Company Description

Our client is a specialist manufacturing company. Due to a period of recent growth, they are looking to recruit a NPI Engineer.

Job Specification

The Role

• Project manage new product introduction.
• Facilitate Continuous Improvement activity on current and future products and current products manufactured.
• Provide labour quotations for new business opportunities providing technical feedback to the prospective customer.
• Developing close working relationship with customers and suppliers. Customer
• interfacing on product design issues, feedback issues highlighted by customers.
• Effective and detailed reporting and documenting of NPI process, shortfalls, improvement possibilities, etc.
• Review products when released to production to provide resolution of technical issues not captured during NPI phase.
• Responsible for sustaining and improvement through continuous improvement activities.
• Working closely with Process Engineers to optimize product assembly processes.
• Work with Process Engineers to design/development new tooling and manufacturing aids for new and existing products.
• Liaise with Operations department to address product related failures and issues.
• Liaise with Process Engineering to ensure any product changes are achievable through the processes.
• Analysis of defects to determine likely root cause and corrective action.
• To manage continuous improvement of NPI process performance.
• Lead projects designed to improve our overall efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The Person

• ONC/HNC (or equivalent) education in an Engineering Discipline
• Previous experience in a similar role within a fast-moving production environment
• Ability to introduce, manage and drive Continuous Improvement activities.
• Ability to manage and drive NPI activities.
• Hands-on and Results orientated
• Good inter-personal skills with all levels of staff
• Computer Literate with experience of Microsoft Office package.

The Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.