Manufacturing Engineer

Job Purpose

Dana Wellingborough, UK is looking for Manufacturing Engineer to join their experienced team. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, good manufacturing engineering knowledge and experience of working in a team environment.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will oversee the manufacturing processes and provide technical support for all production engineering activities, whilst striving to continually drive improvements. With a predominant focus on processes and equipment, we are looking for someone with experience in the assembly field.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. The position may require that employees perform other duties as assigned.  

• Leading the maintenance, DOS, CI and H&S activities of the facility
• Lead for Capex equipment purchases
• Promoting Engineering best practice by supervising training for the manufacturing processes, ensuring quality work is executed in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ensuring implementation of any new equipment meets with Dana’s, the pants and H&S requirements
• Ensuring product and processes meet specifications required, taking ownership of the KPI’s of Production.
• Supporting with new product and equipment introductions
• Providing robust and reliable troubleshooting advice in relation to engineering issues
• Initiate and involvement in planning and organising maintenance/support of equipment, including repairs
• Leading and participating in continuous improvement activities
• Providing teams with meaningful and insightful training to team members for Production, Continuous Improvement, DOS and Health & Safety
• Updating work instructions to reflect new standards of work
• Improving manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning workflow, space and layout requirements and equipment layout
• Filtering suggestions and requests for improvement; taking ownership for the task or project
• Fostering good interdepartmental working relationships, encouraging the exchange of information and sharing of expertise between areas.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers and other service providers as and when required

Experience:

• A Degree in Engineering (Industrial/Production, Mechanical or Electrical) or time spent experience in the assembly environment of 10+ years
• Experience with tools such as FMEA, PFMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA etc.
• Experience in an automotive / off-highway manufacturing environment working with new product development is desirable

Dana is a leader in the design and manufacture of highly efficient propulsion and energy-management solutions that power vehicles and machines in all mobility markets across the globe. We shape sustainable progress through conventional and clean-energy solutions that support nearly every vehicle manufacturer with drive and motion systems; electrodynamic technologies, including software and controls; and thermal, sealing, and digital solutions.