Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics in Worthing, West Sussex

Role: Manufacturing Engineer - Electronics
Location: Worthing BN14
Hours: Monday–Thursday, 08:00–17:00 and Friday, 08:00–13:00
Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 per annum

An exciting opportunity to join a growing electronics business as a Manufacturing Engineer. Working closely with production, quality, and engineering teams, you'll drive process improvements, increase efficiency, reduce waste, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the factory.

Key Responsibilities of a Manufacturing Engineer:

• Identify and implement process improvements using production data and root cause analysis.
• Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean tools such as 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and A3 problem-solving.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and Design for Manufacture (DFM) activities.
• Analyse production performance, yield, scrap, downtime, and costs to drive efficiency gains.
• Maintain manufacturing documentation, BOMs, routings, and engineering changes.
• Support equipment, tooling, and process validation activities.
• Collaborate with quality, supply chain, and engineering teams to resolve manufacturing issues and deliver improvement projects.

What you need to apply for the role of Manufacturing Engineer:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Manufacturing, Production, or related Engineering discipline.
• Experience within electronics manufacturing, ideally SMT, conventional assembly, wiring, or electro-mechanical assembly.
• A strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Experience with BOMs, engineering change control, ERP/MRP systems, and production data analysis.
• Knowledge of IPC standards is desired but not essential
• Six Sigma, CAD/SolidWorks, or tooling design experiences is desired but not essential

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