Senior Paint Manufacturing Engineer

As a Senior Paint Manufacturing Engineer at McLaren Automotive, you will be responsible for supporting and developing a team of engineers, continuously improving and developing the manufacturing processes used to paint cars.

You will accept new model build processes from Future Manufacturing Engineering teams and develop them within Series production, including continuous process improvement, quality lead investigations, and industrial engineering tools and techniques.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of Manufacturing Engineering practices
• Drive improvement in Project Management, Safety, Quality, Cost Management, People Development, and Product Delivery
• Lead the manufacturing team in identifying and capturing vehicle characteristics and translating these to define manufacturing process parameters
• Generate new processes and procedures to enable end users to manufacture in accordance with design intent in a safe and controlled manner
• Assist the Manufacturing Engineering Manager in scoping, specifying, and delivering best operational practices
• Lead virtual manufacturing and process simulations to validate design and process concepts
• Support and lead the generation and development of timing plans that support full program delivery activities
• Liaise with the Health and Safety department to ensure all processes and materials are suitable for the manufacturing environment
• Lead investigations to resolve Manufacturing Engineering-related issues experienced in production
• Collaborate with engineering teams in leading the design of layout, modelling/simulation, and material flow integration
• Identify, quantify, compare, and execute production process improvements to drive safety and ergonomics, quality, availability, performance, capital utilisation, and demand attainment
• Monitor headcount and liaise with production management
• Own Hours Per Car (HPC) data for series production
• Create and implement tools to audit efficiency and identify cost reduction opportunities
• Manage and communicate improvement opportunities and implementation plans to all relevant levels and functions in the factory

Requirements:

• Degree in mechanical/automotive engineering or similar (2:1 or above) or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of complex vehicle systems, vehicle assembly processes, trim and final processes, end-of-line vehicle processing/finishing, and specification and procurement of assembly equipment
• Motivational, coaching, and leadership skills
• Experience in identifying resolutions for product-related issues and implementing safe working practices

Benefits:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance 4x basic salary
• Sabbatical opportunity after two years' service
• Discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• Tax-efficient nursery scheme benefit
• Wellbeing initiatives, including employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice