E-7 Wedgetail Industrial Engineer/Scheduler

Our client, an international aerospace company working in the defence sector has an opportunity for experienced Industrial Engineer/Scheduler to join them on a contract basis. This opportunity is to work within the Engineering Function in to support existing aircraft programs.

Working alongside diverse and experienced engineers as part of the UK E-7 Engineering team in Birmingham, UK, you will support a range of stakeholders from design and leadership through to shop floor.

As an Industrial Engineer you will support the design and improve the manufacturing and production processes using Lean manufacturing and other improvement concepts.

Role: E-7 Wedgetail Industrial Engineer/Scheduler
Location: Birmingham Airport
Hours: Mon-Thur Days shift
IR35 Status: Inside
Hourly Rate: tba
Contract: 6-12 months

Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a UK SC for which the Government requires UK Citizenship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify opportunities for Production line balancing / optimization and rate readiness
• Prepares operations plans, includes work statement analysis, budgeting and forecasts, capacity and constraint analysis and production change, to ensure technical goals and objectives are met.
• Supports execution planning by using project management, planning and scheduling and shop load practices.
• Provides production, supply chain logistics, performance visibility and recovery planning support.
• Perform job observations to define time/ labour standards and identify waste
• Identify key constraints in the manufacturing system
• Perform cost benefit analysis
• Develop production recovery plans
• Update factory visual management systems
• Support continuous improvement and Lean activities to improve flow, cost and increase rate
• Ensure compliance to process requirements and procedures

Qualifications and experience and skills:

• Bachelor''s degree in industrial, mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Ability to collaborate with both the engineering workforce and technicians on the factory floor
• Safety, quality and people focused
• Positive relationship building and stakeholder leadership skills
• Excellent communicator
• Experience working in a manufacturing support engineering role
• Strong written and verbal communications and presentation skills
• Computer skills and proficiency with MS Office including MS Word and, MS Excel.