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Job Summary
Based in our thriving Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in East Cowes, and reporting into the Director of Manufacturing Engineering, this is a newly created role responsible for leading the ME Technical functions through Functional Leads and Technical Authorities supporting all site programs. These functions include, Materials & Processing, NDT, Industrial Engineering, Tooling & Metrology & CAM.
The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading a diverse, multi-disciplined, process control focused, departmental engineering team that eliminates defects through deployment of GKN Aerospace Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite. They will deploy engineering resources to Production & Development Programs and ensure compliance of these deployed teams to the established functional processes. They will deliver robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to both materials, tooling, part fabrication and assembly.
With a wider team of over 40 engineering professionals (estimated 5-7 direct reports), this will predominantly be a people management role, so experience of successfully leading and developing performing teams will be a requisite, however there will also be a certain amount of technical support required, with a main focus on mat lab, so candidates with a background or understanding of material science will be of particular interest.
Relocaton allowance available for applicants currently based on the mainland.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop technical solutions to complex problems. Delivery of a manufacturing system that fulfils all stakeholder requirements including; Safety, Quality, Producibility & Business case