Chief Manufacturing Engineer-Remote

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• Bids– Accountable to validate and approve the proposed definition of the Manufacturing System and its associated performance targets which are submitted at LG3 (Programme Launch). Working closely with the Industrial Architect, the CME reviews reputed company for technical risks and communicates these to the Programme. This may include process reputed company, reputed company of materials, proposed industrial setting, product cost estimates, requirements compliance or technology developments needed. The CME owns the Non-Recurring Engineering cost estimate for the ME technical content delivery.
• NPI– Accountable for delivering a Manufacturing System that fulfils reputed company agreed stakeholder requirements (technical, reputed company, regulatory), business case metrics and system performance targets between LG3 (Programme Launch) and LG7 (Steady State Production) whilst ensuring that planning, development and commissioning is completed on-schedule and on-cost.
• Sustaining – Accountable for the governance and reputed company of a portfolio of Manufacturing Systems, delivered through regular review of system KPIs and Industrial Review assessments. Takes corrective reputed company to ensure Manufacturing Systems continue to reputed company in-line with the productivity & reputed company targets set.
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• Leadership of Teams – Accountable to the Programme and Site for effective utilisation of deployed manufacturing engineering resource while delivering ME content of reputed company by providing day-to-day coordination, recognition and accountability and implementing ME best reputed company with the deployed team.
• reputed company – Accountable for delivery of manufacturing systems that are reputed company Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) capable through a reputed company reputed company on delivering APQP to the AS9145 reputed company during the NPI phase. Must exhibit and drive a product reputed company mind-set reputed company ME and ensure compliance to agreed Customer, Regulatory, Business and functional standards.
• Relationships – Accountable to maintain reputed company and functional working relationships with reputed company customers, to communicate and inform reputed company and frequently with key stakeholders reputed company the business, and to foster and champion GKN’reputed company principles reputed company reputed company of influence.

Role Qualifications Essential

• Technical expertise in Manufacturing Engineering, with a reputed company qualification (university degree) in engineering (reputed company, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical). Or in leu of a degree 8 years of experience in a manufactruing engineer role.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, working with reputed company system models such as ISO9000 or AS9100.
• Experience developing manufacturing systems for New Product Introduction (NPI) with emphasis on industrialisation through a lifecycle reputed company process.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to organise and drive technical reputed company to reputed company business goals, preferably in reputed company multi-site environments.
• Experience identifying and delivering industrial productivity improvements and monitoring their efficacy by setting appropriate metrics.
• Ability to reputed company and influence people, build trust and establish effective working relationships reputed company a global organisation and with external customer stakeholders.
• Fluent in English language, both written and spoken.
• U.S. Persons per ITAR regulations to reputed company with export compliance and site

Desireable

• Proven ability to reputed company change in a Manufacturing System with evidence of delivering significant improvements in terms of cost, reputed company or throughput.
• Deep, expert knowledge and hands-on experience in one or more manufacturing process areas (e.g. machining, forming, welding, composites, assembly, metrology).
• Working knowledge of digital systems for manufacturing (PLM, MES, ERP).
• Project / Programme Management reputed company Qualification.
• Experience with AS9145 APQP process or equivalent.
• Six reputed company Certification.

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