UK Project Engineer

at  Fortune Brands Innovation

Fortune Brands Innovations are a US based company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, that owns and develops a dynamic portfolio of brands for homes worldwide.
Our specialist kitchen and bathroom division, Fortune Brands Water Innovations, is made up of a collection of leading luxury UK brands: Shaws of Darwen, Perrin & Rowe, and Victoria & Albert Baths, which we market under the umbrella brand, House of Rohl.
In addition, Aqualisa completes our portfolio with its market leading digital showering technology.
All of our brands are united by a belief in design, innovation and craftmanship, leading to beautiful and high-quality products.
With manufacturing sites throughout the UK, and a House of Rohl showroom at the Design Centre in London, we currently employ over 600 people who are dedicated to delivering excellent products and service throughout our supply chain. A new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility at the i54 Business Park in Wolverhampton will be completed later this year, generating exciting new opportunities across the business as we continue to grow.
Our people are what make our business, and we truly care about creating a ‘Home for All’ where employees are empowered to make a difference, and able to bring their authentic selves to work. We are passionate about rewarding excellence and helping people to grow, both personally and professionally, during their time with us.
If you are looking for opportunities within a progressive, innovative, and nurturing organisation; and have the energy, passion, and commitment to deliver excellence, we would love to hear from you.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as a UK Manufacturing Project Engineer, within our Engineering Team.

IN A NUTSHELL, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Working closely with the Global New Product Development (NPD) and wider Engineering function, you will be responsible for ensuring a smooth transition of strategic projects into manufacturing via the development and delivery of detailed inter-dependency and timing plans, incorporating all major project milestones and critical paths such as manufacture, build prototype, validation and testing of brassware product launches.

FOR THIS ROLE WE WOULD NEED YOU TO DEMONSTRATE:

Essential

• Minimum 5 years’ experience of Product Development within Manufacturing and / or Process Engineering, Prototype Machine build and test environment.
• Project Management experience.
• Knowledge of product launch processes and experience in the implementation of the Core Quality Tools: Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Measurement System Analysis (MSA).
• Working experience within a technical product production environment.
• Experience with CAD (Solidworks / Creo) and the ability to interpret technical drawings and tolerancing, including experience in GD&T.
• Good analytical thinking, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, as well as the drive to learn and develop own skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A strong aptitude for hands-on engineering.

Desirable

• Educated to degree level within a relevant discipline.
• PRINCE2, APM, or PMP trained.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or above.
• Experience within procurement, maintenance, and knowledge of relevant standards including BSi, ASME and other National Standards.
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Systems Planning and Implementation.
• An understanding of UK HSE regulations (IOSH Trained).