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Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

Stevenage, United Kingdom

Stansted, Essex

AEM Limited is a subsidiary of AMETEK Inc, a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of approximately $4 billion. Since 1959, AEM has been Europe's leading independent overhaul and repair facility. The company has approximately 220 employees and a turnover in excess of $40 million. Three UK sites: Stansted Airport in Essex, Luton Airport in Bedfordshire and Ramsgate in Kent.Providing support to international and regional airlines, helicopter operators and airframe manufacturers, AEM offers specialist services for in excess of 5,000 components over a variety of aircraft systems. Capability includes avionics, electrical, electronics, flap carriages, flying controls, landing gear, machining and plating, fire extinguishers, oxygen and safety equipment, valves and pumps.• Ensure manufacturing process can achieve quality, cost, volume, delivery and lead time requirements.• Identify opportunities for cost reduction through improved processes and controls.• Support teams in diagnose and resolve technical issues.• Plan and manage cross site activities related to manufacturing engineering.• Lead teams in improvement projects and CapEx to enable new process and product introductions.• Provide day to day manufacturing engineering support for production cells.

Cambridge

Ultra Electronics Controls is a provider of specialised high integrity electronic control systems to the aerospace industry and is a business name of Ultra Electronics Ltd. Our capabilities span the complete product lifecycle; design, development, production and support.We have over 50 years of experience in the aerospace industry and include most of the world's aircraft manufacturers and hundreds of airlines in our list of customers; providing systems to aircraft and engine manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Eurofighter, Rolls Royce, Gulfstream and Pratt & Whitney as well as other system providers such as Goodrich and Meggitt. Additionally Ultra Controls supplies systems directly to both civil and military aircraft operators such as the United States Air Force• Provide DFm and DMt input to the Engineering Design teams – including review and approval of design data.• Lead DFm/DFt reviews with suppliers during prototype and development stages and ensure feedback is given is captured and formally submitted to design teams.• Creation and delivery of manufacturing plans.• Defines and Implement work flows for New Products.• Assure product and process quality by designing repeatable manufacturing processes; establishing standards and verifying processes.• Evaluation of manufacturing process by the use of PFMEA’s and control of processes by the use of Control Plans.• Design and management of manufacture of tooling required to support repeatability of production.• Creation and review of manufacturing documentation.• Provide manufacturing Engineering support to product and process investigations involving new products and deliver reports that include RCCM.• Provide manufacturing support to FRACAS process

Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire

An operating business of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, Ultra Electronics CEMS is a contract electronics manufacturing business focused on low and medium volume manufacturing for industry sectors demanding high reliability product, including aerospace, defence, security, oil and gas exploration, scientific instrumentation, mass transportation, nuclear and other professional electronics manufacturers.Ultra Electronics is an internationally successful defence, security, transport and energy company with a long, consistent track record of development and growth, achieving 15% compound annual growth of total shareholder return since flotation in 1996.Assisting in the development & implementation of new processesDevelopment of Capital Manufacturing Equipment justifications & proposalsLean & continuous improvement in both Engineering & Manufacturing areasReviewing customer documentation and generate appropriate procedures and processes to enable successful product buildLeading NPI builds for both electromechanical and PCB Assembly productsManage workload and priorities of a team of Engineers (project eng, production eng and test eng) in order to achieve customer requirements and delivery dates.Temporarily assisting in the running of operations at the Papworth facility, whilst reporting into the operations manager.

Stevenage, United Kingdom

Thermal was founded in 1988 and operates from an assembly and manufacturing facility in Royston, Hertfordshire, employing 250 people with a turnover of £12m. The Company manufactures specialist components for the aerospace industry world-wide, primarily for aircraft engines, and is one of only a few organisations with specialist expertise in the field of hot forming complex metal components, along fabrication of assemblies. It also manufactures thermal insulation and protection for aircraft. Its clients include leading engine manufacturers and aerospace firms. Reporting to the Engineering director Day to day ownership of new projects into the company through concept to production. Conduit between Customers, Design and Manufacturing. Management and continual support of 3 additional NPI engineers. Microsoft project planning and management. Design and control of tooling from concept to manufacture. Process flow/PFMEA/DFMEA/Control plan (PPAP) Additional SABRe 2 requirements. Ensuring projects are ready for release to production. Support the Commercial team in the formulation of quotes. Develop the team’s capabilities through training and implementation of new methods and technologies

Cambridge, United Kingdom

World leader in supplying scientific analytical laboratory equipment, with an annual turnover of $10b and 30,000 employees worldwide. Currently working in Cambridge as part of the Scientific Instrument Division (SID) where Total Nitrogen, Total Sulphur, Total Chlorine and Total Carbon combustion analyzers, Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), and Atomic Absorption systems are designed and manufactured. Reporting directly to the Operations Director.Problem solving of day to day mechanical and electronic component issues which rise within the shop floor and manufacturing area by running daily management meetings (SQDIP).Reduced manufacturing lead time of combustion analyzers by 50% and ICP by 30% by increasing supplier quality and first time pass rate.Implementation of Supplier Quality reporting, set up and run supplier corrective action report (SCAR) meetings to reduce supplier rejects resulting in a reduction of DPPMO from 7,500 to 1,200.Writing Engineering Change Notes in order to improve and correct designs. Introduction and running of Engineering Change meetings to reduce Engineering Change implementation lead times by 50%Producing visual aids/working instructions from Solid Works models to aid manufacture and test to ensure a standard work environment.Maintaining and updating production Bill’s of MaterialIntroducing lean manufacturing skills within the shop floor environment.Producing manufacturing and feasibility plans for new part introduction (NPI)Aiding development when designing new products.Frequent use of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) techniques and other continuous improvement tools.Continual promotion of practical process improvement within the manufacturing environmentRe-layout of shop floor environments to improve workflow and efficiency. Frequent use of MRP and ERP systems.

Harlow

World-class designers and manufactures of radar, navigational and Anti-Jamming systems for MOD, US Gov., FAA and NATS. Turn over of approximately £700m within the UK. UK consisting of 4 sites purpose built for manufacture, but design is concentrated in Harlow. RSL UK employs over 2000 staff. All products tested using automated test equipment designed specifically for testing individual units. Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager. Problem solving of day to day mechanical and electronic component issues which rise within the shop floor and manufacturing area. Approving working drawings and test specifications. Producing visual aids/working instructions from drawings to aid manufacture. Continuous introduction of lean manufacturing within the shop floor environment, supported by 6 sigma experts, to reduce part count and lead time. Leading New Part Introduction (NPI) within the Production Engineering team guided by production engineering manager.  Producing manufacturing plans for NPI, including environmental testing. Frequent use of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA), Design for six sigma (DFSS), Integrated Product Development System (IPDS) and other production improvement tools. Running weekly quality reports – Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), to improve manufacturing test yields to a goal of 75% Re-layout of shop floor environments to improve workflow and efficiency. Presenting to company management and customers within UK and USA.  Introducing paperless working system. Frequent use of MRP and ERP systems. Deputising for manufacturing manager.

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