Process Performance Engineer

Process Performance Engineer

Location: Belfast

Employment Type: Full time

Travel Required: Limited travel within the UK

Security Clearance: BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options.

Work/Life Balance: 36‑hour week, flexible working around core hours, Friday afternoons off.

We are looking for a Process Performance Engineer to join Airbus in Belfast, UK as part of the Manufacturing Engineering team for A220 Wing production.

The Process Performance Engineer (PPE) is responsible for defining the best industrial sequence of work to be operated on the shop floor, optimizing overall aircraft production.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the creation of the best industrial sequence in the definition phase, through early integration of SLB optimization drivers (Planning, constraints).
• Enable the best industrial sequence execution to secure delivery within Takt with an optimized level of resources (SLB deployment, LB release per product).
• Ensure continuous monitoring and improvement of manufacturing efficiency (CVAT).
• Set up Line Balancing as a mandatory prerequisite for manufacturing process/sequencing definition and manufacturing performance monitoring from conception to industrial phase (early Planning /STV).
• Drive line efficiency with continuous improvement of line balancing (right granularity/time referential, white/red space optimization).
• Support process optimization, maximizing value added with priority on the critical path.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or similar field).
• Or equivalent HND/HNC or NVQ qualification in Engineering.
• Proven experience in the aerospace or automotive industry and manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of industrial processes and standards within the aerospace industry desirable.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and change in complex manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge and understanding of standard line balancing.
• Proactive approach to driving efficiency and resolving production issues.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under‑represented in our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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