Job Description
The Company
Roxel is an Anglo-French Company that designs, develops and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles. Its operations are spread across several sites in the UK and France and it has an annual turnover of about £100M and nearly 700 staff.The UK operations are entirely based at Summerfield, Kidderminster where we now have a requirement for a permanent Production Engineers within the Operations Team. To support business growth the production engineering team at Roxel seeks talented and enthusiastic engineers to support current and future manufacturing capabilities.
The Culture
Roxel is not just a place to work but about being a “person” in the business. We care about your personal growth, your training and your progression opportunities We understand that there is a line between work and homelife, we provide a good balance of working times, with an early finish on a Friday as well as flexible working. In roles that can, hybrid working is available 1-2 days per week, after a 6 month probation, so you can meet your colleagues, train in the role, and be provided with the full knowledge for you do your job. If additional activities is what you are after there are optional groups and societies that you can also be part of such as: Badminton, table-top board games, golf society, Netball or how about a 5 a side against the SMT and a change to play at the Harriers who Roxel sponsors, that allows us free tickets to every home game. We also care about family life, so have a host of outings where you can bring your partner or family, in our Rec club, subsidised outings such as Axe throwing, Beirkeller, theme parks, panto season. And if you want more well expect an chocolate egg at Easter, the Ice cream van in the summer and a Christmas dinner and party in the Winter. To top it all off we also support many local and national charities, where we hold events to raise funds to support those who need. Work is the majority of your time so, being with people who are likeminded to do the job in hand makes the working week a good place to be.
The Role
The production engineer is part of the Operation department structure and is pivotal in solving manufacturing issues, improving processes and methods with manufacturing teams, driving change and continuous improvement to improve shop floor safety, quality, productivity, and new product introduction.
Core Responsibilities:
o To provide & the develop suitable methods, processes, and instructions for the manufacture of products to meet requirements of safety, quality & productivity
o Designing and implementing machine / tooling modifications to optimise output
o Deliver capital projects from concept to introduction
o Addressing any bottlenecks or issues with production
o To design basic jigs & fixtures, test equipment & tooling as necessary
o Providing technical support, guidance, and training to others.
o Create standard operating procedures for technical tasks and process control documents
o Ensure safety requirements are understood and legal requirements are met
o Maintain accurate records and documentation
o Define and monitor KPI performance.
o Identifying and implementing cost reduction improvements.
o Working alongside the Quality team to verify effectiveness of quality control systems
Qualifications:
• Essential Qualifications
o An HNC or HND qualification or higher in a relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent demonstrated practical experience
o Previous proven experience in a production manufacturing environment
Experience:
• Essential Experience
o Previous experience within a production environment in a Manufacturing Engineering role
o Previous experience in lean manufacturing tools and techniques, including, but not limited to; value stream mapping, 6S, KanBan, Kaizen, MRL, PFMEA and SPC
o Experience in Manufacturing Engineering in an ISO 9001 environment
o Experience in project delivery and problem solving
o Experience of operating within a strong H&S Culture
o IT Literate with experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and Outlook
Desirable Experience
o Experience of EN9100, AS9100, ISO 14001, 18001 would be an advantage
o Experience in the Defence Industry would be an advantage
o Experience utilising quality tools and Advanced Product Quality Planning techniques including, but not limited to; Capability studies, DoE, 8D, Lean Sigma, Control Plans, APQP