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Jaltek is a leading technology solutions provider offering a comprehensive range of vertically integrated design and manufacturing solutions tailored to meet our client’s highly diversified business requirements. We recognise the market need to be flexible and responsive to meet the demands of a constantly changing landscape, focusing on low to medium volume high mix product profiles with localised support.

Jaltek is searching for a Manufacturing Engineer who will join the existing team ensuring product flow through the manufacturing process for a variety of major OEM’s.  

The Role:

This positions primary focus will at all times be upon ensuring that the Engineering function produces service levels capable of achieving timely delivery and complete customer satisfaction in every facet of the manufacturing & commercial commitments. A key aspect of the role will be to support the creation of an environment of continual improvement, enabling quantifiable and sustainable change, whilst focusing on adding value and removing waste to increase customer satisfaction and profitability.

Main Responsibilities:

• Process information to enable the generation of quotations for assembly of IPC610 class 3 electronic assemblies
• Produce work instructions through the AEGIS MES system and develop an understanding of the system in order to fully utilise the MES systems tools to improve production processes
• Produce accurate BOM’s from customer’s documentation to allow for accurate and timely materials and assembly costings
• Develop processes and techniques to allow and improve fast turnarounds for quotations
• Fully utilise BOM Management software to provide accurate Component data and produce customer required reports on matters such as RoHS, Conflict Minerals, Lifecycle, Obsolescence and Counterfeit risk as requested.
• Produce build report and DFM to customers requirements
• Analyse quote to actual times and suggest ways to optimise processes to improve quality and time targets whilst ensuring safe manufacturing processes
• Provide support to customers where goods have been returned, produce documentation for repairs and track progress of product through the factory
• Carry out product configuration through ECN and concession management and demonstrate ownership for implementation and control of these
• Identify critical path issues and drive through key actions to achieve on-time resolution every time
• Implement practices that ensure the company delivers to customer right first time every time
• Co-ordinate and develop teamwork to support all customer requirements from fast turn prototype through to volume output
• Liaise with other departments on bespoke customer requirements
• Ensure the agreed NPI process is followed to QMS 1013
• Ensure quality principles and standards can be applied and are adhered to throughout the manufacturing process

• Institute and maintain continuous improvement programmes in every aspect of  engineering
• Provide robust and quantifiable estimated labour times for the assembly of new products
• Input on the specification of all process consumables used throughout the company
• Implement effective and controlled configuration & data management processes
• Be able to specify tooling requirements and procurement
• Provide support to Production staff as required.
• Minimise / Eliminate waste In all aspects of engineering

 Skills and experience:

• Degree qualified in applicable subject and/or experience in manufacturing engineer role.
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing environment
• Thorough knowledge of electronic components
• Strong SMT manufacturing skills
• Experience of Microsoft products including Excel & Word
• Experience of using ERP systems and databases
• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple projects
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Electro-mechanical knowledge a distinct advantage

Key Competencies and Attributes: 

• Good understanding of English including verbal and written communication skills
• Reliable and strives for high quality standards
• Desire to learn and develop
• Commitment to Jaltek’s Teamship values, (Passion, Unity, Challenge, Integrity and Transparency)

What’s on offer: 

• Competitive salary
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Free parking
• BUPA healthcare (after successful completion of probation period)
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme and staff discounts scheme offering a variety of savings across a range of retailers and leisure activities

 Location:

We are based in Luton, Bedfordshire