Final Assembly Line Manufacturing Engineer

Closing Date:

This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

The Opportunity

Do you want to see the evidence of your hard work on a daily basis? If so, keep reading.
At Leonardo in Yeovil, the Home of British Helicopters, we design, develop and deliver aircraft operating around the world including multiple Search and Rescue fleets and Royal Navy Merlin and Wildcat helicopters.
The Final Assembly Line in Yeovil is the ideal place to witness these market leading aircrafts take flight!
We are currently recruiting for multiple Manufacturing Engineers to join the team on our Final Assembly Line.
Whether your background is mechanical, electrical, configuration or you are a recent graduate starting your career in aerospace this could be the opportunity for you.
At Leonardo Helicopters, we are dedicated to the training and development of our people therefore experience in all the below disciplines are not essential.
Life at Leonardo
With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

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  Pension: Award winning pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Flexible Working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, access to Mental Health support, Financial wellbeing support, network groups
• Lifestyle: Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Company funded flexible benefits: Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Training: Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera
• Referral Incentive: You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus: Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below

For a full list of our Company benefits please visit our website

What you will do

• Representing Manufacturing Engineering in assessing the ease of manufacture in Design Reviewing and acting in a liaison capacity between Design and Production
• Creating Manufacturing Bills of material (BOM) to define build of Aircraft
• Creation of Delivery Standard Documentation (TSD) to support procurement activity to ensure suppliers have a comprehensive and accurate specification for material requirements
• Responsible and accountable for the accurate and timely availability of Work Instructions to support the Master Production Schedule (MPS)
• Processing design changes and introduce into current assembly process
• Identification and implementation of improvements to the build process and build logic
• Amending work instructions on the Production Line to rectify errors and keep the build line moving
• Compiling SAP Production Orders to manufacture or rework components using on site facilities
• Responsible for identification and requesting of Tooling on the Assembly lines
• Providing information to support an impact analysis for the efficient introduction of change
• Providing estimates of production times to enable accurate capacity planning and cost estimating

What we are looking for

Essential skills:

• Educated to at least HNC or equivalent in an Engineering discipline and/or a time served apprenticeship
• A knowledge of Mechanical or Electrical Aircraft Systems, depending on own discipline
• Some post-training experience desirable
• Able to use graphics software (Paintshop Pro)
• Familiar with the Engineering change process and documentation
• Familiar with the use of estimating model spreadsheets as provided by work analysis Familiar with Lean Manufacturing techniques

Desirable skills:

• Working knowledge of CATIA (V4/V5) & ENOVIA
• Understand the principles of Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Working knowledge of the process and output of the Configuration Control Board (CCB)

Progression
Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK. This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow. So if you feel like you could fit in this role and you are avid to develop then why not join us.
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Please note: in order to apply for this opportunity you must be eligible for UK Security Clearance. Normally this is to the level of Security Check (typically known as “SC”) for our business which includes having a minimum of five years permanent residency in the UK

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We have offices around the UK, including Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lincoln, Luton, Southampton and Yeovil

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