B/E Aerospace Inc. is the w  Products for existing aircraft fleets – (the aftermarket) — generate approximately 50 percent of sales.  B/E Aerospace sells and supports its products through its own global direct sales and product support organization.
B/E Aerospace designs, develops and manufactures a broad range of products for both commercial aircraft and business jets. B/E Aerospace manufactured products include aircraft cabin seating, lighting, oxygen, and food and beverage preparation and storage equipment. The Company also provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services.

World renowned Aerospace industry specialist in Bedfordshire is looking to recruit a Quality Assurance, Environmental and Health & Safety Manager.   The sucessful Quality Assurance, Environmental and Health & Safety Manager will be working for the world’s largest manufacturer of aircraft interior products including Galleys and seating, with an installed base of over 1 million premium, business class and tourist class seats. At the Leighton Buzzard facility in the UK they provide a spares and aftermarket support for all of their seat and Galley models, manufacturing both newly designed and existing components.  You will have an HNC/HND or BSc in an appropriate engineering discipline, have EASA signatory status, experience of AS 9100, experience with Quality Management Systems and knowledge of CAA and FAA standards.  This role reports directly to VP & GM of Interior Structures and supports the Senior Management Team and Middle Management Team in the development and maintenance of all approvals and product quality standards whether digital or manufactured.

This company has leading worldwide market shares in all of their major product lines and serve virtually all of the world’s airlines & aircraft manufacturers so this is a fantastic opportunity for Quality Assurance, Environmental and Health & Safety Manager to join a stable, fast-growing company that encourages professional advancement, fosters teamwork and rewards ingenuity.  The role will involve about 25 – 50% world wide travel.

As the Manufacturing & Design Quality Assurance, Environmental and Health & Safety Manager your responsibilities include:
**Responsibility for implementation of best practice policies and procedures including H&S and Environmental
**Maintenance of quality standards, systems and procedures and ensuring compliance
**The maintenance EASA Pt 21 Sub part G and AS 9100 quality approvals, ensuring compliance
**Support of EASA Pt 21 Sub part J
**The introduction of internal audit procedures, ensuring compliance to them
**The management of external audits
**The improvement of the quality management procedures through the analysis of performance and data following through with the implementation of identified actions
**Reviewing customer requirements and ensuring that they are met including following up on customer returns and permanent corrective actions
**Working with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers and ensuring that these are fully adhered to by the suppliers
**Ensure that manufacturing, supply chain and design/certification processes meet the required standards
**Maintain the Business Continuity Plan ensuring that it is thorough robust and tested
**Ensure that internal quality standards are achieved, identifying issues and swiftly resolving these through improvement processes (e.g 8D)
**Ensure that the training plans across the business support the quality expectations
**Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures
**Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports;

Health & Safety
**Making changes to working practices that are safe and comply with legislation
**Preparing health and safety strategies and developing internal policy
**Carrying out risk assessments and considering how risks could be reduced
**Outlining safe operational procedures which identify and take account of all relevant hazards
**Carrying out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented
**Leading in-house training with managers and employees about health and safety issues and risks
**Maintaining records of inspections findings and producing reports that suggest improvements
**Keeping records of incidents and accidents and producing statistics for managers;
**Keeping up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all HSE legislation and any developments that affect the A/C industry
**Producing management reports, newsletters and bulletins
**Advising on a range of specialist areas, e.g. fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases

The Ideal Candidate:
**HNC/HND or BSc in an appropriate engineering discipline
**EASA signatory status
**Experience of AS 9100
**Experience with Quality Management Systems
**Auditor training and qualification advantageous
**Knowledge of CAA and FAA standards, approvals and procedures including certification, material requirements and engineering standards
**Working knowledge of the company’s products or similar
**Working Knowledge of IOSH and HSE regulations and practices
**Working knowledge of the ISO 9000 and AS 9100 standards
**High standard of written and spoken communication skills in order to explain Quality and health & safety processes to a wide range of people and to give presentations to groups
**Negotiating skills, to convince managers of the need to implement and maintain both quality and safety standards that may compromise speed or efficiency in the organisation
**Diplomacy – QA and H&S requires a collaborative approach; the ability to understand and analyse complex information and present it simply and accurately
**Investigative mind; attention to detail; an interest in the law and the ability to understand regulations.

If you believe that you have the right experience for this role and are eligible to work in the UK please click apply now in order to submit your CV.

Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Engineer will include:
To actively reduce costs of manufacture whilst maintaining product quality & volume.
Support the hourly needs of the operation by monitoring and responding to process output KPI’s.
Work closely with operations to ensure production output targets are sustained
Be responsible for ensuring that all equipment used in manufacturing or assembly processes is functioning and in specification.
To identify and/or support continuous improvement activities including process development within the plant
To identify and/or support lean activities within the plant
Be responsible for ensuring that all gauging equipment used in manufacturing or assembly cell is functioning, working within specification and calibrated
Maintain process to ensure adherence to accepted quality standards and to the sites quality system requirements
To generate, process and employ the use of data in problem resolution (6 sigma\ Shanin etc.)
To provide structured problem solving activity and liaise with internal and/or external individuals on problem resolution
Ensure that the work environment meets the requirements for environmental, ergonomic and health & safety considerations

The ideal Manufacturing Engineer :
Will be educated with (Mechanical) Engineering Degree or ‘time served’ or relevant industry experience in a broad spectrum of activities.
Experience of CNC machining & grinding
Experience of problem solving tools:- 6 Sigma & Shanin
Personal strengths should include: Customer focused, attention to detail, self confidence, goal orientated, personal initiative, good communication and team working
Ability to work in a structured, organised manner and mindful of standard work – both as applied to the manufacturing process and in the engineers’ approach to workload
Analytical and data literate
Current IT knowledge of MS word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, project etc.
Ability to work under pressure and manage several tasks at once
Ability to work across disciplines and give support to the benefit and needs of the organisation
Have the ability to get teams engaged in the improvement of the process
Ability to develop and present technical presentations to management and others

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role and are eligible to work unrestricted in the UK, please click apply now in order to submit your CV. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

As Project Manager with a leading automotive manufacturing business you will represent the purchasing and design function within the project team. The Project Manager will liaise with the Design team to understand the engineering drawings as well as liaise with the Romania manufacturing plant and buying team located in France to ensure all components are possible for production.  You must demonstrate a strong manufacturing background and posses a HND / HNC or engineering degree.

Responsibilities include:
Liaise with the design team to understand engineering drawings
Communicate with the buying department to ensure all components ordered from suppliers meet with design specification
Represent the purchasing function to all assigned project and product teams.
Liaise with the manufacturing plant to communicate design & purchasing requirements
Track the company global Supply Management’s performance to PDP (product development process) timing, including sourcing, PPAP and R@R, as well as to business case (new and current parts) on new programs.
Provide input to project management system that tracks program timing.
Complete purchased part risk assessment stage 0 with Engineering and Supplier Quality input.
Conduct segmentation process on purchased material for all new programs. Develop readiness, quality, and sourcing strategies for each purchased component, including carry-over parts, in collaboration with project teams, supplier quality, and category buyers.
Provide input to PI-99 (business case) and appropriation requests.
Support assigned Customer Response Teams, including answering CCDs and QRFs on all new and current parts.
Utilize all available tools (value stream mapping, VA/VE, etc.) early in product development to influence design and sourcing to reduce cost and improve quality.
Responsible to communicate engineering changes on current parts to category buyers.
Collaborate with the category buyer and BCC team on all sourcing decisions on identifying opportunities for link and leverage, for best cost country sourcing and localization.
Support product line MCIP strategy sessions and ensure that design initiative within your product line are implemented according to MCIP Database timing.
Check all administrative tasks are completed to ensure on-time PO issuance for tooling, prototype, etc. and provide assistance as necessary.
Define, develop, train, and implement new model launch readiness process; apply selectively to critical programs.

The ideal Project Manager:
Must be able to read the engineering drawings
Possess a strong manufacturing background
Must have a purchasing background
Ideally you will have shop floor experience
Must possess a background with a mechanical engineering business
Flexible to travel
HNC / HND / Engineering  Degree
Relationship-builder with high integrity
Strong organizational, leadership, analytical and communication skills.

Package:
Attractive basic salary
25 days holiday
Pension
Single cover private health care
Discounts on cars
Relocation assistance if required

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role and are eligible to work unrestricted in the UK, please click apply now in order to submit your CV. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

World renowned Aerospace industry specialist in Bedfordshire is looking to recruit a Strategic Buyer.  The successful Strategic Buyer will be responsible for leading the key phases of both strategic and tactical supply chain activity at a commodity level.  This may include supplier selection, audit, contract negotiation, implementation and support of production and test build phases.  This role reports directly to the Supply Chain Manager.  The suitable applicant will have CIPS, Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent and will have proven experience in a Materials Management or similar environment.

You will be working for a company that specializes in the manufacturer of aircraft/aerospace passenger cabin interior products for the commercial and business jet aircraft markets. They have leading worldwide market shares in all of their major product lines and serve virtually all of the world’s airlines & aircraft manufacturers.  This is a fantastic opportunity for Strategic Buyer to join a stable, fast-growing company that encourages professional advancement, fosters teamwork and rewards ingenuity

The Key Responsibilities of the Strategic Buyer include:
**Identify potential suppliers for the Structures Business who may be able to offer new, innovative products in accordance with programme objectives
**Evaluate potential suppliers through an audit process
**Working with the potential suppliers and the programme team, identify opportunities to reduce weight and cost, and address quality issues.
**Maintain a minimal selection of suppliers with whom B/E can adopt a true “partnership sourcing” approach to minimise cost and increase profit throughout the supply chain.
**With Supply Chain Manager and Company Lawyer, create and maintain appropriate supply agreements, leading the negotiation phase.
**Lead contract implementation with suppliers ensuring a Supply Chain FMEA is completed to assess and mitigate risks
**On a timely basis, lead the procurement, change management, sample validation and receipt of components to meet programme timing, commercial and quality objectives.
**Monitoring and reporting supplier performance to compliment objectives on delivery and inventory.
**Ensuring that new parts have all necessary supplier, commodity and cost data established on JDE
**Ensure conformance to departmental procedures in all activities
**Work in conjunction with engineering to achieve BOM cost targets for product designs
**Supplier selection and contract implementation
**Support production requirements on a timely basis
**Any other reasonable duties as required

You will be dealing with the Engineering & Certification team, the Programme Management team, Manufacturing, Stores & Shipping, Finance and suppliers.

Education Requirements / Technical Skills / Competencies Required:
**O Level / GCSE
**A Level (desirable)
** CIPS, Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent
**Proven track record of achievement in a relevant position
** proven experience in a Materials Management or similar environment.
**Enthusiasm and “will to win”
**Flexible and willing to work as part of a team
**Excellent written and oral communication skills
**MS Office skills

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role and are eligible to work unrestricted in the UK, please click apply now in order to submit your CV. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

Key responsibilities:
. Perform PFMEA activities in conjunction with engineering
. Generate and maintain process documentation to support lean manufacturing systems
. Carry out lean studies and always seek to create the most efficient processes possible
. To offer support, assistance and advice when establishing new production areas
. Create and maintain manufacturing information for production programs
. Ensure information is aligned to Continuous Improvement methodology
. Support Ad hoc projects as specified by the business needs
. Support smooth day to day running of manufacturing programs
. Professional interface with other departments
. Liaison with buyers, engineers, internal production staff and external suppliers
. Plan, co-ordinate activities and meet challenging deadlines
. Monitor quality and cost within manufacturing areas
. Ensure facilities and processes satisfy health and safety legislation requirements
. Support the management regarding the image of the site(s)

As Composite Manufacturing Engineer your experience:
. Automotive Experience
. HND or equivalent in Engineering discipline  (or higher)
. Previous manufacturing engineering experience essential
. A background in low/medium volume manufacturing is desired
. Lean Manufacturing Green or Black Belt  is essential

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role and are eligible to work unrestricted in the UK, please click apply now in order to submit your CV. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

As Operations Manufacturing Engineer your responsibilities:

. Perform DFMA activities in conjunction with engineering
. Perform PFMEA activities in conjunction with engineering
. Perform feasibility studies in conjunction with program management
. Lead manufacturing build phases, coordinating resource, components to achieve build phase milestones & deadlines
. Generate and maintain process documentation to support lean manufacturing systems
. Carry out lean studies and always seek to create the most efficient processes possible
. To offer support, assistance and advice when establishing new production areas
. Create and maintain manufacturing information for production programs
. Ensure information is aligned to Continuous Improvement methodology
. Support Ad hoc projects as specified by the business needs
. Support smooth day to day running of manufacturing programs
. Professional interface with other departments
. Liaison with buyers, engineers, internal production staff and external suppliers
. Plan, co-ordinate activities and meet challenging deadlines
. Monitor quality and cost within manufacturing areas
. Ensure facilities and processes satisfy health and safety legislation requirements
. Support the management of the image of the sites

The ideal Operations Manufacturing Engineer
. Must have strong Automotive experience
. Ideally HND or equivalent in Engineering discipline
. Previous manufacturing engineering experience essential
. A background in low/medium volume manufacturing is desired
. Lean Manufacturing Green or Black Belt is desired
. Vehicle manufacturing background essential
. Management skills
. Experienced in the coordination of individuals and teams ensuring project and manufacturing objectives are achieved
. Ability to positively influence direct and indirect reports

If you believe that you have the skills and experience for this role and are eligible to work unrestricted in the UK, please click apply now in order to submit your CV. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Company: Global Manufacturing

Job Type: Permanent

Salary:  £45,000 plus excellent benefits package

Location: Nottingham

Working for this global manufacturing company as supply chain manager you will be responsible for the strategic performance of the supply chain including sourcing, purchasing, planning, warehousing, distribution and transport.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

“           Define supply chain strategy

“           Achieve year on year budgeted improvements in material cost productivity

“           Supplier count optimization.

“           Supplier OTD and lead-time improvement.

“           Manage internal OTD and improve to meet customer requests

“           Supplier search and selection utilizing the regional sourcing teams.

“           Vendor quality / ppm.

“           De-risk the existing supply chain through dual and re-sourcing activities. Ensuring early sourcing and supplier involvement in the NPD and NPI processes.

“           Supplier and customer contract alignment.

“           Experience of sourcing in global low cost geographies.

“           Experience within a world class lean manufacturing environment essential.

“           Ownership of the supply response to the demand forecast of the Sales & Operations Planning process.  Prepares and organizes slides on a monthly basis covering labour, material and machine constraints.

“           Supports business planning and investment required for people, supply base and capital in a rolling twelve month cycle.

“           Manage inventory targets for all aspects of the business

“           Monitor vendor performance regarding product quality, on-time delivery and conformance with commercial terms

“           Work closely with external suppliers to deliver cost reduction, quality and delivery improvements.

“           Contribute to re-engineering initiatives as they relate to supply chain planning.

“           Responsible for ‘reverse logistics’, such as collection of packaging for recycling, and the return of rejected or damaged goods. ?

SUPERVISION

Direct reports (4):  Production Planning Manager, Purchasing Manager, Dispatch Team Leader, Dispatch Controller

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

“           Degree education.

“           Experience of ERP / MRP or related product specific forecasting in a manufacturing or distribution environment, preferably SAP.

“           Must be able to communicate supply chain objectives clearly and convey the benefits to the organization.

“           Must be knowledgeable in planning and forecasting systems (MRP/DRP/ERP/CRM).

“           Proficient in MS Excel and Access.

“           Practical experience in the application of continuous improvement techniques in a manufacturing environment.

“           Proven commercial abilities, specifically negotiation skills.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Essential

“           End to end Supply Chain understanding

“           Procurement knowledge / exposure

“           Manufacturing background

“           SME background or equivalent

“           Cross-functional experience

“           SAP

“           Demonstrable progression throughout career gained on merit

“           Excellent interpersonal skills

“           Excellent problem solving skills

“           A “hands on” attitude

“           Ability to liaise with internal & external contacts at all levels

“           Ability to thrive in a pressured, fast paced environment

“           Adaptable

“           Willingness to travel

“           IT literate

To apply for this role you must be able to live and work unrestricted in the UK. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

As Purchasing Manager you  will support the Supply Chain Manager in developing and implementing a range of strategic and tactical objectives to the best cost benefit possible. This will include developing mutually beneficial supply partnerships and managing low cost sourcing initiatives.

Their main role will be that of managing the tactical purchasing decisions of their own select range of suppliers and those of the Purchasing Assistants. In addition they will support and  the Supply Chain Manager on Strategic Sourcing Projects, as well as identifying, initiating and managing their own their own strategic sourcing projects
 
They will be assigned responsibility for sourcing and purchasing raw materials for manufacture from the our highest profile suppliers, as well as managing supply issues of other team members suppliers if deemed appropriate.   These include, but are not limited to the following: Far East Suppliers and Eastern European Suppliers.

They will also be responsible for managing a range of vendor managed / consignment stock agreements which are in place and will be involved in developing new agreements where there are opportunities to improve the on time delivery performance to our customers.

In addition they will develop supplier relationships, monitor vendor performance, and coordinate the supplier review program and work towards collective continuous improvement. They will need to have proven man management skills as this person will be expected to guide a team forward following the agreed department objectives.

They will be fundamental in moving the supply chain forward to ensure that we continue to have a proactive and not reactive supply chain. Here demonstrable project management skills are required as not only will the candidate be dealing with third party suppliers but group companies and partner agencies.

The candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing; it is desirable that the candidate have in depth experience of engineering procurement, (mechanical, electronic or electrical) as well as good ERP skills, with SAP in particular being preferred.

As this is a key role within the Supply chain ,a good understanding of commercial, logistical and production planning will required, as this role should be seen as a step to a wider more strategic role.
 
n.b. To apply for this role you must be able to live and work unrestricted in the UK. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

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Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com

Company: Leading motorsport company

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £25-30k

Location: Milton Keynes

In this role you will produce fully machined components from drawings and ensure the quality and on time delivery. You will work in a safe and flexible manner as part of a team with a very high level of standards. Your key responsibilities in this role are:

Fully machine patterns and composite components required from drawings supplied

Program components on machine using information provided

Save all programs and set up sheets after every job

Assist team leader and engineers with any tooling or material matters

Ensure on time delivery

Ensure quality of parts is to the standard required

Work within a team environment with minimum supervision

Transfer into Manual machining if the workload requires

You will have previous experience in a composites, motorsport, aerospace or low volume, high quality batch production environment as a CNC Machinist. Knowledge and experience of Heidenhain controls would be an advantage.

Please note you will be required to work extended hours, shifts or weekends, thus a flexible attitude is essential.

n.b. To apply for this role you must be able to live and work unrestricted in the UK. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted within the next 7 days.

Tiro Associates Ltd is a specialist Employment Agency and Employment Business assisting with both contract and permanent opportunities in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering and manufacturing sectors. For details of all our current vacancies please refer to tiroassociates.com