Tasks
The Process Engineers - Surface Technologies main tasks are:
- Developing, configuring and optimizing LTLGS processes from inception through to start up and steady state monitoring. Assessing data from said processes for best practices and continuous improvement.
- Perform and maintain FMEA analysis for all plating shop processes, ensuring that risk mitigation actions are in place and being managed.
- Define operational quality metrics for the Operations team, ensuring the ability to capture quality trends and aid root cause analysis.
- Develop standards for current and future plating activities including process improvement, process standardization, line design, and cost reduction.
- Analyse plating solutions, equipment and current practices for applicability to OEM.
- Supporting both internal and external resources in production of new tooling to ensure product quality, throughput and consistency.
- Review new substances for both OEM adherence and REACH / COSHH requirements.
- Perform economic analysis of alternative chemistries and process operations.
Requirements
The ideal Candidate should meet the following requirements:
- Bachelors of Engineering - Mechanical / Aeronautical Engineer or Process Engineer. Alternatively a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or related science with proven interest in improving surface technologies
- Highly Innovative, analytical, decisive, multi-tasked, and goal oriented individual is required with the ability to manage time and resources
- Ideally 3-5 years of electro-plating or plating experience in a R & D or process related position. Experience in a multi-faceted metal finishing operation that produces finished parts, ideally for Aerospace components.
- Training in Lean manufacturing, Continuous improvement, and Statistical Process Control
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil technical information for both a technical and non-technical audience
- Excellent IT and numeracy skills, ideally with knowledge of MRP & ERP / MS Office systems
- Understanding of REACH and COSHH requirements at a working level
- Candidate must have the right to live and work in the UK unrestricted
Company
About Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services UK
Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services is part of the Lufthansa Technik Group - the worlds leading provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services as well as modifications to the civil aviation industry. With tailor-made maintenance programs and advanced repair techniques, we ensure the reliability and availability of our customers aircraft fleets. We are independent of aircraft manufacturers and licensed internationally as a repair, manufacturing and development organization. With more than 26,000 employees and over 30 international subsidiaries, the Lufthansa Technik Group offers a full range of services in the fields of maintenance, overhaul, component support, engines, landing gears, VIP services, innovation and digital fleet solutions to around 800 customers worldwide. Lufthansa Technik Landing Gear Services is located in London and has over 300 employees. Our success is built on our people who are fundamental to our organization.
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