Manufacturing and Methods Engineer Manager

Essential Responsibilities

• Own and deploy Manufacturing Engineering processes, standards, engineering specifications, and best-practice methods of manufacture.

• Manage the Responsible Welding Coordinator, ensuring welding coordination is properly resourced and discharged: WPS/PQR control, welder qualification and coding, welding supervision, and closure of open weld-quality root cause investigations, in line with 3834 Pt2.

• Establish and govern consumable control and weld traceability standards.

• Define and deploy in-process inspection requirements with Quality, replacing current reliance on end-of-process detection.

• Apply technical authority and governance to all technical changes and design-intent compliance.

• Pull NPI in line with APQP alongside the Business Unit project quality/design team - validating documentation, processes, equipment, and facilities through pilot, pre-production, production, and run-at-rate, with control plans, PFMEA, process flow, MSA, and first article complete ahead of each gate.

• Deliver capability CAPEX in line with business, customer, and programme requirements.

• Lead deployment of CAM, CAPP, and shop floor systems across existing production and the new facility.

• Plan Manufacturing Engineering resource, skills, and capability at team and individual level, including recruitment to build out the function.
• Provide technical direction for the revalidation and manufacture of steam turbine and generator components.

• Strengthen the link between shop floor execution and Tendering, Project Management, Procurement, and Planning, closing the gaps that contribute to Cost and OTD variance.

• Maintain a forward look for manufacturing development, capacity improvement, shop layout, and advanced manufacturing technologies applicable to the business.

• Work with the CI/Productivity function to drive sustainable, evidenced process change.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support customer and regulatory audit engagements.

• Manage cross-skill training and the site SQEP matrix to reduce knowledge gaps.

• Act in accordance with defined Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety instructions, including general and company rules.

• Undertake any other duty reasonably required by the Factory Leader.

Qualification Requirements

• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline (Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials, or equivalent), or equivalent demonstrated practical experience.

• Sufficient working knowledge of welding coordination under 3834Pt2 to govern, resource, and challenge the function - specialist welding qualification is not required.

• Applied experience of APQP/PPAP and its core deliverables in a regulated or high-integrity manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated ability to self-direct and lead through ambiguity.

• This role supports UK Defence customers and requires the ability to hold or obtain SC-level security clearance as a UK passport holder. Dual passport holders are acceptable where the second country is approved by the vetting authority.

Desired Competencies

• Steam turbine and generator product and process knowledge.

• Six Sigma and/or Lean qualification and applied experience.

• Facility build, equipment installation, and process validation on a new or greenfield site.

• Knowledge of CAM, PLM, and MES systems.

• CAPEX management.

Behavioural and Technical Skills / Competencies

• Managing concurrent, multi-workstream programmes.

• Strong knowledge of factory capability, resource planning, lead time, and cost drivers.

• Risk management and structured problem solving.

• Resilience.

• Winning and influencing across a matrix organisation without direct authority.

• Shaping and driving change where current practice must be displaced.

• Building partnerships and managing stakeholders across Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Project Management, and customer and regulatory bodies.

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