At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead efficiency improvements and oversee new manufacturing lines in a growing company.
- Company: Established manufacturing business with over 40 years of heritage in Lincolnshire.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £45,000, management-level influence, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with strong group backing and real growth ambition.
- Why this job: Join a pivotal role in shaping the future of a rapidly growing manufacturing business.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering and proven production engineering experience.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 40000 £ per year.
Echelon Engineers is working exclusively with a well-established and rapidly growing manufacturing business in Lincolnshire to appoint a Production & Manufacturing Engineer at management level. Our client is a specialist manufacturer with over 40 years of heritage, operating as part of a wider privately owned group of 12-13 industrial companies across the UK and Europe. The business has significantly grown output in recent years and is now expanding into three new product lines alongside its core manufacturing operation - representing a major step-change in the scale and complexity of what they produce. This is a genuinely exciting time to join. You will have a dual remit: improving efficiency on existing production processes and taking a leading role in specifying and overseeing new manufacturing lines for the new product streams. This hire sits at management level within a leadership team of six, reporting directly to the Managing Director.
What We Are Looking For
- Essential:
- Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related discipline
- Proven background in production or manufacturing engineering
- Hands-on experience improving production line efficiency and specifying new manufacturing processes
- Practical, factory-floor approach alongside the ability to operate at management level
- Strong project management capability - comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams
- Excellent communication skills - able to engage at board level and with shop floor teams
- Commercially aware, with experience contributing to capex planning and supplier negotiations
- Desirable:
- Experience in timber processing, agricultural machinery, FMCG, food manufacturing, or a similar process-driven environment
- Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement qualification
- Experience in a growing SME or turnaround environment
What Is On Offer
- Salary up to £45,000 per annum
- Management-level position with genuine influence from day one
- A pivotal role in shaping the future of a well-backed, rapidly growing manufacturing business
- Part of a wider group of 12-13 companies - longer-term career development opportunities
- Stable, values-driven business with strong group backing and real growth ambition
Manufacturing Engineer in Lincoln employer: ECHELON ENGINEERS
Echelon Engineers offers a dynamic and supportive work environment for Manufacturing Engineers in Lincolnshire, where innovation and collaboration are at the forefront of our culture. Employees benefit from comprehensive training programmes, career advancement opportunities, and a commitment to work-life balance, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the manufacturing sector.
