Poka jobs in England

Job Description

Deliver industrialisation for new/modified products and manufacturing processes, ensuring production readiness, process validation, quality, rate, and cost requirements are met. Acts as a project technical owner for defined work packages.
This role will champion effective process development, DFM capability and efficiency throughout the entire product and process development lifecycle.
Lead/supervise a small team to execute industrialisation plans, balancing workload, coaching team members, and ensuring adherence to standards and schedules.

Core Responsibilities: Process design, PFMEA/Control Plans, work instructions, routings, tooling spec, line balancing, trials (PPAP/FAI), capability studies (Cp/Cpk), issue resolution/problem solving (8D), DfM/DfA/DTC. Qualification of new tools, machines and working practices.
Responsible for process performance and is a first point of contact to resolve technical issues on the Production Line. May be required to approve the work of others.
Leadership & Collaboration: Industrial WP Planning (incl. NRC's), Leads technical activities; mentors juniors informally; collaborates proactively with Design, Quality, Supply Chain, HSE, and Ops.
Governance & Standards: Applies company standards (OneSafran, APQP/PPAP, MSA, SPC, ERP/MES, HSE, regulatory). Through full Product/Process Lifecyle
Innovation & CI: Identifies and implements CI using LEAN toolsets (SMED, 5S, Poka‑Yoke, waste reduction); pilots digital tools.
Risk & Readiness: Owns PFMEA actions; run‑at‑rate, pre‑production builds, capacity verification; leads RCCA for launch issues.
Financial Accountability: Builds costed routings; supports capex business cases and ROI; delivers to cost/efficiency targets, validates production standard timings / KPI's.
People Management: N/A (coaching/mentoring only). Work Package Lead/Supplier lead
Typical Deliverables: Process flow, VSM, Risk Assessments, PFMEA, Control Plan, WI/SOPs, layout & line balance, PPAP/FAI packs, MSA/SPC reports, packaging/preservation specifications, run‑at‑rate results, trade study reports, validation reports.

4. Key performance measures
How will success in the job be measured? These should relate to the principal accountabilities.

Production Quality - FTPY (First Time Pass Yield); RFT (Right First Time); Scrap/Rework Rate; Cp/Cpk (Process Capability); 8D Problem Solving Closed
Production Delivery - Cycle Time; Run at Rate / Takt Compliance; Launch OTIF (On Time, In Full); Aged QNs (Quality Notifications)
Cost & Efficiency - OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness); Cost vs Target
Schedule, Scope & Stakeholders - Projects Managed to Milestones; Effective Internal/External Relationships
Product & process capability and efficiency managed / improved through life cycle

Job Requirements

• Proven experience in manufacturing/industrialisation; strong APQP/PPAP/SPC; hands‑on with tooling/fixtures and validation.
• HNC / HND in mechanical, electronics or Production Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience of acting as a focal point for technologies and processes.
• Demonstrates a broad production engineering experience including cost down, design for manufacture / assembly / test techniques. Ability to challenge design and manufacturing techniques to ensure DFM and DTC requirements are met.
• Solid communicator and able to influence effectively at all levels through mediums including written reports and delivery of presentations to ensure delivery of results.
• Ability to problem solve and accurately analyse, offer concise conclusions and report findings from technical data. Proven ability to champion and lead investigations, process capability assessments & improvements and deliver resulting work packages.
• Demonstrated experience of identifying opportunity and leading process improvement activity.
• Understanding of Statistical Process Control, Process FMEA's, DFM & DTC activities.
• Must be able to lead and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined team and deliver to tight deadlines
• Experience in working with and building strong relationships within a supply base to develop solutions that work for all parties.
• Has a working knowledge of legislative requirements including REACH and HSE
• Must be energetic, strong influencer, pragmatic and results driven
• Able to think strategically and see the bigger picture, customer focused mindset (internal and external).
• Ability to plan and prioritise work effectively to completion
• Computer Literate, with experience of key systems PLM,MES, ERP, MS Office
• Ability to understand read and write English.

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. The company is a key player in equipment electrification and in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. It has over 14,000 employees across 13 different countries.