We are currently seeking a Head of Engineering to work for a growing composites specialist in Oxfordshire.
Reporting to the company Director, the Head Engineering & Project Management will oversee the running of all the company’s projects and work in close collaboration with the Head of Manufacturing.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a company involved in some highly innovative projects and with ambitious expansion plans.
The salary for this position ranges between £70,000 – 90,000 depending on experience, with additional financial incentives on offer.
Essential candidate pre-requisites include;
· A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the composites sector
· A very good understanding of Composites Design and FEA
· The ability to supervise and support an engineering team
· A solid understanding of composite materials and processes – in order to calculate customer quotations
· Thorough understanding of the composite manufacturing processes – in order to successfully manage a variety of projects
· A degree in a relevant engineering discipline
Additional information relating to the position:
· Responsible for the Manufacturing Schedule (Engineering Team) based on Sales Orders and lead in the reconciliation process with the Capacity-Resource Schedule (Manufacturing Team) based on the Works Orders
· Organising all work documentation, defining the workflow with Head of Manufacturing and defining the required organisational support in order to ensure a transparent and safe flow through the production.
· Define and implement the quality assurance gateways along the manufacturing process from design to delivery with Head of Manufacturing.
· Support the quality assurance engineer and ensure the required processes for new projects to be in line with AS 9100 with support of the quality assurance engineer.
· Lead the inspection and material testing know how development (Instron, acoustic emission, ultra-sonic testing, bond master).
· Supervise, support, and manage project engineers on their dedicated projects.
· Evaluate and manage quotations for outsourced tools and materials with the engineering team and Sales support.
· Manage Purchase order (internal and external), works order, work description and delivery note documents through ERP system.
· Support management team on acquisition of new projects and manage point of contact for communications with customers.
· Manage progress / performance throughout project cycle.
· Manage relevant documentation of the project process (from start to finish) – Work documentation, PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs and Visual Aids.
· Provide project controlling reports on regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly) for all running projects with support of finance / controlling.
· Collaborates in defining New Processes – Cost Comparison, Time Study, Labour Requirement, Layout Changes, Product Storage/Kanban, Quality Rate and Equipment Investment.
· Design / Concept phase – CATIA V5 / CPD, FEA: Femap, Altair / Hyperworks
· Leading the quotations process (including supply chain settlement) from set up to the “Quotation Sign-off Process” in the Management Team
· Setting up projects with the engineering team– by using the existing ERP system (Progress plus – P+)
· Leading the Design / FEA sign-off for “Design Freeze Process”
· Manage Customer Purchase Order Signing-off Process and Sales Order / Works Order generation with engineering team.
· Leading the Project setup process including the work documentation for the life Works Orders