Job Description

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At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Lead Engineer - Manufacturing, based in Halewood, The UK.
THE ROLE
Trim and Final Facilities are responsible for the development and introduction of new and modified facilities associated with new model introductions and model year changes. Ensure facility installations are delivered through strict adherence to Product Creation and Delivery System (PCDS) and Launch Quality Operating System (LQOS) Gateways deliverables, customer Health & Safety and Manufacturing Engineering Facility procurement procedures.
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
Project manage the planning and implementation of facility installations for new model introductions.
Creation of detailed facility timing plans in line with manufacturing launch strategies.
Layout planning and creation of new and modified facilities to accommodate new models
Create Request for Quotation (RFQ) and technical specifications
Supplier selection and vendor management activities with customer purchasing.
Provide feasibility statements for Product designs to suit manufacturing process & facility requirements.
Create and maintain detailed cost trackers up to and beyond programme approval.
Achieve Equipment Capability targets for all new & modified facilities, including Operating Efficiency Effeteness targets.
Ensure adherence to our customer Reliability & Maintainability, 8D, Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF) and Preventative Maintenance (PM) principles.
Manage and resolve technical issues and escalate where appropriate.
Represent Trim & Final Facilities at program meetings at all levels and present status.
Coordinate and manage the New Equipment Procurement Team (NEPT)
Provide departmental responses to PCDS & LQOS deliverables and Product Definition Letter's etc.
Ensure the team support virtual build events raising and championing issues where appropriate.
Identify resource requirements in support of virtual and physical builds.
Provide feasibility of product and process designs to suit manufacturing facility requirements.
Ensure achievement of capability of all processes and equipment, including dimensional targets.
Ensure application of lean manufacturing principals and Bill of Process (BOP) and Bill of Facilities (BOF) requirements.
Drive quality planning and analysis for manufacturing.
Balance workload and prioritize the team ensuring all key business objectives are met.
Collaborative working with multiple teams: GME Technologies, Logistics, Digitals, Maintenance, Production and Programme Management
Support the development of the Engineers through on the job coaching, creators conversations.
Co-ordinate and Lead Go Look See events.
Liaising with downstream teams and Manufacturing plants to concur alignment.
Manufacturing Engineering contribution within agile teams.
Develop P6 plan to manage team and programme deliverables.
Communicate programme deliverables to Programme teams and manage progress reporting.
Competitor benchmarking for facility and process strategies.
Drive lean principles with all aspects of manufacturing operating process.
KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

• Detailed understanding of NEBOSH and Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations

• In depth project and budgetary management experience

• Proven track record of delivering facilities within a manufacturing environment.

• Ability to set individual and team objectives and measure performance against them.

• Previous experience of managing multiple facility suppliers and concurrent projects.

• Experience of and involvement in product launches.

• Degree qualified in relevant engineering discipline (preferred).

• Knowledge of and involvement in product development including use of virtual toolsets.

• Candidate must have a record of proactive delivery and commitment to meeting deadlines.

In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including:
-Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution
-25 days' holiday
-Private healthcare
-Group income protection
-Employee Assistance Program
-Group life assurance
-Health cash plan
If you are passionate about innovation and want to join a global engineering company, this is the place for you.
Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Applications will be reviewed against the role criteria. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days, your application has not been successful; however, your details may be retained for future opportunities.
About Company:
#ComeJoinUs in #EngineeringABetterWorld. We're a global product engineering and digital services company focused on fulfilling our mission of helping the world drive, fly, build, and farm by enabling our customers to realize better products and deliver better experiences. We're the strategic engineering partner businesses turn to when they aspire to be better. Manufacturing companies rely on us to enable them to conceptualize, develop and realize better products that are safer, cleaner, and improve the quality of life for all the stakeholders, helping us achieve our vision of #EngineeringABetterWorld. We're inspiring a new generation of engineers who, by embracing the opportunities that exist at the convergence of digital technology & traditional engineering, are developing better products. We're redefining what the world understands by engineering and spreading the influence and impact of engineering as humanity's best way of addressing its most important challenges and opportunities.

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