What You Will Do
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting and improving assembly, test and production processes within our manufacturing facility. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will drive operational excellence through continuous improvement initiatives, New Product Introduction (NPI) projects, automation improvements and capital investment programmes. This is a site-based role with responsibility for delivering safe, efficient and reliable manufacturing operations while improving productivity, quality and cost performance.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee referral scheme
- Employee discounts
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounts on Johnson Controls products
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Supportive, collaborative and safety-driven culture
How You Will Do It
- Provide day-to-day engineering support for manual and automated assembly, test and production processes.
- Analyse production data to identify continuous improvement opportunities and implement Lean Manufacturing initiatives to increase productivity and reduce waste.
- Lead manufacturing improvement and capital expenditure projects from concept through to final acceptance and handover.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing issues and implement corrective actions to minimise downtime and improve process performance.
- Coordinate engineering activities associated with New Product Introduction (NPI) projects and ensure successful implementation into production.
- Develop production processes, tooling, fixtures, work instructions and validation plans for new and existing products.
- Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and deliver training where required.
- Define, maintain and optimise equipment programmes for current and new product lines.
- Complete PFMEAs and Control Plans in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Maintain engineering drawings, documentation and BOMs within the ERP system.
- Support automation, digitalisation and Industry 4.0 initiatives across the site.
- Mentor junior engineers, apprentices and work experience students.
What We Are Looking For
Required
- Degree, HNC or HND in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years' experience within a manufacturing engineering environment.
- Strong knowledge of assembly, test and production manufacturing processes.
- Experience leading manufacturing improvement and engineering projects.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and create process documentation.
- Experience using 2D and 3D CAD software, preferably Inventor, SolidWorks or AutoCAD.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and make informed decisions.
Beneficial
- Experience with automation and manufacturing equipment integration.
- Background in automotive, FMCG or high-volume manufacturing environments.
- Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, manufacturing analytics and production performance monitoring tools.
- Working knowledge of metrology, GD&T, mechatronics and 3D printing technologies.
- Experience programming and operating coordinate measuring equipment (CMM).
- Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent Lean/Continuous Improvement qualification.
- Experience preparing technical specifications and supporting capital equipment procurement projects.
