Associate Manufacturing Engineer - Product & Planning
About The Position
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job Summary Participate in operational and development Programs to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilizing engineering and problem solving skills. Implement robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to materials, tooling, part fabrication and assembly.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Aerospace, or other related field), lieu of degree 5+ years of chemical processing experience
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment, preferable Aerospace manufacturing
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.
- This job role requires proficiency in English, both verbal and written, that is sufficient to understand and effectively follow written safety procedures, company policies, work instructions, operations manuals, and more in a manufacturing environment.
Nice To Haves
- GKN Aerospace Experience
- Lean Manufacturing Experience
Responsibilities
- Participate in NPI project and programs.
- Assist with the Team Center PLM Project: data consolidation, migration and functional support.
- Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
- Creates technical solutions to problems within GKN Aerospace.
- Provides technical input for manufacturing process development and integration for production.
- Utilize root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances.
- Maintain positive, team relationships with internal customers and co-workers
- Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.
- Actively participate in the implementation of materials & process methods and solutions, from original concept through to production
- Deploy these processes with a high degree of process capability utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite to demonstrate as such.
- Responsible for technical support of manufacturing development and integration for production. Resolve issues pertaining to vendor quality.
- Provide specialist knowledge to production activities with the ultimate goal of improving efficiency, product quality and the reduction of non-conforming parts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
