Senior Manufacturing Engineer

What You Will Do

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee discounts and Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounts on Johnson Controls products
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities
• A supportive, collaborative and safety-focused culture

How You Will Do It

• Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team.
• Support Production and Quality teams with problem-solving and root-cause analysis activities.
• Prioritise team activities based on business needs and operational benefit.
• Support strategic decision-making and implementation of key initiatives.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Kaizen projects.
• Identify, evaluate and deliver CAPEX improvement projects.
• Improve process lead times through automation and manufacturing process optimisation.
• Support NPI activities including PFMEA, Control Plans and PPAP.
• Identify skills and capability gaps within the engineering team.
• Monitor and communicate departmental KPIs, engineering activities and project progress.
• Ensure site health and safety goals are achieved.
• Manage departmental budgets and provide technical support and training to production teams.

What We Are Looking For

Required

• HND/HNC or NVQ Level 4 in Manufacturing Engineering.
• Lean/Six Sigma knowledge with experience delivering Kaizen and continuous improvement projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge of manufacturing processes and improvement techniques.
• Experience in quality assurance and capacity planning.
• Budget management experience.
• Strong problem-solving, leadership and communication skills.
• Computer literacy including Minitab, Excel and Access.
• Experience within high-volume manufacturing environments.

Beneficial

• Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Lean/Six Sigma Blue Belt or Black Belt.
• Automation experience.
• Manufacturing excellence programmes.
• Manufacturing process modelling or simulation.
• CNC machining experience.
• Press tool or injection tooling design and manufacture.
• High-pressure die casting experience.
• Presentation skills and a proven track record of delivering results