Ceramic Core Engineering Technician

An opportunity has arisen within the Engineering department for a Ceramic Core Engineering Technician, reporting to the Core Engineering Team Leader. This position operates on a day shift pattern. 

Purpose:

• Support the activities of the Senior Engineers and departmental Process Owner
• Ensure the process area is in control and sustainable to allow Process and Product 
• Engineers to design their processes efficiently and consistently, confident that the 
• outcome will be the same today as it was yesterday
• Ensure the process area is always evolving in a state of continuous improvement to allow 
• Process and Product Engineers to meet the challenges of the customers advanced 
• designs and market differentiation.
• Ensure process area is the most cost effective it can be, so the business opportunity is 
• maximised.

Key Responsibilities:

• Member of department help chain to support with process related issues, troubleshoot 
• manufacturing problems and provide technical support to resolve issues to root cause to 
• allow production of quality parts to resume in a timely manner.
• Support process improvement activities with the process owner
• Support product Improvement activities with product engineering
• Generate and update documentation to support standard work and EMS’s
• Collection and review of department specific process control data and follow reaction 
• plan when required.
• Conduct daily scrap reviews, process management walkthroughs and audits to ensure 
• processes are performed in compliance with the methods, materials and equipment 
• detailed in the relevant Corporate Manual and HEC SOP’s.
• Take part in yield improvement activities to reduce Process related scrap and Executional 
• scrap using DMAIC tools.
• Assist Process Owner with the introduction of new equipment.
• Support Product Engineers with New Parts Introduction and creating work instructions

• +2 years of relevant technical/engineering experience 
• Degree/HNC or equivalent in Engineering discipline, minimum BTEC Level III in Engineering 
•  Tooling design and/or CAD experience desirable 
• Experience in problem solving technical issues using defined methodologies such as DMAIC six sigma 
• Complete Six Sigma Green Belt Training within 3 years of starting the role 
• Mechanical aptitude for tooling and manufacturing processes 
• High level of computer literacy (Word / Excel charting and analysing data). 
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings and manuals  
• Awareness of Health and Safety 
• Meticulous with good attention to detail 
• Excellent organisational and planning skills