Product Support Engineer (Production Engineering, Production Support) Ampthill, England
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Full Time
Ampthill, England
34879 - 43151 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Engineering
Ampthill - Bedfordshire
About the Role
This role will fit within the Production Integrated Project Team (IPT) with the aim to improve yield and cycle time while meeting delivery milestones, which will directly impact our customers.
As part of the Operations Engineering Team, the Production Engineers are the recognised points of contact for resolving issues as they arise in the production environment.
The Production Engineer will:
Main Responsibilities are:
As part of the Operations Engineering Team, the Production Engineers are the recognised points of contact for resolving issues as they arise in the production environment.
The Production Engineer will:
- Drive a proactive approach to right first-time quality.
- Will enhance the reputation of the business through exceptional quality standards.
- Contribute towards a reduction in overall manufacturing costs.
Main Responsibilities are:
- Ensuring the production line is running smoothly and resolving day-2-day issues, identifying any issues within the production processes and apply continuous improvement techniques to drive sustained corrective action implementation.
- Develop best practices to improve production capacity, quality and reliability.
- Develop process improvements to effectively utilize equipment and materials to maximize productivity by performing engineering analysis to reduce downtime, waiting time and outages.
- Support Manufacturing Engineers in updating and maintaining detailed work instructions and standard operating procedures.
- Flow down and training of manufacturing personnel in new or revised processes.
- Input into defining and maintaining sequence of operations, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling taking into account flow and lean philosophies.
- Maintain knowledge and technical expertise of current production best practices tools and techniques and implement them in a reasonable and responsible manner.
- Support the development and implementation of production processes for new products, product enhancements and product changes. Install related fixtures and tooling, as required.
- Support process engineering change notice (ECN) and Material Review Board (MRB) activities, as required.
- Active involvement in the Level 1 MDWT (Mission Directed Work Team) meetings.
- Support with the business process reviews and generation / update of relevant documentation.
- Support Quality Assurance in Product Sell Off reviews with the customer.
Required skills, qualifications and experience
- Production Support, Production Engineering, Product Support experience gained from within a Manufacturing or Engineering environment.
- An independent thinker, able to take an assertive stance when dealing with peers within the IPT.
- Demonstrate experience in an engineering function in support of a manufacturing process industry experience; which may include mechanical assembly, machining, fabrication, welding, casting, plastic molding and robotics. (Note that this role is supporting Mechanical Assembly and Functional Testing)
- Basic understanding of the fundamentals of MRP and experience in the maintenance of Manufacturing BOM’s and routings and controlling factors within SAP (or similar ERP software).
- Experience of preparing operational documentation and manufacturing data-packs.
- Problem solving experience (8D, A3, Root Cause Analysis etc.)
- Strong analytical skills.
- Key competences: Personal accountability, building relationships, planning for results, customer first, adaptability.
- Capable of obtaining SC – Security Clearance
Job Reference Number
13557BR
Employee Type
Full Time
Duration
21 Months
Hours Per Week
37.5
Working Schedule
4xFlex
Country
United Kingdom (UK)
Clearance Required for Role
BPSS, SC
Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?
No
What we offer you
At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Pension
- Dental
- Critical Illness
- Life Assurance
- Travel Insurance
- Employee discounts for top high street shops
- Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
- Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
- Reimbursement for a professional membership
- Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave
Business Environment
Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers. It consists of three business areas focusing on Vehicles, Special Projects and Mission Support, which provide a variety of products and services to the MoD and other customers including the Scout and support to the Land Environment Air Picture Provision capability. We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return, we can offer an exciting and challenging career path. Please note that Lockheed Martin Ampthill work an 8 day fortnight with the site closed every Friday
Equal Opportunity Statement
Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Job Expires
10/07/2024
Lockheed Martin Corporation
https://www.lockheedmartin.com
Bethesda, United States
James D. Taiclet
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
1995
