manufacturing engineer in Cheltenham

Overview

We are looking for a senior manufacturing engineer to support delivery of our operations strategy by championing a safe working environment, improving product quality, ensuring on‑time delivery, and supporting cost‑reduction goals. You’ll play a key role in strengthening safety, quality, delivery and cost performance at our Cheltenham site.

Responsibilities

• Continuous improvement of assembly & test processes, including partial or full automation.
• Improve & sustain productivity in manufacturing cells.
• Identify conditions that contribute to performance gaps or variances; use facts and data to distinguish causes from symptoms and determine root causes; identify solutions to root causes and lead implementation of countermeasures.
• Application of lean manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma and other engineering tools.
• Comply with and implement best practice systems, procedures & manufacturing documentation.
• Perform time study, standard work, takt time analysis, and line balancing.
• Analyse and propose detailed capital expenditure requirements.
• Ensure manufacturing cells comply with health, safety and environmental requirements.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
• Proven track record in continuous improvement and working within an assembly manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator able to influence and collaborate across all organisational levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Highly organised, structured, and capable of working independently, within a team, or leading one.
• Demonstrates urgency, resilience, enthusiasm, and strong time‑management skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects while supporting day‑to‑day production needs.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, using data to assess risks, make decisions, and drive actions.
• Capable of delivering effective, sustainable, and EHS‑compliant projects and challenging existing practices to improve processes.
• IT‑literate, particularly with Microsoft applications.
• Beneficial: experience with automated assembly equipment/OEE and formal training in Six Sigma, lean tools, or project management.

Salary up to £46K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme.

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