Job title: Lead Manufacturing Process Engineer Location: Merseyside Contract length: Initial 6 months + extensions Pay rate: Open to negotiation Role Summary This role is responsible for engineering and technical support to design, develop and implement manufacturing production processes to enable successful launch of new products, ensuring feasibility of all designs to suit manufacturing build requirements, Design for Assembly (DFA) and compliance with the Bill of Process/Bill of Design (BOP/BOD). This includes the creation of green ergonomic processes, delivery of tools, jigs & fixtures, quality, data analysis and reporting of major issues, deployment of failure mode avoidance tools, support of cross-functional teams in the resolution of those issues on projects and the tracking of resolution through to completion. You'll be part of a team of engineers, the role requires collaboration across functions to ensure we have established compliance with the BOP/BOD to deliver processes that meet our basic minute value/ Hours per car (BMV/HPC), quality targets and Capital investment. It is also important for us to share best practice across the platforms and between manufacturing plants to ensure we employ the best processes available wherever possible. and Manage the process team to deliver safety, quality, delivery, cost, morale & environmental requirements Manage the design, development and implementation of Body shop process applying lean manufacturing and design solutions. Generation and management of Costs, Budgets and Timing Plans. Champion programme meetings at all levels and present where applicable. Lead feasibility of all designs to suit manufacturing build requirements - Design for Assembly (DFA). Champion build process strategy for manufacturing. Champion planning, developing and implementation of all written Processes for manufacturing. Champion planning, developing and implementation of all tooling, jigs and fixtures for manufacturing. Champion supplier selection and vendor management. Engage with all Process Capability of all processes and equipment, including Dimensional Management applications. Engage with all Quality Planning and Analysis for Manufacturing. Support Involvement in the departments work through development and monitoring of timing plans. Ensure adherence to Integrated Production System (IPS) deliverables. Manage technical issues and escalate where appropriate. Contribute in the development and submission of departmental responses to product letters (PDL) etc. Support and champion virtual build events, raising and managing issues where appropriate. Support and champion physical builds at Plant locations, raising and managing issues where appropriate. Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time. Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy