Manufacturing Engineer - Shape the Future of Rail with Hitachi Rail Europe
Hitachi Rail Europe is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and maintenance of cutting-edge railway systems, dedicated to delivering innovative and sustainable transport solutions worldwide.
We are currently looking for a Manufacturing Engineer based out of our Eastleigh facility in Southampton occasionally covering our manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
This is a pivotal role for a qualified and experienced Manufacturing Engineer who possesses a thorough understanding of engineering and also acquired a strong knowledge of manufacturing techniques, materials science, and lean manufacturing principles.
This is a fixed term position until 31st December 2026.
Pay : £355.19 per day
Location: Eastleigh, Southampton (occasional travel to Newton Aycliffe for business needs)
Manufacturing Engineer
Core responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Technical review of design drawings and standards, to understand existing projects and to mobilise new projects
- Creation, accuracy and maintenance of manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM's), process routings, SOPs
- Experience of creating weld documentation such as weld maps, annotated weld drawings,
- Creation of data for the process master to identify job times and manning requirements
- Maintenance of accurate on-system information to support the day-to-day running of the business (this could include SAP, Windchill, SharePoint or other future system as needed)
- Participate or lead risk assessment for all tasks and processes
- Work analysis, method study and labour utilisation analysis including Kaizen activities, DFM/DFA, PFMEA
- Evaluation and justification of capital investment projects
- Identification of next generation equipment and methods to make improvements to Quality, Cost and Delivery of projects.
- Promote best practice and safe working procedures
- Provide industrial engineering support to other departments
Essential Requirements
Applicants should be able to demonstrate all of the Essential Requirements listed below
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated & results-orientated
- Be helpful to all including working outside of perceived scope where necessary
- End-to-end ownership of task mentality with timely completion
- Excellent communication and social skills
- Keep Line manager updated and briefed on progress
- Computer literate (MS Excel / Word / PowerPoint)
- Commitment to working as part of a team
- Willingness to learn new skills and adopt company standards
- An understanding of Health and Safety requirements within a working environment
- Engineering and manufacturing experience in a welding/fabrication environment
Qualifications
You will be qualified in engineering disciplines to HNC, HND or Degree level
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