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Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer - Industrial Systems and Engineering

West Midlands - Permanent - Attractive - Only British and UK Candidates are Eligible

A Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer is required to join an International Industrial Systems and Engineering company that Designs, Manufactures, Assembles, Tests and Commissions Industrial Systems. The successful Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer will be reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager. The Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer role can be varied and will provide manufacturing technical knowledge and instruction from the design stage all the way through to the completion of manufacture. The Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer will also work with design team for DFM to enable the company to make available new technologies and capabilities. The Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer will lbe involved with Continuous Improvements to processes that will increase productivity, efficiency, quality and or other gains such as waste elimination for the business.

The Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer will be involved with the following:

Instruct the most efficient method of manufacture of components and assemblies.
Ensure safety and the correct quality requirements are met and using route card system.
Generate manufacturing documentation in the form of inspection and test plans
Issue route cards containing clear manufacturing instructions.
Generating route cards with accurate timings for manufacturing activities.
To be involved during design to review drawings and plans.
Ensure correct instructions for manufacture are given in the most productive way.
Input, control and update manufacturing data with production control and MRP systems.
Identify waste and non-value adding activities seeking changes to eliminate or minimise.
Support the tendering process and development of manufacturing strategies.
Raise NCR's and contribute to closing out NCR's when activities and process do not conform.
Utilize methods such as 5 Why's, DMAIC & root cause analysis for continuous improvements.
Update and follow through manufacturing drawing, documentation and quality updates.
The Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer should have some of the following Qualifications Skills or Experience:

Ideally some industrial experience in a manufacturing role.
Some knowledge within manufacturing and lean environment.
Some knowledge of processes such as EC&I, Mechanical/Electrical Assembly or Welding
Some knowledge on a variety of different materials and or welding processes.
How process affects different materials and how you can prevent distortion and defects.
Some knowledge of the inspection processes and how designs affect the accuracy and results.
Be able to read and interpret technical engineering drawings providing detailed instructions for manufacture and procurement.
Able to manufacture a component or assembly to the correct quality requirements.
Ability to communicate clear written and verbal instructions to all manner of people.
Organised, methodical, and able to review designs and offer advice on manufacturability.
Be involved with producing manufacture instructions for planners, operators, inspectors and quality engineers.
Understanding of working to the right first-time culture and contributing to whole process.
IT Skills for in-house systems and technical reports.
Able to focus on Focus on the customer, safety, quality, cost and continuous improvements.
Overall a positive attitude with a can-do mentality to get the job done.
**Security Clearance (SC) will be required due to the nature of the products involved therefore only British and UK Candidates are Eligible**

Demand for this role will undoubtedly be high and interviews will be arranged very soon. If you have experience of Manufacturing Engineering within an Industrial and Manufacturing environment and you want to be considered, please apply today. If you have any questions about the Junior or Graduate Manufacturing Engineer role, please contact Peter Heap at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on (phone number removed) or send suitable CV's to

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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