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Armstrong Fluid Technology is more than just a leader in our industry; we are a community of the brightest and most creative minds, driven by a shared mission to engineer the future and safeguard our planet.\nAs part of our team, you'll be immersed in an environment that fosters growth, creativity, and collaboration. Here, you'll have the opportunity to push boundaries, tackle exciting challenges, and develop cutting-edge solutions that promote energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Every day offers the chance to make a meaningful contribution to a more sustainable future, driving innovations that help lower global carbon footprints. Together, we’re creating a legacy that goes beyond business-one that’s changing the world for the better.\nAs the Advanced Manufacturing Engineer you will own the industrialisation of new products and manufacturing processes, translating product designs into safe, capable, cost-effective and scalable production solutions. You will lead the manufacturing concept from early DFM/DFA through process and flow-line design, validation, production launch and formal handover to Operations and sustaining Manufacturing Engineering.\nKey Accountabilities:\nManufacturing Readiness and Industrialisation\nOwn the Manufacturing Engineering workstream for assigned NPI, APQP and capital programmes from concept through launch.\nDevelop manufacturing plans, milestones, risks, resources and readiness evidence for prototype, pilot and production builds.\nLead the manufacturing readiness gate, confirming process flow, PFMEA, control requirements, layout, tooling, capacity, labour, training and validation are complete or formally dispositioned.\nSupport ramp-up until agreed safety, quality, delivery, cost and capability targets are demonstrated, then complete formal handover.\nDesign for Manufacture and Assembly\nLead DFM/DFA reviews and provide early input into product architecture, materials, tolerances, datum strategies, interfaces, assembly methods and test requirements.\nSimplify designs, reduce part count and assembly complexity, and close manufacturing-related design actions before release.\nDevelop mistake-proofing solutions and embed lessons learned into future product designs.\nProcess, Flow-Line and Factory Design\nDesign safe, efficient and repeatable processes, production cells, flow lines, workstations and layouts.\nDefine process sequences, takt and cycle times, line balance, labour, capacity, material flow, lifting, utilities and point-of-use requirements.\nValidate proposed processes through modelling, trials and pilot builds, applying Lean principles to remove waste before launch.\nProcess Risk, Quality Planning and Validation\nLead Process Flow and PFMEA development with the cross-functional team and work with Quality Engineering to define prevention, detection and Process Control Plan requirements.\nDefine critical process parameters, inspection points, acceptance criteria, validation requirements, reaction plans and capability evidence.\nUse 8D and root-cause analysis to resolve launch issues and prevent recurrence.\nEquipment, Tooling and Manufacturing Technology\nDefine and specify equipment, automation, tooling, jigs and fixtures; develop capital business cases and technical requirements.\nSupport supplier selection, design reviews, acceptance testing, installation, commissioning and production validation.\nEvaluate automation, robotics, digital work instructions, vision systems, automated inspection and production-data capture where they improve safety, quality, capacity, cost or delivery.\nSupplier Readiness and Operational Handover\nSupport make-versus-buy decisions and supplier manufacturing-readiness reviews with Supply Chain and Supplier Quality.\nDefine and validate the launch baseline for manufacturing BOMs, routings, labour standards, standard work, visual instructions and training.\nTransfer ongoing ownership to sustaining Manufacturing Engineering after readiness and stabilisation criteria are achieved. Ongoing documentation, routing optimisation, continuous improvement and day-to-day production support remain with the sustaining team.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nTo thrive in this role, you should bring:\nEducation and Experience\nDegree, HNC/HND, technical apprenticeship or equivalent professional experience in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.\nTypically five or more years of relevant Manufacturing Engineering, industrialisation, process engineering or NPI experience, including taking new or significantly changed products or processes through production launch.\nExperience in complex mechanical or electro-mechanical manufacturing. Process plant, HVAC, modular build, capital equipment, low-volume/high-value or engineer-to-order experience is desirable.\nPractical experience of DFM/DFA, Process Flow, PFMEA, quality planning, process validation, Lean manufacturing, line balancing and capacity analysis.\nExperience specifying or implementing manufacturing equipment, tooling, jigs and fixtures, and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and BOMs.\nSoft Skills\nStrong ownership, organisation and delivery focus, with the ability to manage multiple technical risks and deadlines.\nPractical engineering judgement and a data-driven approach to complex problem-solving.\nClear communication and the ability to influence Design, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, suppliers and senior stakeholders without direct authority.\nConstructive challenge, collaboration, customer focus and a strong commitment to safe working.\nTechnical Skills\nManufacturing industrialisation, readiness planning, NPI/APQP and production launch.\nFlow-line, workstation and factory-layout design; takt time, cycle time, line balancing and capacity modelling.\nPFMEA, process control planning, process/equipment validation, 8D and root-cause analysis.\nEquipment, tooling and automation specification, commissioning and manufacturing-technology evaluation.\nWorking knowledge of CAD and PLM/PDM/ERP or MES systems; knowledge of ISO 9001 and UKCA/CE requirements is desirable.\nWhy Armstrong Fluid Technology?\nBy joining us, you’ll become part of a global community dedicated to pushing the boundaries of fluid-flow technology. 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