Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Waterford
Full-Time | Permanent
Hartley People Recruitment is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer on behalf of an established precision manufacturing business based in Waterford.
The role will provide day-to-day engineering support within a busy manufacturing environment, with responsibility for process performance, troubleshooting, equipment and process improvement, validation and continuous improvement.
Working closely with production and quality teams, the Manufacturing Engineer will take ownership of technical manufacturing issues and help improve process capability, reliability, efficiency and output.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide daily engineering support to manufacturing and assembly operations.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing, equipment and process issues and implement effective corrective actions.
- Review existing manufacturing processes and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency, reliability and output.
- Apply structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis techniques to recurring production issues.
- Support machining, assembly and other precision manufacturing processes.
- Develop and improve tooling, fixtures, workholding and production methods where required.
- Monitor process performance using production data, KPIs and relevant manufacturing metrics.
- Lead and support continuous improvement projects, including Lean-based initiatives.
- Develop and maintain work instructions, process documentation and engineering specifications.
- Review engineering drawings, specifications and manufacturing documentation.
- Support engineering changes and assess their impact on existing manufacturing processes.
- Lead or support equipment and process qualification and validation activities, including IQ/OQ/PQ.
- Support the introduction, installation and commissioning of new equipment and manufacturing processes.
- Work with equipment suppliers and external technical specialists to resolve issues and implement improvements.
- Use trials, experimentation and data analysis to develop and optimise manufacturing processes.
- Work closely with Production, Quality and Engineering to maintain effective process control.
- Support cost, scrap, cycle-time and productivity improvement projects.
Requirements
- Level 8 degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Production or a related Engineering discipline.
- Minimum of approximately two years’ relevant manufacturing engineering experience.
- Strong practical understanding of manufacturing and production processes.
- Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and tolerances.
- Experience with structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Good understanding of process control and continuous improvement.
- Experience producing and maintaining technical and manufacturing documentation.
- CAD capability using SolidWorks or equivalent.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with production, quality and other engineering functions.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within precision machining and/or assembly.
- Previous experience in a regulated or quality-critical manufacturing environment.
- Lean or Six Sigma experience.
- Equipment commissioning and process validation experience.
- IQ/OQ/PQ experience.
- Experience developing tooling, fixtures or manufacturing methods.
- Experience using data and experimentation to improve process capability and production performance.
How to Apply
For immediate consideration, please email your CV to nigel@hartleypeople.com or call Nigel on 051 878813.
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