At a Glance
- Tasks: Improve production performance and support innovative product introductions.
- Company: Established manufacturing business with a focus on collaboration.
- Benefits: Permanent role, 39-hour week, early finish Fridays, and exciting projects.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic engineering environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in manufacturing engineering and strong problem-solving skills.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
- Job Type: Permanent Full-time
- Working Hours
- 39 hours per week
- Monday to Thursday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
The Opportunity An established manufacturing business is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in improving production performance and supporting the introduction of innovative products.
Working closely with production, quality and design teams, you’ll be responsible for developing robust manufacturing solutions, driving operational improvements and ensuring production processes remain efficient, safe and capable.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys balancing hands‑on manufacturing support with project‑based process improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide engineering support to production, identifying and resolving manufacturing issues to minimise downtime.
- Design, develop and optimise manufacturing processes to improve quality, efficiency and output.
- Lead continuous improvement projects focused on productivity, waste reduction and cost savings.
- Support the introduction of new products, ensuring manufacturing processes are ready for production.
- Specify, develop and implement tooling, fixtures and production equipment where required.
- Manage engineering changes, ensuring manufacturing documentation, routings and bills of materials remain accurate.
- Investigate production and quality issues, carrying out root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
- Produce and maintain manufacturing documentation, including work instructions and process standards.
- Carry out process validation activities and risk assessments to ensure stable and repeatable manufacturing methods.
- Work collaboratively with design, quality and supply chain teams to improve manufacturability and product performance.
- Champion Lean Manufacturing principles, helping to embed continuous improvement across the production environment.
- Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with health, safety and quality standards.
About You
- Previous experience within a Manufacturing, Production or Process Engineering role.
- HNC, HND or Degree qualified in Engineering (or equivalent industry experience).
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes within a precision engineering or industrial production environment.
- Experience delivering Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement projects.
- Able to interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing documentation.
- Experience using CAD software and ERP/MRP systems would be advantageous.
- Strong analytical, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
- A proactive team player with excellent communication skills.
- What's on Offer
- Permanent, full‑time opportunity.
- 39‑hour working week with an early finish every Friday.
- The opportunity to work on exciting manufacturing improvement and new product introduction projects.
- A collaborative engineering environment where you’ll have the chance to make a genuine impact on production performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
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