Manufacturing Engineer - EWIS

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About the role

To complement our Manufacturing Engineering team, we are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer - EWIS. You will be working in a team with Senior Manufacturing Engineers, Principal Manufacturing Engineers, and Configuration Managers. You will also work together with other departments and roles like the Chief Manufacturing Engineer and Quality Engineers.

In your role as a Manufacturing Engineer, you will support the department in the daily conversion of supplied design information into work instructions, and associated matrix lists for the production of engine/motor wiring harnesses for aircraft.

What you'll do

• Creating work package parts and instructions.
• Entering and registering changes in the product instructions.
• Supplying the necessary logistical material overviews in our ERP/Baan system.
• Supporting production in the foreign branches.
• Making improvement proposals regarding the production process, methods and techniques.
• Determining the necessary materials and tools for production.

What you'll bring

• Secondary Vocational Education and Training or Bachelor’s Degree in the direction of aerospace, electrical, mechanical, industrial or mechatronics engineering.
• Preferably 3–5 years' work experience in production engineering/work preparation.
• Good command of the English language (speaking and writing); Dutch is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Thinks in solutions, contributes solutions, and assists in applying those solutions where necessary.
• Possesses good communication skills.
• Resident in the Netherlands.

Above all we are looking for talent who want to start a conversation with us. Together we can explore whether there is match between you and us and create an opportunity dependent on your education and experience.

What we'll offer

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer you a career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. We will support and promote your professional and personal development.

• 8% holiday allowance.
• 40 holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro.
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance.
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.

Who we are

Fokker ELMO, part of GKN Aerospace, is a leading player in the design, manufacturing and support for the Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) for Aerospace and Defense programs. To make the wiring harnesses, we have everything in-house from start to finish. From complete engineering to our final product, the ready-to-use wiring harnesses, we do this for well-known aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Collins Aerospace and Lockheed-Martin. We produce these wiring harnesses worldwide at several sites. In Papendrecht we have approximately 1200 employees. This is what Fokker ELMO is all about: quality and therefore airworthiness.