Lead Manufacturing Engineer

LOCATION : Hingham, Norfolk (NR9) – Office based role

DEPARTMENT : Production

SALARY : Competitive

HOURS : Full time / permanent – 37 hours per week (Mon – Thurs : 8 hrs; Fri : 5 hrs – finish early)

About the role

You will be responsible for introducing and managing production lines, supporting new projects development, and continuous improvement of commercial aerospace products, in addition to manufacturing assembly processes. Supporting the launch of our products, you will apply your expertise to optimise safety, performance, efficiency, yield, and processes using Lean Sigma.

Supporting multiple new product development (NPD) Projects you will lead DFM / A, PFMEA, production readiness reviews and design & implementation of lean manufacturing cells to ensure production viability on launch.

In your role as our Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will :

• Increase production capacity with introduction of new production lines
• Lead a small team of manufacturing engineers, ensuring alignment of activities across NPI, production support, and process improvement
• Support production readiness of new product development programs, leading readiness reviews and planning activities to support
• Drive CIP culture
• Introduce lean manufacturing programmes
• Drive to improve production efficiency
• Ensure all manufacturing activities meet AS9100 regulatory standards
• Collaborate with design, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure manufacturability (DFM / DFA)
• Fulfil Manufacturing Engineering requirements with DFM / A, and project execution throughout NPD / I Process
• Lead the design, manufacture, and introduction of tooling and assembly aids
• Lead problem-solving on complex production issues, ensuring robust corrective actions
• Conduct PFMEA, process capability analysis, and root cause investigation
• Support the development of junior engineers, building internal technical capability and succession strength

About you

To help Mirus continue our journey of growth, you will bring your expertise within a manufacturing engineering capacity, a passion for innovation, problem-solving abilities and drive for operational excellence along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes :

Personal skills / attributes :

We really want to hear from you, so don't miss your opportunity to join our community of passionate and exceptional people who challenge the accepted norm! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and be a part of a company that values your skills and contributions, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Manufacturing Engineer position. Come on a journey with us and be part of delivering our defined business and sales targets to continue our journey of growth.

Please kindly note, at this moment in time we are respectfully not engaging with any agencies for our roles.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 2015, Mirus Aircraft Seating Ltd has grown rapidly to become a leading aircraft seating OEM, with operations in the UK, Malaysia and China. We seek excellence at every step, from conception to delivery and beyond.

"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way, by those who dare to challenge the accepted norm."

We believe form, function, innovation, sustainability, and the best possible passenger experience are all mutual cornerstones of success when putting pen to paper on a new design and delivering to our airline customers.

Along with our proven record of delivering large and small scale OEM and airline retrofit programs to some of the biggest names in the industry, we are committed to bringing the highest quality seating and unparalleled service to our customers.

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS

We offer some fantastic benefits including :

At Mirus, we're committed to creating a welcoming environment for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments during your interview process, please let us know.

Careers at Mirus

Right company, wrong opportunity?

We're on the lookout for talented aviation specialists at every level. If you're interested in being a part of our team, please send us your CV and our recruitment sector will contact you should a vacancy suiting your skills and experience become available.

Email : careers@mirus-as.com

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