Manufacturing Engineer - Configuration

Job Summary

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.
At our GKN Filton site, we specialise in the design and manufacture of large complex structural wing assemblies, detailed metallic components and wing systems for a combination of both civil and military aircraft.

As the new Manufacturing Engineer within Configuration you will work within the S63 area of the business and be responsible for managing changes in an effective manner.
 

The successful candidate will work a 35 hour week, split across 4.5 days at our Filton site, although a very small amount of travel to Western Approach may also be required on occasion. 

How You'll Contribute

• Confer with inter-departmental personnel to implement Internal and external change request, resolve system errors, and provide technical feedback to customer
• Manage larger complex, or multiple smaller projects/mods from programme or customer approval through introduction to production and delivery to customer
• Recognize opportunities for improvement within Day to Day processes and recommend and implement solutions enabling a CI and lean working environment
• Breakdown, analyses and impact assess customer design proposals and Condition of Supply changes utilising data provided to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and lead time in implementing the proposal
• Create a Change implementation plan for every Change being embodied to track progress, Ensuring mods are delivered on customer agreed POE, within scope and within agreed costs
• Manage and validate all customer expectations and all stakeholder relationships, Report and escalating setbacks as needed
• Participates in developing, establishing and maintaining procedures, process and instruction for engineering activities
• Run programme/ change review boards to manage the introduction of new processes into the manufacturing business

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential: 

• HNC / HND in an Engineering Discipline
• Ability to read Engineering Drawings
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP tool 
• Must be flexible and able to handle multiple and changing priorities

Desirable:

• CMII Qualified 
• BSc in Engineering 
• Prince2 or equivalent Project Management qualification

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Manufacturing Engineer within Configuration will have excellent organisational and verbal and non-verbal communication skills with positive can-do attitude. They will have the ability to working autonomously and also part of a wider team.

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Flexible start/finish times including a half day on Friday
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment 

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly!  We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!