Manufacturing Engineer

Do you want to develop your skills and career as part of the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of opening solutions, using your existing production expertise to contribute to our future success?

Join our Manufacturing Engineering team in Willenhall, United Kingdom, and experience an innovative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.

Act as a key member of the Engineering Team, you will support improvement of assembly and primary processes. Drive automation implementation. Use Lean principles of Flow, TAKT and Value Analysis to reduce costs.

Support new product introductions and factory relayouts. Drive safety and sustainability improvements.

Key responsibilities and duties are to: 

• Develop alternative production methods using Lean tools and techniques, support and drive automation and robotics implementation.
• Design factory layouts, fixtures, tooling, materials handling equipment, along with designing manufacturing processes for new products as part of the new product introduction process.
• Create drawings and concepts using a variety of software including CAD SolidWorks, ME10 and Microsoft Windows.
• Engage with the shop floor and wider team to solve any issues/problems, to Communicate and work with other operational departments.
• Productivity improvements using Lean techniques (e.g. SMED, TPM, Standard Ops, Capability Studies)
• Introduce Quality improvements (e.g. gauging, traceability, measuring), and product cost and runtime analysis.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A good Understanding, and able to read production drawings.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing.
• Good IT skills and be familiar with ERP systems, including placing Purchase Orders.
• Experience of project management.
• Proven experience of improving productivity in a professional environment.
• Experience in production cost analysis.
• Effective team player with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent customer service orientation.

We review applications regularly, so don’t wait

We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us.

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We are the ASSA ABLOY Group

Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.