Technical Manager – CNC

We are seeking a Technical Manager or Team Lead to lead a CNC Team within a large manufacturing function for a leading Aerospace R & D Company. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a prestigious globally known client with good career progression.
Technical Manager – Manufacturing Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB PURPOSE

Working as part of an integrated D&M team responsible for developing, pricing and delivery of manufacturing strategy and resource capacity plans. Leading a small team, co-ordinating progress of manufacture activities to ensure successful delivery to required project timescales. This will involve use and development of systems, processes and methods to meet manufacturing requirements ensuring lowest cost, schedule adherence and highest quality.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsible for creation and delivery of the production (project manufacture) plans and schedules including routing within our Model Manufacturing Centre (MMC) including MMC capacity, machines, resources, tools, fixtures and materials.

2. Supplier/sub-contractor strategic and tactical planning, effective and efficient balance of MMC capacity.

3. Regular communication with Project Managers, Design team, MMC team and others where relevant, including external suppliers, to ensure timely delivery against production plans. Providing technical advice as appropriate.

4. To be responsible for producing estimates on machining, programming times, bench operations and optimised workflow, and contributing to D&M bid activities.

5. Contribute to internal and customer engineering reviews such as: PDR, CDR and MRRs as required

6. Advise, assist, investigate and promote techniques to improve efficiency and quality of Manufacture and planning operations in partnership with MMC Leader.

7. As a member of their Team

· Advise the D&M Operations Manager and Project Management team on all aspects relating to the running of the business unit.

· Give professional training, instruction, help and assistance to colleagues as may be required.

8. Comply with Health and Safety procedures.

9. Comply with Quality standards.

10. Comply with all Site Security rules, policies and procedures.

11. Carry out any other duties which may be required in order to facilitate the efficient and effective running of the business unit as requested by the relevant manager.

Qualifications, experience and competencies:

Essential:

· Extensive experience of working as a ‘shop floor’ Manufacturing engineer with a strong bias to precision engineering of low and high volume parts

· Demonstrable working experience of 3, 4, 5 Axis CNC programming and operations

· Working understanding of CAD tools

· Ability to work and forge relationships with team members, colleagues, customer and suppliers

· Ability to work under pressure and drive own and others results

· Experience of successfully managing and developing people

· The flexibility to recognise and respond to changing work load or priorities and to develop and implement work around solutions and structure problem solving.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· Highly organised

· Innovative in seeking improvement

· IT literate

Desirable:

· Good working knowledge of MRP systems

· Experience with working with subcontractors

· 5S and lean manufacturing processes

· Experience of project management methodologies and tools