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