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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Employer
BAE Systems
Location
England, Cumbria, Barrow-In-Furness
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
28 Oct 2019
Reference
64359

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Would you like to play a key role within the Submarine Manufacturing Engineering team? Due to a period of growth, we currently have several opportunities for Senior Manufacturing Engineers within the following disciplines at our site in Barrow-in-Furness:

    Manufacturing Build PlanningBuild Line SupportDimensional ManagementBuild StrategyAssurance and GovernanceJig and Tool

These roles will provide you with an opportunity to work with a wide range of responsibilities and disciplines, offering the opportunity to develop into more specialised areas. You will also have the chance to influence and embed manufacturing engineering into the business. Progression opportunities could include development into a Principal Engineer role within one of our many manufacturing disciplines.

Your main responsibilities as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer will involve:

Converting the Engineering Design intent into Manufacturing Engineering data (sometimes complex) for Operations' use

Mentoring more junior staff members and checking peers' work, ready for release to Operations

Contributing to the management of the Quality and SHE Systems, for Manufacturing Engineering processes and documentation

Assisting in the deployment of training and risk assessments associated with the Manufacturing Engineering sub-discipline

Supporting justifications/business cases to implement improvements and provide optimised return on capital investment

Assuring product and process quality as determined by company processes

Developing and testing new systems, when required

Agreeing and prioritising with the customer, emergent work affecting submarine manufacture, fabrication or construction

Providing decision-making information by calculating production labour and material costs, reviewing production schedules and estimating future requirements

Acting as a focal point for discipline-specific tasks ensuring best practices are adopted and embedded. This may involve developing processes within the sub-discipline by studying product requirements, researching, designing, modifying, and testing development methods and equipment by conferring with field specialists and technologists

Your skills and qualifications as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer:

Essential:

HNC/ HNC/ Degree level qualification in STEM subject

Experience in one of the following backgrounds:

    Shop floor/ fitterMachine shopManufacturingOperations

Ability to interpret drawings and/ or CAD model

Desirable:

Working knowledge/ experience of Manufacturing Engineering

What we're looking for in you:

You will possess a methodical and analytical approach to your work, alongside the ability to analyse complex problems and identify and prioritise the most critical issues. You will be a natural communicator, who is able to successfully build and maintain working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world's leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Maritime - Submarines

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you'll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

BAE Systems is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at BAE Systems, including women, BAME and applicants with disabilities. Please note we will not use any personal information relating to your background at any stage of the application process.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

Company

At BAE Systems we serve, supply and protect those who serve and protect us, in a corporate culture that is performance driven and values led.

We employ a skilled workforce of 89,600 people in more than 40 countries. We help our customers to stay a step ahead when protecting people and national security, critical infrastructure and vital information.

We also work closely with local partners to support economic development through the transfer of knowledge, skills and technology.

Facts and Figures

  • Global defence supplier and world-leading innovator
  • Established positions in air, maritime and land domains
  • Growing position in cyber security
  • Principal markets – US, UK, Saudi Arabia and Australia
  • 89,600 employees in over 40 countries
  • Customers in around 80 countries
  • 2020 sales of £20,862m
  • £1,700 invested in training per employee in 2020
  • £11bn spent with 21,000 directly-contracted suppliers

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