Safran Actuation Systems UK is a world‑class centre for the design, manufacture and support of cutting‑edge actuation and flight control solutions used across commercial, military, and rotary platforms. With major sites in Wolverhampton and Banbury, our teams play a critical role in delivering innovative, reliable and safe systems that keep aircraft performing at their best.
The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting the development, industrialisation and optimisation of manufacturing processes within the Prismatic machining module. The role provides day‑to‑day technical support to Operations, contributes to problem‑solving and process improvements, and ensures processes, documentation and equipment support safe, repeatable and cost‑effective production. The position plays a key role in maintaining process control, supporting continuous improvement activities, and ensuring compliance with internal, customer and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support ongoing production.
- Be the technical focal point (Manufacturing) for Operations, resolving process issues, non‑conformances, and bottlenecks.
- Create and maintain process documentation (work instructions, routings, PFMEAs, control plans, factory layout drawings, etc).
- Update manufacturing instructions to reflect changes.
- Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective actions using structured problem‑solving methodologies.
- Identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve quality using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
- Champion CI initiatives (5S, Kaizen, layout optimisation, flow).
- Industrialise existing products and new product introductions.
- Develop, industrialise, optimise and control manufacturing processes to ensure safe, repeatable, and cost‑effective production.
- Standardise processes for existing and new products.
- Tooling management for production, including specifying tools, maintaining assets and registries.
- Identify and implement standardised manufacturing processes.
- Ensure manufacturing readiness for new equipment, tooling, and factory layouts, including capability validation studies and change management.
- Serve as the technical point of contact between Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production, and Programme teams relating to manufacturing processes.
Qualifications (What You’ll Bring)
- Operating within a highly regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of engineering drawings and understanding of GD&T.
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Proficiency in CAD, CAM, and process simulation tools (preferably Siemens NX & Vericut).
- Experience working within a complex and dynamic component manufacturing engineering environment with NPI and/or continuous improvement experience preferred.
- Experience deploying APQP standards and tools.
We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don’t meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert. We encourage anybody to apply if they can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation.
At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.
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