Senior Industrial Manufacturing Engineer

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Based in our manufacturing centre of excellence here in East Cowes, on the beautiful Isle of Wight, we have an exciting opportunity available for an Industrial Engineer (Digitalisation and visualisation) to join a growing team that are focused on manufacturing digitalisation. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise at a local project level for operational and development Programs to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilizing engineering and problem solving skills. Accountable for delivering robust, capable technology such as visual dashboards, condition monitoring of equipment with potential to work on automation projects and software implementation to aid operations. Responsibilities will include leading various projects through gate life cycles to project completion

Job Responsibilities

• Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
• Technical expertise at a local project level in governance and deployment of manufacturing development and integration for production within GKN Aerospace.
• Breaks down technical problems, risk, opportunities, in the correct order to create products and add value to GKN Aerospace through creating Zero Defects
• Leads positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers
• Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.
• Provide local project technical oversight for industrial engineering support of manufacturing process development and integration for production through:
• Implement the global business process for industrial layout solutions, from original concept through to production. Design these processes implementing lean tools and methods in accordance with the GKN standard lean tool suite.
• Manage industrialisation projects, leading both internal and external (vendor) resources

Job Qualifications

Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential

• Technical expertise in Manufacturing Engineering, with a professional qualification / background (university degree) in engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical).
• Significant previous work experience in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Project / Program Management experience
• Fluent in English language, both written and spoken

Desirable

• Familiarity with AS9145 APQP process or equivalent
• Knowledge of programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Knowledge of IT infrastructures
• Detailed knowledge of quality system models such as ISO9000, AS9100, or D1-9000

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.