Manufacturing Technical Shopfloor Support Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Line Up Aviation
£31 Per hour
Inside
Onsite
Broughton, Flintshire
Summary: The Technical Shopfloor Support Engineer will provide essential support to the production team by identifying, analyzing, and resolving technical issues that cannot be managed by operators and first-line managers. This contract role is based fully onsite in Broughton, Flintshire, and requires BPSS clearance. The position involves working a double day shift pattern with a 20% shift uplift on the hourly rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support in identifying non-conformities (NC) on the shopfloor.
- Assess the need for creating NCs and NC Notifications.
- Assist in filling out NC forms with relevant information and support in resolving NCs.
- Follow up on the NC process and push for resolution.
- Identify production issues and escalate requests for support to relevant functions.
- Analyze industrial systems and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Support Work Improvement Proposals (WIP) and elimination of waste (LEAN).
- Assist with process validation forms (PVF) and failure analysis (FA).
- Support requests for repair and creation of specific requests for small tools.
- Write specifications for new jigs and tools, and modify or improve existing ones.
Key Skills:
- Manufacturing and lineside experience.
- Mechanical fitting experience.
- Ability to work within a team.
- Great communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £30.99/hour
City: Broughton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Our client has an opportunity for a Technical Shopfloor Support Engineer to join them on a contract basis until May 2026. You will be accompanying the production team, supporting in identifying, analysis and solving technical issues not directly manageable by the Operators and First Line Manager.
Role: Technical Shopfloor Support
Location: Broughton, Flintshire - fully onsite
Hours: 35 per week
Clearance: BPSS required to start
Hourly Rate: £30.99 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 + a 20% shift uplift
Shift Pattern: Double Day Shift Pattern (20% uplift) Alternating weeks of morning and afternoon Monday to Friday
Mornings - 6:00am - 1:10pm
Afternoons - 1:30pm - 8:40pm
What you'll be doing:
- Disruption Management-Daily / on shift line side:
- Support in identifying NC on the shopfloor.
- Support in assessing the need for creating NCs and NC Notifications.
- Support on filling the NC form by providing all relevant information and supporting on solving the NC.
- Support on following up the NC process and push for resolution.
- Continuous Improvement-Daily / on shift line side, support for continuous improvement:
- Support on identifying issues in production as well as problems not solvable by the FLM and operators and escalate/request support to the Work Prep (PE), Line Balancing (PPE), Maintenance, MAP & OSW or support function roles.
- Support of the analysis of the industrial systems and processes to assess their efficiency and effectiveness.
- Support on the Work Improvement Proposal (WIP) as well as on the elimination of waste (LEAN).
- Support is given on the process validation form (PVF) and failure analysis (FA).
- Industrial Assets-Daily / on shift line side, support on industrial assets:
- Support on the request for repair and the creation of specific requests for small tools.
- Support on writing the specification for the creation of new jigs and tools as well as the modification or improvement of existing jigs and tools and their calibration.
Requirements:
- Manufacturing and Lineside experience
- Mechanical fitting experience
- Ability to work within a team
- Great communication skills
If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!
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