Product Engineering Liaison Engineer - 39773 - £31.26/hr umbrella rate Are you seeking a new challenge in the Solihull area? Jonathan Lee Recruitment is helping a collaborative company recruit a Product Engineering Liaison Engineer and the role comes with a contract rate of £31.26 per hour (Umbrella, Inside IR35). As a Product Engineering Liaison Engineer, you will be working within the Product Engineering Function, the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) is based at the Solihull Plant. PVT is a group function of the Product Engineering Quality Domain and is a multi-disciplined team that provides key services to current car quality improvement activities. It provides support to the production plant, providing technical and problem-solving skills, managing external quality signals through Customer Warranty and co-ordinating Engineering Change. This opportunity is to lead and drive activities that will reduce manufacturing variability on the Solihull vehicle lines, reduce the external functional faults and robustly introduce engineering change, and in turn delivering against the KPIs set out in the Quarterly Business reviews. Key Responsibilities for this role include: Current Car internal & external customer KPI monitoring & reporting, demonstrating understanding on deteriorating metrics & communicating vehicle line status for review. PD AIMS Governance, maintaining integrity and robustness of current car aims deck for vehicle lines owned. Plant Vehicle Team key contact and supporting the Manufacturing plant for Engineering internal customer issues reported from First Time Thorough, Divert Free Vehicles & WCPA. Reducing functional faults on vehicle lines from external customer issues reported on 0 & 3 MIS Warranty & RSA, by problem solving support and leading X-functional project teams. Change Management support Monitoring PH1 PSW and working with PVT/PD Engineers to ensure we are compliant and coordinating engineering running change implementation. Coordinating & validating Cost & Fact Sheet with X-functional plant teams resulting from a Solihull Stop Ship, for review at the Customer Satisfaction Review Group. Agile Product Owner for squads within the PVT Central teams To apply for this Product Engineering Liaison Engineer role, you will need the following skills, knowledge and experience: Knowledge of manufacturing and supplier quality operations and processes Comprehensive problem solving knowledge Lean Six Sigma Black Belt qualified Strong project management skills. Ability to build and manage multiple internal and external relationships in complex stakeholder environments. Demonstrable business acumen and operational budget control. Well organised, methodical, and the ability to adapt in a fast moving, exciting and evolving environment. Ability to communicate with individuals from both technical and non-technical backgrounds and present content in a meaningful, clear and concise way at senior meetings. Strong understanding of the importance of safety. Experience Preferred: Be able to apply common processes, standards and utilise a back-to-basics approach. Must be able to form good working relationships at all levels of the organisation. Strong understanding of people and emotional intelligence is a plus. Creates a climate in which respect, trust and mutual support are an integral part of working together. Ability to multi-task in pressurised situations. Experienced with Agile Frameworks - SCRUM, Kanban, SAFE and Agile planning tools such as Jira Education Engineering Degree or equivalent relevant experience in an Engineering function Additional Information: ** THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35 ** . Hybrid working: 4 in the office 1 at home You'll receive an umbrella hourly rate of £31.26 in return for your knowledge, expertise and flexibility. We'd love you to apply for this contract Product Engineering Liaison Engineer position and we're waiting to hear from you. Please contact Jonathan Lee Recruitment today. Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency. Unfortunately, we cannot progress candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK. In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included