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Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer (Supply Chain) Location: Rochester Salary: £45,000-55,000 dependent on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Provide subject matter expertise into the Operations function in at least one technical area (e.g. Preference: Mechanical Build to Print, Special Processes, PCB assembly, Electro-Mechanical Assembly etc)Lead investigations into non-conforming material originating from the supply chainIdentifying areas for improvements with internal and external processes, creating the business case for changeDeveloping, maintaining and enhancing manufacturing processesSupporting the assessment of supplier capability for new sourcesWorking pro-actively with new suppliers to ensure they can robustly meet our technical requirements and their manufacturing processes are low-riskWorking in conjunction with procurement and programme teams to proactively identify and address supply chain technical risks and drive continuous improvement activitiesLead / support category improvement initiatives to improve supplier performance across technology areas Your skills and experiences: Essential: Manufacturing/ Quality engineering experienceEffective stakeholder management and collaborationThe ability to support investigations including root cause analysis methodologiesAbility to constructively challenge and drive an improvement-based culture Desirable: Aerospace or automotive experienceKnowledge of business improvement techniquesLean Six Sigma Black Belt Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits,