Production Engineer (Late shift)

Leggett & Platt, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

Production Engineer (Late shift)

Salary Not Specified

Leggett & Platt, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 6 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 559ddf785e924b7e83ff8ef8125f142a

Full Job Description

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for an Production Engineer (Late shift) within our Production team to help support our Aerospace business. At L&P Aerospace, we specialize in creating complex tube and duct assemblies using high-performance materials capable of withstanding extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical interactions. How high are our quality standards, you ask? So much so, that we have products on-board the Space Launch System with NASA, as well as the F-15 and F-35 fighter jets! If you join our team, your work will ensure families across the world fly a little safer, wherever their travels may take them. You will be a member of the production engineering department and will report directly to the Lead Production Engineer. The Production Engineer will work on developing continuous improvement projects to increase efficiency in the current manufacturing process whilst supporting day-to-day operations to meet business targets. Core Responsibilities

  • Support business non-conformance process with rework feasibility and instructions.
  • Works on implementing new manufacturing improvements to the business.
  • Supports production by maintaining and updating manufacturing works order instructions, ensuring repeatable configuration of product is maintained.
  • Works and manages business engineering design changes by managing work in progress and updating works order documentation for first article fair inspection.
  • Supports the business in improving tooling control and optimization.
  • Develop, document and optimize new and existing manufacturing process such as creation/amendment of SOP (standard operating procedures)
  • Provide MRB (Material Review Board) support to existing products to ensure process deviation are reviewed and answered for
  • Analyze rework trends to drive continuous improvement actions to reduce rework and scrap rate.
  • Supporting the business with RCCA/RPS (rapid problem solving) activities for existing product/processes.
  • Support in creating Department KPI's to highlight potential trends to the business.
  • Always Be compliant with the business Health and Safety protocols.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.
  • Role Specifications

    Required:
  • Skilled with CAD, modelling and creating technical drawings.
  • Able to create manufacturing sequences of multiple level assemblies.
  • Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize with changing situations.
  • Experience using MRP systems.
  • Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion.
  • Desirable:
  • Good understanding of welding processes and non-destructive testing processes.
  • Education: Degree in an engineering/science discipline or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectation. Shift pattern:
  • Late Shift - 4 day week running Monday to Thursday15.45 - 01.30.

    Our Values
  • Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.
  • Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
  • Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth - good or bad.
  • Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
  • Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.
  • Our Commitment to You We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!