Manufacturing Engineering Lead

Salary: £36 – £40.68 per hour

For 50 years, we’ve been driven by the firm belief that engineers are the architects of tomorrow’s world, leading the way with their daring, their expertise and their ability to push boundaries.

Together with our customers, our 5,700 employees innovate on a daily basis and contribute to accelerating energy transition throughout the world. They support the world’s greatest engineering projects in the fields of energy, healthcare, life sciences and transport.

A fast-growing international Group, we are present in 15 countries (in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa).

As Assystem’s Defence business grows, we are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated Manufacturing Engineering Lead to lead and grow this account.

The post will be based from our Midlands/Bristol Assystem offices, but will require regular travel to client and / or other Assystem sites.

Central to the role will be the need to clearly communicate with other areas of the Technical Delivery team, predominantly Production Engineering (into which this technical competency will feed), as such an overlap in this area would be a distinct advantage. This is a Technological Management role and as such will demand oversight to the tasking of the department.

Central to the function of the role is the capability to assess, manage and mitigate technological development risk and assess progress against Technology Readiness Levels (TRL’s) and Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL’s). The development of mitigation methods to manage and control this risk from a technical perspective will be vital.

Role Details:

Job title: Manufacturing Engineering Lead
Location: Derby OR Bristol – Onsite at Client site (South East England)
Hours: 37 hours
Sector: Nuclear and Defence

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Manage and to lead the Technical competence of the Manufacturing department.
Respond to and resolve staffing capability and resourcing requirements of the wider project (within the Manufacturing Engineering competency).
Lead the assessment of Technological risk across the competency and provide workable mitigation methods.
Communicate effectively with other Delivery Competencies (Production & Integration).
Perform regular skills gap analysis of project scope and proactively plan with other technical disciplines to ensure the correct skill set is brought to a project on time.
To advise the Design Team as required to assist with Design Integration activities.
To provide governance and decision making capability to assist the technical aspects of a given manufacturing step.
To conduct workshops that will identify opportunities for shared learning across the project and identify areas where common practices and technologies can be implemented.
To provide regular updates to Project Managers and Planners with regard to technical progress.
To oversee the technical output of the department
To facilitate and to take part in Knowledge capture workshops from the Equipment Developer

What we are looking for in our next Manufacturing Engineering Lead:

Engineering Degree / HND / CENG would be favourable, however a proven background and MINIMUM of 20 years applicable experience in manufacturing Engineering will be ESSENTIAL.
Beneficial aspects of potential applicants would include; Manufacturing Apprenticeship coupled with complementary learning + requisite experience.
The processing of precious materials in a controlled environment.
Manufacturing technology in a hazardous / poisonous environment.
Manufacturing Technology in a highly-regulated industry such as Pharmaceuticals / medical /defence / aerospace / subsea / nuclear.
The successful applicant will have a strong aptitude for processing information to inform a decision. They will be an expert listener and will have strong technical leadership traits.
The successful applicant will also have the capability and confidence to positively challenge existing manufacturing processes / procedures to ensure that the development / integration of the new process meets the clients demanding needs.
This is a leadership role coupled with a good understanding of Manufacturing Technology.**Security clearance**

This role requires the successful candidate to hold a minimum of a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance.

Due to the nature of work this role will be delivering and for the protection of certain assets, the successful candidate has to be a UK national or in MoD approved cases a Dual National from a non-ITAR country.