Project engineer

Role Overview

A key role within the Engineering Department to manage projects, liaise with toolmakers, customers and other engineers to ensure that work is delivered in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner.

Using your engineering skill to create new and improve current manufacturing processes using data-based analyses to help improve quality, cost and delivery.

Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Develop new product processes.
• Create and manage timing plans and support required for assigned projects
• Support the creation of process flows and PFMEA’s and review at stages through the NPI process.
• To set up standard operating procedures and manage process documentation e.g. S.O.P’s updates.
• Create & modify SAP bill of materials.
• Support 8D investigations.
• Carry out process feasibility reviews with customers to assist commercial.
• Deliver continuous improvement projects across site.
• Set and run tool trials at ADM, supporting tool trials at toolmakers.
• Set and run assembly trials.
• Liaise with toolmakers and customers and report back to ADM.
• To design and oversee the manufacture of jigs and fixtures using multiple CAD software products e.g. Solid works, Autocad, Sigma nest.
• Support 8D investigations.
• Manufacture of prototype parts.
• To create roller hemming programmes.
• Create 5 axis and 2 axis laser programmes.
• Support customer concession requests
• Engineering change control creation.
• Develop key working relationships with customer contacts.
• Develop specific in-depth product knowledge based on assigned product.
• Build up general product knowledge across ADM.

Health, Safety & Environment

1. Ensure that you comply with the requirements of the company Health, Safety and Environmental Policy.
2. Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.
3. Promote a safe working environment by directly challenging or reporting unsafe or environmentally damaging practices and hazardous working conditions.
4. Be observant at all times and where applicable make suggestions on health, safety and environmental improvements that can or should be made.
5. Support environmental sustainability initiatives within the company such as segregating waste and switching off electrical equipment where appropriate and not in use.

Quality

1. Experience within an automotive engineering setting i.e. manufacturing methods, processes
2. HNC or HND in Mechanical Engineering or a completed apprenticeship in a related sector i.e. toolmaker – metal pressing
3. Knowledge of excel, word and power point for the creation of timing plans, presentations, S.O.P’s
4. Desirable – knowledge of how to use solid works, sigma nest, autocad for fixture design or drawing analysis
5. Desirable – knowledge of Trutops software
6. Desirable – knowledge of robotic programming

Qualifications/ Skillset

• Experience within an automotive engineering setting i.e. manufacturing methods, processes
• HNC or HND in Mechanical Engineering or a completed apprenticeship in a related sector i.e. toolmaker – metal pressing
• Knowledge of excel, word and power point for the creation of timing plans, presentations, S.O.P’s
• Desirable – knowledge of how to use solid works, sigma nest, autocad for fixture design or drawing analysis
• Desirable – knowledge of Trutops software
• Desirable – knowledge of robotic programming
• Full UK Drivers Licence

Person Specification (Values & Behaviours)

• Self-motivated and organised to work independently when required
• Able to work within a team and communicate effectively
• Organized and detail oriented
• Honest and diplomatic
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Sound judgement
• Strong writing skills
• Able to support and train other team members