Job Description

Job Title

Manufacturing Engineer

Location

Redditch

About Us

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary

The Redditch assembly site requires an experienced, high calibre, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer to join the operations support department. This role is to support existing production areas and also to provide Manufacturing Engineering support for, and to lead, when necessary, new projects.

Responsibilities

Definition of production processes for the introduction of new products / change projects, ensuring that tooling, manufacturing methods, instructions and other documentation are provided in line with project time scales, budget, and meet ISO9001/IATF 16949 requirements (as applicable), including:


Creation/maintenance of work instructions, process flows, picklists and routings Change Management - Processing of ECNs and management of implementation Plant representation for product change requests Specification creation, and sourcing, of production tooling and equipment Creation/ maintenance of assembly area CAD layout Assembly area relayout/re-organisation (including process timing and line/work balancing) Implementation/maintenance of production control system Control Plan - Manufacturing engineering support (including definition/implementation of control methods) PFMEA - Creation, ownership, and maintenance Sourcing of test equipment to meet engineering specifications Evaluation and analysis of product designs to formulate the most appropriate assembly processes Identification of productivity improvement opportunities and planning/implementation of productivity improvement activities Support provision for production related issue resolution

Qualifications/Skills

Manufacturing Engineering related degree, or extensive Manufacturing Engineering experience, essential Industrial Engineering qualification desirable (not essential) Microsoft Office experience essential (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) AutoCAD LT experience desirable (not essential) SAP knowledge desirable (not essential) Full UK Driving Licence desirable (not essential)

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site based (some travel with the UK and Europe may be required)

Key Competencies

Varied experience of manual assembly processes Ability to self-manage projects and to work to deadlines Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Must be a team player with "can do" attitude. Ability to work and communicate effectively across different technical disciplines. Self-determination and confidence to challenge the norm and deliver on objectives

What we Offer

25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period) 7% Employer Pension Contribution Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary Cycle scheme (After probation period) Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment) 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join. Employee Assistance Program * Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies