Description:
Ricardo’s Performance Products division are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join the team in our Precision Small Batch Machine shop. This role is Ideal for an experienced machine shop engineer or shop floor programmer who wishes a move to explore greater opportunities
Responsibilities
- Create manufacturing process and machining times to achieve the design specification, ensuring the most cost-effective approach.
- Develop and implement, through a hands-on approach, manufacturing processes to efficiently machine components, continually looking to reduce the costs.
- Specification/design of tooling, fixturing and equipment to support manufacturing processes, including its procurement, commissioning, and implementation.
- Provide cutting data to ensure optimum performance and realisation of estimated times.
- Support all team members to ensure the realisation of the quoted manufacturing times.
- Work with the production and engineering teams to reduce the ‘Cost of Poor Quality.’
- Liaison with the design authority to ensure correct understanding of intent and process requirements.
- Support shop floor with issue resolution.
- Create routings for new/up issued parts.
Essential
- Have a proven background working in a machine shop with extensive knowledge of tools, equipment and processes for milling and turning.
- Hands on approach to problem solving and cost reduction.
- Working in a formal Quality framework.
- Continuous Improvement drive.
- Good PC skills and Business System experience.
Preferred
- Experience of working in a production environment for a precision, low volume customer base
- Automotive or similar industry experience.
- Gear form manufacturing knowledge/experience.
- Heat Treatment knowledge/experience.
- 5 axis CAD/CAM programming experience.
Qualities
- Team player with “can do” attitude.
- Able to work and communicate effectively across different technical disciplines.
- Self-determination and confidence to challenge the norm and deliver on objectives.
- Logical Problem-Solving mindset.