cost targets by implementing the First Article Process with BAE Systems Naval Ships.

Ensure design intent is being met (interrogating windchill, DIPS etc) through providing valued input and embedded support within engineering communities to ensure engineering outputs are to expected standard.
Provide support and guidance to engineering community to ensure outputs meet requirements to enable right first time installation or manufacturing to be conducted.
Liaise closely with Design for Manufacture Team on creation and release of Manufacturing Instructions.
Develop and Significantly influence ME activities
Convert Eng Design Intent into ME data for ME / Operations Use
Develop & Manage ME staff in line with existing processes.
Where appropriate, confirms and approves team member work.
Creates and supports benefit cases for funded improvements
Observes, collates, documents data and uses analysis tools to trend/make recommendations
Understanding and Influencing Product Design to define optimised products to meet operational capabilities.
Agree and Prioritise schedules, plans and activities to meet Project / Programme Requirements.
Lead, develop and motivate assigned team members through good open and honest communications.Key skills required for the Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Extensive Manufacturing Engineering exp
Leadership / Management exp
Shipbuilding, Oil & Gas, Nuclear industries will be considered

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