Manufacturing Adviser / Manufacturing Consultant
Contract Lengths – 9 Months
Location: Cambridge / Ipswich / East Anglia (Hybrid & Site-Based)
Hourly Rate: £25 per hour / Ltd Company / Outside IR35
This company is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Adviser / Consultant to support ambitious manufacturing and engineering businesses across the Cambridge and Ipswich region. This role focuses on hands‑on manufacturing improvement, working directly with business leaders to identify opportunities, increase productivity, optimise processes, and deliver measurable operational improvements.
About the Role
Working with a portfolio of manufacturing SMEs, you will help businesses improve operational performance through practical, commercially focused advice and implementation support. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership teams, operations managers and production teams to identify challenges, develop improvement plans and support delivery of sustainable change.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct manufacturing and operational performance reviews
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency and profitability
- Analyse production processes and workflows
- Support Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives
- Recommend and implement process improvements
- Improve capacity planning, scheduling and resource utilisation
- Reduce waste, downtime and operational bottlenecks
- Support quality improvement and operational excellence programmes
- Coach and mentor business leaders and operational teams
- Deliver measurable improvements against agreed KPIs
What We're Looking For
We are interested in individuals with experience in one or more of the following:
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- Production Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Supply Chain or Process Improvement
- Six Sigma methodologies
- Productivity and Efficiency Improvement Programmes
Essential Experience
- Proven experience within manufacturing, engineering or industrial environments
- Track record of delivering measurable productivity improvements
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Ability to analyse operational performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Comfortable working independently across multiple client sites
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel within the Cambridge and Ipswich region
Why Join this company?
This company works with innovative and ambitious businesses across the UK, helping them achieve sustainable growth and improved performance. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse range of manufacturing businesses, make a tangible impact and contribute to the success of the regional manufacturing sector.
You must be eligible to live and work within the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.
ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
