Lead Chassis Engineer

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

• 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays, increasing to 27 days after one complete calendar year.

• Sick Pay, dependent on length of service.

• Flexible working.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Life assurance, including death in service.

• Employer contributory Pension.

• Income Protection.

• Branded work wear and PPE.

• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

• 38 hours per week

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client, based in County Durham, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a Lead Chassis Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is a major international player in their specialist industry sector and supplies its quality products globally. They will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of blue-chip orders for many years into the future.

If you are a Chassis Engineer, please apply now for an immediate response.

The Job You’ll Do;

• Review component designs in respect to manufacturability and achievement of tolerances and propose feasible solutions to problems.

• Chair meetings with assembly line integrators ensuring company Standards are adhered to; review and give clear feedback to their quotations.

• Interface with customers (OEM's) and present information on project deliverables and changes.

• Plan and manage facility buy-off activities and customer part builds.

• Maintain clear and concise communication with the relevant project team throughout the lifecycle of a project.

• Drive process improvements and where applicable implement new techniques and new technologies.

• Design, calculate and cost assembly facilities to ensure they meet both plant requirements and KPI targets.

• Chair meetings to engage and negotiate with internal customers/business units to form agreements on process design and equipment.

• Manage and progress multiple projects and suppliers against agreed customer timelines.

• Ensure KPI targets are met on all assembly facilities.

• Issue clear reports detailing project status and ensure any roadblocks are escalated appropriately.

• Produce and collate all project related documentation and ensure traceability is maintained.

About You;

• A time served Apprentice or a Graduate in a related Engineering discipline, educated to a minimum of HND level.

• A strong understanding of Automotive OEM Customer Specific Standards, requirements and tolerances.

• An ability to perceive and counteract potential assembly issues specifically through product DFM reviews and tolerancing requirements.

• A high level of knowledge of BIW assembly welding fixture design and associated principles.

• An in depth understanding of BIW assembly processes.

• The ability to plan and manage one’s own time and responsibilities and able to demonstrate experience of hands-on capability.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple deliverables and suppliers working on concurrent timelines.