Manufacturing Engineer

We are recruiting a dynamic and focused individual to the Manufacturing Engineering team at our site in Crawley. The roles represent a career opportunity in an environment of collaborative working within Industry. You will work closely with existing Manufacturing Engineers to utilise and adopt the techniques, systems and processes currently applied to achieve process control and cost reduction within the Operations sphere. The role will form a part of the Thales UK's Manufacturing Engineering capability. It is our aim with this role to increase the knowledge base of our highly skilled Manufacturing Engineering staff. The successful candidate will require the skills, knowledge and experience to be embedded within our business. We are looking for high-potential candidates that are involved or interface with development and production activities.,

• Key member of the Manufacturing Engineering team implementing Design for Manufacture and Assembly techniques and providing full process technical support to the manufacturing team.
• Work in the upstream phase with Methods and the Technology departments (HW Engineering) to ensure the necessary MRL for projects
• Delivering production processes that will deliver on time and to budget
• Drive process implementation and validation to support both manufacturing and pre-production.
• Influence and monitor product maturity from concept to series production.
• Using structured problem solving techniques to minimise production downtime
• Support manufacturing in identifying and implementing continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure a level of governance around Manufacturing data packs and processes
  
  Current experience in Manufacturing, Process or Industrial Engineering would be preferred, however we are open to individuals with a strong understanding of Shop floor environment and collaborating with Hardware/Design Engineering for DfM or DfA
• Strong relationship builder, able to successfully manage stakeholders at different organisational level of Industry
• Experience of Manufacturing processes implementation
• Experience of product line activities, routings, visual aids, corrective actions and product costing
• Continuous Improvement focus, ideally with knowledge or experience of Lean techniques.
• Degree qualified in a relevant subject would be advantageous
Security Clearance statement This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance. To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years' residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that's why we offer you the flexibility to do what's important to you; whether that's part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions., At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.