MANUFACTURING ENGINEER JOB

Manufacturing engineering is a creative activity manufacturing engineers design, implement, monitor and maintain manufacturing processes. They consult with design engineers in order to achieve the most efficient and cost effective way of producing the highest quality product possible. Employment is found in numerous industries, such as clothing, food and drink, pharmaceuticals and shipbuilding.

Many organizations operate 'cross-functional' teams with the manufacturing engineer involved at every stage, from design and development, to production, research and after-sales service. Manufacturing engineers have expertise in a wide range of manufacturing technologies and computer and management control systems. They apply state-of-the art technology to meet increasingly competitive business needs. Roles vary according to the setting but the range of activities common to most posts usually includes: Organizing, planning, commissioning and maintaining production lines.

Improving existing operations, incorporating new methods and processes, handling equipment purchase and installation. Investigating operational problems affecting production and dealing with them in a systematic, methodical manner, planning the use of resources and scheduling activities in order to meet an objective, preparing manufacturing documentation required for product manufacture, co-coordinating projects, providing manufacturing data, running meetings with other team members.

Identifying ways to reduce production costs, managing budgets, working with engineering and other departments to produce cost estimates for new designs. Liaising with research and development departments, understanding and analyzing graphs and statistics and other complex information. giving presentations to engineers and colleagues in other departments ,reading specialist journals and attending training courses and industry meetings in order to keep up to date with the latest technological developments and trends within this and other branches of engineering.