Senior Process Development Engineer

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• To support and develop the efficiency of continued operations function of the Cardiff facility, identifying and introducing processes improvement opportunities and routine engineering changes into manufacturing on time, within budget, to agreed yields and efficiencies and to the company’s quality standards.
• Influence site development strategy and capability of personnel to manage current and future portfolio of automation through mentoring and coaching.
• Design, develop and maintain automated assembly processes, jigs and fixtures to meet project requirements. Plan, coordinate and execute process design, Design For Manufacture, validation and documentation on time and within budget
• In collaboration with other functions, assess process methods to minimise process time and scrap and maintain and improve the customer quality, output and equipment maintenance, and assist with implementation where appropriate. This will include processes to measure, analyse and improve the efficiency and yield of current equipment using OEE methodologies, using data gathered to establish optimum capability of current machinery and to justify any capital expenditure required.
• Evaluate new concepts in relation to processes and manufacturing, developing own expertise in designated area(s), and sharing this expertise with others in the business as required
• To perform necessary process validations and other quality system documentation requirements to support new product development.
• Maintain a record of all documentation, including drawings, sketches, calculations, records etc. ensuring a full history of process and product evolution is documented.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering / Software design or related field.
• Strong PLC and HMI programming experience
• Knowledge of SCADA and similar methodologies
• Good communication and team working/leading skills.
• Experience of New Product Introduction, Mechanical Design for Manufacture, CAD, Fixture design.
• Project Management skills and ability to lead a project.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, awareness and understanding of tool room shop processes.
• Good understanding of various joining and assembly techniques.
• Knowledgeable in basic statistics.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft project and spreadsheets.
• Line balancing.
• Lean manufacturing.
• Experience of using process control tools and improvement