Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Portsmouth (Broad Oak). We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £55,210 depending on skills & experience

What you'll be doing:

• To lead on New Product Introduction on process layout, equipment and tooling, standardised Work Instruction Notices (WINs), investigating new technology
• Support to Design Engineering and other departments by establishing cost estimates, and manufacturing solutions for proposed projects
• Development of Routings (manufacturing methods) for all new products or components, in order to ensure safe, effective, efficient and quality production processes
• Carry out effective “Process” to identify, reduce or eliminate risks to proposed manufacturing methods and processes
• Develop Standardised Work for all manufacturing processes, defining manufacturing methods and processes required to achieve Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives
• Develop and maintain accurate Standard Times, for all manufacturing process, to assist with product costing and capacity
• Undertake tooling studies and manage the sourcing of new tooling required to complete a project

Your skills and experiences:

• Minimum HNC and 3-5 years' experience in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering role or Degree with experience in Manufacturing Engineering
• Proven track record in effective application of problem solving techniques, including root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with New Product Introduction (NPI)
• Familiarity with writing specifications, procedures and instructions
• Contribution to Improvement processes with personal experience of delivering Lean methodologies
• Experience in working with MRP processes.
• Experience of working in a SAP environment is desirable

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Manufacturing Engineering team:

A great opportunity to work within a dynamic and experienced team, supporting Under Water Weapons sector, delivering operation excellence on exciting current and future products. This opportunity will mean that you are an integral part of how manufacturing will operate using innovation and collaboration. You will be supporting cutting edge technology and being pivotal in ensuring growth within an ambitious area of the business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 13th of May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.