Junior Manufacturing Engineer
Key Responsibilities
Process Development and Optimization:
- Assist in design, develop, refine, and optimize manufacturing processes for PCBA’s, sub assemblies and box builds, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalability, in New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as legacy production lines.
- Collaborate with customers to ensure manufacturability of products, providing input on design for manufacturability (DFM) principles.
- Support Lean manufacturing principles to streamline workflows, minimize waste, and improve overall efficiency.
- Assist in creating 3D printed jigs and fixtures form Poke Yoke solutions to assist in production using Fusion 360 CAD software (on the job training will be given)
Problem Solving:
- Assist in troubleshooting technical issues in production processes, participate in root cause analysis with the quality team and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Learn to become a subject matter expert on electronic manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment, offering insights and recommendations to resolve complex challenges.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in electronic manufacturing, incorporating relevant advancements into our processes and workflows.
Quality Assurance and Compliance:
- Maintain rigorous quality control measures and standards throughout the manufacturing process, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with quality assurance teams to investigate and address non-conformities, implementing corrective and preventive actions to mitigate risks and improve product quality.
- Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement, instilling a sense of ownership and accountability for quality throughout the organization.
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including health and safety, operations, supply chain, and quality, to ensure alignment of manufacturing activities with overall business objectives.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings and project teams, providing valuable input and expertise to support decision-making and problem-solving efforts.
- Engage with suppliers and external partners to evaluate new technologies, materials, and processes, identifying opportunities for collaboration and innovation.
- Champion collaborative initiatives aimed at improving cross-functional communication, coordination, and synergy to drive organizational success.
Continuous Improvement and Innovation:
- Assist in driving continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes, leveraging data-driven analysis and performance metrics to identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.
- Implement best practices, tools, and methodologies for continuous improvement, such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Standard deviations, Process Capability and normalised distributions, to drive operational excellence and enhance competitiveness, analysis of process data and results to highlight areas of concern and improvement.
Qualifications
- HNC, preferably in Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical, Electronics or Mechanical Awareness of Lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodologies, and quality management systems (ISO 9001, IPC standards or other more regulated standard).
- Problem-solving and analytical skills, with a track record of implementing innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions and levels of the organization.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
- Awareness of regulatory requirements and standards applicable to electronic manufacturing (e.g., WEEE, RoHS, REACH, UL, CE).
- As a Junior position training will be given in relevant software, procedures and practices in the organisation, we are a proactive employer and look to enhance and give our staff the ability to reach their full potential.
Please send your CV to Hartlepool.HR@noSpamcicor.com
Cicor Hartlepool Ltd
Stephen House
Tofts Farm Industrial Estate East, Brenda Road
Hartlepool, TS25 2BQ
United Kingdom
