Manufacturing Engineer Job at GKN Aerospace Services Limited, Garden Grove, CA

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  • GKN Aerospace Services Limited
  • Garden Grove, CA

Job Description

Manufacturing Engineer

Date: Nov 5, 2024

Location:Garden Grove, CA, US

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

 

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering Team you will be reporting to the Lead Manufacturing Engineer and your role will be to support the day to day Operations Team within the Value Stream. 

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide day to day support to manufacturing operations.
  • Review and disposition non-conforming material / MRB (Material Review Board) support to steady state programs and lead improvements to eliminate Customer Escapes by deploying robust Root Cause and Corrective Action.
  • Develop and Document Manufacturing Standard Work Instructions and Implementation.
  • Responsible for development of manufacturing process improvements and implementation in order to reduce product defects and/or increase product throughput.
  • Focus on process robustness through the use of process control measures (SPC / Cpk).
  • Lead structure problem solving projects linked to day-day manufacturing issues, demonstrating yield improvement.
  • Take responsibility for updating manufacturing documentation to maintain configuration control and manage Point of Introduction activities.
  • Ensure process compliance with any productivity improvements within the value stream.
  • Management of small capital and tooling projects within the value stream.
  • Coordinating process improvement, cost reduction and/or defect reduction projects. This includes using Lean Manufacturing techniques as well as Process Validation, Root Cause Analysis and Problem Solving skills to eliminate manufacturing and quality issues.
  • Participate in risk assessments within the value stream and support actions that arise.
  • Develop strong internal relationships with team members and other cross functionally in order to support business objectives.

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree science or engineering fields Physics, Chemistry, Aerospace, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering. Will consider 8 years of professional manufacturing experience. 
  • 3 years in manufacturing engineering environment, which includes 1 year experience in Statistical Process Controls, Mechanical Engineering Drawings, or Tool Design.
  • US Citizenship per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements.

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience in process control awareness is preferred.
  • Experience working with customer specifications, drawings, and standards.
  • Must be able to obtain/maintain Security Clearance.
  • Demonstrable experience of practical problem solving techniques e.g. 5 why’s, 8D, DMAIC.
  • Good reporting and communication skills on project status and progress, lead effectively at all levels within an organization and be flexible in your approach.
  • Multi-tasking and dynamic capacity.
  • Ability to use MicrosoftTM Excel for data analysis and other OfficeTM suite tools for reporting purposes.
  • Experience of concessions / MRB and in providing frontline support to manufacturing operations.
  • Additional experience in the application of lean tools in a production environment.
  • Experience within glass processing and / or laminating industry. 

Compensation Data

Compensation Range: $89,093.00 - $111,366.00

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

 

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

 

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.​


Nearest Major Market: Orange County
Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles

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