Process Engineer

Process Engineer
Keighley
£ Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Profile

As an industrial engineering Group with a heritage of over 200 years, Fives designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world's largest industrial players. Known worldwide for leading-edge automotive camshaft and crankshaft processing systems, Fives is also a leader in centerless grinding and disc grinding processes as well as lean and flexible CNC grinders for a wide range of shaft-type components for various industries. With a strong heritage based on the legacy names - Bryant, Cincinnati, Cranfield Precision, Daisho, Gardner, Giustina and Landis, Fives offers a complete range of grinding machines, plus a comprehensive line of systems, grinding accessories and GrinderCare service program for lifecycle support.

As part of the Manufacturing Engineering department, the Process Engineer will be responsible for driving continuous improvement activities to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, measure, analyse and control existing manufacturing processes to rapidly drive improvements within the company
• Assume ownership of the Assembly Stage Build Process for all product types, factoring all inputs and attributes to the relevant areas in aim to introduce control.
• Create and design production lines/cells with standard work across product range
• Explore and implement new methods of industrialisation before production release
• Support and lead certain Quality activities by roll out of PFMEA and 8D/5WHY investigations
• Define and develop best practices and innovative solutions through written procedures/documentation to improve production rates and quality of output
• Resolve technical, process and systematic problems in responsible areas

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Engineering, HND/NVQ, relevant experience
• Demonstrable record of accomplishment within Production/Process Engineering environment
• Ability to read technical drawings and understands GD&T
• Six Sigma Green belt, with ability to deploy Lean and Six Sigma techniques through kaizen events
• Experience of cell layouts using CAD
• Practical knowledge of milling, boring, turning and grinding processes
• A self-starter, meticulous, high decision quality, deals well with ambiguity, driven to achieve results, motivates others, plans, organises and prioritises work
• Working knowledge of SAP would be advantageous

Remuneration

£ Competitive Salary + Benefits

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