Production Engineer

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Gordon Murray Automotive is a UK-based global luxury brand dedicated to creating and manufacturing the world’s greatest driving cars. These ultra-exclusive cars are engineered and designed without compromise to provide unrivalled driving experiences and driver- centric connection.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Production Engineer to join our Manufacturing Team based in Surrey.

Production engineers within GMA are responsible for defining and delivering production engineering processes to produce high quality vehicles across all models undertaken by Gordon Murray Automotive. Working together with GMD Engineering and GMA production technicians, our production engineers develop and continuously improve manufacturing process to effectively utilise equipment and materials to maximise production output whilst delivering vehicles to strict GMA quality targets and H&S deliverables. In this role you will become part of the team to help us start up our brand new manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities:

  • Ownership of production engineering processes on current and new models from concept to production

  • Build sequencing of new vehicles

  • Develop process operating instructions and equipment specifications for production activities

  • PMEA and DFMEA activities

  • Perform engineering analysis to reduce downtime and outages, investigate problems, analyse root causes and drive resolutions

  • Develop best practices to improve production capacity, quality and reliability

  • Provide training and guidance to team members to accomplish production goals

  • Identify unsafe operations and practices and establish safety procedures and environmental regulations for employees

  • Implement cost reduction initiatives while maintaining high quality standards

  • Stay current with product specifications, engineering technology and production processes

  • Aid in department budget preparation and tracking.

    Experience and Qualifications:

  • Relevant manufacturing/engineering degree preferred. A Levels, ONC, City & Guilds level 3, BTec National Diploma Level 3 or equivalent work experience considered

  • Experience of New Product Introduction in an automotive or highly regulated industry

  • Relevant automotive experience at an appropriate consultancy or OEM

  • Experience of full product life-cycle activities and ability to achieve Quality, Cost and

    Delivery targets for production

  • Experience of FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3 (continuous improvement and problem solving) process improvement and Poka Yoke (error proofing) techniques

  • Ability to create manufacturing processes and development plans

  • A pro-active approach and an ability to own and manage your own activities

  • Clear and effective communicator (written and verbal)

  • An understanding of whole vehicle assembly processes and equipment. Experienced with a number of systems, expert in at least one area and working knowledge of a number of other areas of specialisation

  • Must be a team player who can work closely with Production, Engineering, Aftersales and other cross-functional departments

  • Strong ability to lead problem solving activities within an automotive assembly environment

  • Ability to use CAD and CATIA experience preferred