Industrial Assembly Engineer

MERITUS are recruiting for an Industrial Assembly Engineer to work night shifts for a large Aerospace business currently experiencing growth in Broughton, Flintshire.

INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £37.02 PER HOUR (NIGHTSHIFT RISES TO £48.12 PER HOUR) - 6 MONTHS - FASTENING AND DRILLING EXPERIENCE - SECTOR: AEROSPACE

Meritus are working with a leading aerospace manufacturing organisation to recruit a Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Assembly Engineer to support advanced wing structure production within a highly technical assembly environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing engineer with strong industrial assembly knowledge to play a key role in the development, deployment, and optimisation of manufacturing technologies, with a particular focus on drilling and fastening equipment and processes.

You will work across a technically complex production environment, driving process improvement, supporting capital investment projects, and delivering engineering solutions that improve manufacturing performance, quality, and efficiency.

Night shift - 30% shift allowance on top of hourly rate

• Support the deployment and optimisation of manual and semi-automated drilling and fastening equipment
• Define and develop new industrial assembly equipment and manufacturing processes
• Provide technical support and engineering ownership for existing manufacturing machinery
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations
• Deliver manufacturing engineering projects to agreed cost, quality, and delivery targets
• Collaborate with operational teams, engineering functions, suppliers, and key stakeholders across the wider business
• Develop and document process improvements to enhance productivity and manufacturing capability
• Support manufacturing methods and process engineering activities
• Manage capital investment and industrial improvement projects
• Drive Environmental, Health & Safety improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes
• Support technical activities relating to advanced drilling and fastening systems

We are looking for candidates with:

• Strong manufacturing engineering background within a production environment
• Experience supporting industrial assembly processes
• Knowledge of drilling and/or fastening technologies
• Strong technical problem-solving and analytical capability
• Experience delivering engineering projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• High attention to detail with a structured, methodical approach

• Aerospace or advanced manufacturing sector experience
• Knowledge of large structural assembly processes
• Experience supporting automated or semi-automated manufacturing equipment
• Degree qualified in Engineering (or equivalent)