Process Engineering Manager - Oxfordshire

We are seeking a Process Engineering Manager to be responsible for coordinating activities within the Process Engineering team and providing front line 'hands-on' engineering support to the Operations Department. In addition, the Process Engineering Manager will have day-to-day responsibility for production and test processes, including calibration, and for the introduction of new products into production.

Your duties will include:

Plan and track work through the Process Engineering Team, prioritising and assigning tasks to appropriate team members to ensure that work is completed in a timely manner.
Define, scope, and manage resource for projects within the Process Engineering Team.
Ensure 'hands on' engineering support is provided to the Operations Department.
Develop and improve test equipment capability, capacity, efficiency, and reliability in line with business growth requirements, product quantities and mix.
Own first time pass yield (FTPY) for existing products and newly introduced products.
Lead technical investigations into mechanical and electronic supplier quality issues.
Proactive, preventive maintenance and calibration of all Production test and assembly equipment.
Handle the pre-production processes for all new product development projects in R&D making sure that the product is suitable for production and managing the handover with production to ensure they are a satisfied customer of the project.
Work with the R&D teams from the outset of new product development (NPD) projects to ensure designs are suited, and processes are developed to manufacture and test product in large quantities.
Work with the R&D and Purchasing teams to identify component suppliers who can deliver production quantities on time, to the correct quality, at the right price.Experience required:

Managing and being accountable for a team.
Working within a production and testing environment (manufacturing processes can be automated, however manual processes would be beneficial).
Involved in the continuous development of product design, including the introduction of new products and improvements to existing products.
Working with electronic components, with a good understanding of design decisions