Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly)

General information

Position description

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Industrial engineering - Assembly processes engineering

Job title

Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly)

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly)
Burnley, UK

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long-range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. Our site in Burnley provides employment for almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employers in Burnley.

Your role:

As Manufacturing Engineer, you'll be responsible for defining, validating and supporting the manufacturing process from engineering definition to meet the requirements of HSE, quality, cost, delivery and with a consideration for both people and innovation.

Key responsibilities:

• Define manufacturing processes, ensure all processes are consistent and compliant with specifications and One Safran standards
• Create and validate standard operating procedures, work instruction sheets, quality control points, methods of inspection and controls approval authorities for engineering disciplines
• Create routes, BOMS, master layouts, tooling requests, data sheets, COS's and production support drawings, tooling definition & CAM/NC data.
• Ensure that the design of the process meets the defined targets (quality, cost, delivery)
• Provide technical guidance to suppliers (internal and external)
• Plan, drive and coordinate the activities contributing to the industrial product validation
• Represent manufacturing engineering with the customer, in coordination with Industrial Programme Manager
• Establish global manufacturing process concepts, participate in the selection of plant and equipment and the preparation of factory layouts, and support the definition of detailed workplace layouts

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you, both in and out of work, including:

• Competitive salary
• 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm finish on Friday (role dependent)
• Flexi-time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month (role dependent)
• 33 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays]
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
• 10% employer pension contribution
• 5% employee contribution with the option to increase this voluntarily through tax efficient salary exchange
• 4 x life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
• Non-contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan (role dependent)
• Group income protection scheme
• We support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities.
• Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave
• Excellent on-site catering facilities offering subsidised hot and cold breakfast and lunch

Candidate skills & requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Sound understanding of the quantity and quality of the engineering definition to deliver industrialisation activity
• Demonstrable experience of DMAIC problem solving
• Demonstrable experience of timely delivery (e.g. projects) with consideration of cost
• Promoter of product and process integrity
• Ability to work independently when supporting industrialisation processes
• Familiar with the information systems used in engineering and the supply chain: MRPII (ERP), Project Management, and PLM systems.
• Familiarity with Catia (or equivalent CAD/CAM software)
• Appreciation of project management principles


Here, we craft excellence together.

We understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger. We are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.

Why Safran?

A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.

Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger.

Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.

Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.


Get involved:

We have a number of groups and forums across our sites that you can get involved with, including Women at Safran, Diversity at Safran, Sports Clubs, STEM ambassadors, Employee Forum, Charity Partnerships and Wellbeing Programs.

Position location

Job location

Europe, UK, England, North West

City (-ies)

Candidate criteria

Additional Languages preferred

English (Fluent)