Manufacturing Engineering Manager

OSI Systems, Inc.; Salfords; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology company seeks a Manufacturing Engineering Manager based in Salfords. This role involves leading a team to resolve manufacturing issues, ensuring efficient product flow, and collaborating with other divisions for process improvements. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering, at least 5 years of experience in manufacturing, and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience in product manufacturing.
• Thorough knowledge of fundamental manufacturing processes.
• Experience in managing Manufacturing Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the Manufacturing Engineering team.
• Ensure correct design of new systems and processes.
• Drive Continuous Improvement in Production and supporting functions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Project management

Lean/Six Sigma

Education

Degree in Technical or Engineering Discipline

Job description

Overview

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technology—or multiple X-ray technologies—to address each customer’s unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

Role Overview

This role will be responsible for Manufacturing Engineering based at the Salfords site. As part of the Senior Operations team, manage the Manufacturing Engineers to resolve manufacturing issues and constantly ensure efficient product flow consistent with established industry standards and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the Manufacturing Engineering team with respect to vision, KPI’s, personal development, team working, holidays, etc.
• Lead Manufacturing Engineering to ensure correct design of new systems, equipment, and processes for new product introduction, with particular focus during the Implementation phase of ECO and gated processes.
• Ensure the Manufacturing Engineering function provides support to Operations to reduce Production’s 8 wastes, resolve manufacturing problems, plan maintenance and repairs, provide jigs and fixtures, and provide the correct level of instructions and procedures. Keep up to date with current and developing trends in manufacturing.
• Collaborate with Rapiscan R&D, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure supplier quality is maintained in respect to the Engineering Change Order process output.
• Drive Continuous Improvement and constantly identify new or improved processes in Production and supporting functions to improve product delivery as a whole.
• As part of the Senior Operations team, actively participate in strategy, medium and short-term planning, and cross-functional leadership and management.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a technical or engineering discipline.
• Thorough knowledge of fundamental manufacturing processes.
• Thorough understanding of problem-solving methods, i.e., 8D and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate, and complete improvement projects.
• Experience in managing Manufacturing Engineers.
• Minimum of 5 years engineering experience in product manufacturing, preferably in a low-volume, electro-mechanical, high-tech, vacuum environment.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Project management experience.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma experience.

OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions, and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology, and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for OEMs in defense, aerospace, medical, and industrial markets.