Technical expertise in Manufacturing Engineering, with a professional qualification (university degree) in engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical).
Or in leu of a degree 8 years of experience in a manufactruing engineer role.
Minimum of 8 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, working with quality system models such as ISO9000 or AS9100.
Experience developing manufacturing systems for New Product Introduction (NPI) with emphasis on industrialisation through a lifecycle gate process.
Demonstrated leadership skills to organise and drive technical projects to achieve business goals, preferably in complex multi-site environments.
Experience identifying and delivering industrial productivity improvements and monitoring their efficacy by setting appropriate metrics.
Ability to lead and influence people, build trust and establish effective working relationships within a global organisation and with external customer stakeholders.
Fluent in English language, both written and spoken.
U.S. Persons per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site
Prepared to travel domestically and occasionally internationally dependent on programme need and home location (25-50%).
Possibility for short to medium term deployments to GKN locations or key suppliers.