Senior Process Engineer

Working closely with the Global New Product Development (NPD) and wider Engineering function, you will be responsible for ensuring a smooth transition of strategic projects into manufacturing via the development and delivery of detailed inter-dependency and timing plans, incorporating all major project milestones and critical paths such as manufacture, build prototype, validation and testing of brassware product launches.Primary Duties and Responsibilities:Working with the R&D function to ensure all new product introduction, business product expansion or critical activities are structured and project-managed to enable smooth transition into production.Mapping of product development phased gateways, risk management and dependencies assuring on-time delivery of critical project milestones, reporting and updating on project process to the wider business.Collaborating with the global NPD and UK Manufacturing Quality functions to ensure that customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements of the products, services and verification documentation are determined, understood, and consistently meet the expectations of internal and external stakeholders in a robust and timely manner.Providing technical advice to internal and external stakeholders along with fault-finding, resolution and problem solving of issues arising during design, build and use.Delivering all pre-manufacturing engineering processes in full, defining the rules for design, manufacture and assembly to support all aspects of new product launch.Overseeing prototype builds, including the manufacture or assembly of components, systems and/or sub-systems.Producing, updating and maintaining technical data, including reports, engineering change notifications, test procedures, and all drawings and specifications.Supporting the cross-functional creation, update, review and approval of process creation and development documentation, such as Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Control Plans.Managing activities to support the achievement of departmental deliverables, including generating 3D CAD models, building BOM’s routings in EFAC’s, General Assembly drawings, and the procurement of manufacturing tooling and fixturing to verify and validate new product designs and processes.Acting as Subject Matter Expert for industrial validation, ensuring processes are applied consistently across the manufacturing areas.Responsible for all NPD governance, including policies, procedures and processes.Training, development and mentoring of colleagues within area of expertise.Actively supporting the improvement of Health and Safety practices throughout the business.