Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer | Derby | Up to £50,000 | Permanent

The Opportunity

If you're looking for a role where you can make a visible impact on engineering operations, drive continuous improvement, and help shape the delivery of maintenance and overhaul activities, this is an exciting opportunity to join a leading UK engineering specialist with extensive expertise in the rolling stock sector.

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support engineering and workshop operations by capturing existing repair and overhaul activities, documenting best practice and developing structured engineering packs, work instructions and procedures that can be consistently applied across the business.

Acting as the link between Engineering and Operations, you will play a key role in standardising processes, improving workshop performance and ensuring valuable technical knowledge is effectively captured and maintained.

You'll join a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions can directly influence operational efficiency, quality and overall business performance.

Whether you're an experienced Manufacturing Engineer or a mechanically qualified engineer looking to develop your career within project and process engineering, this position offers the chance to influence how maintenance and overhaul activities are delivered across the business.

Manufacturing Engineer Responsibilities

Process Development & Documentation: Create detailed work instructions, repair sequences, routings and engineering procedures to support maintenance and overhaul activities.

Workshop Process Capture: Work closely with technicians and workshop teams to understand, document and standardise existing repair processes.

Engineering Pack Creation: Produce and maintain comprehensive engineering packs to support overhaul and maintenance programmes.

New Programme Support: Assist with New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and the implementation of new engineering programmes.

Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve workshop efficiency, operational performance and product quality across the business.

Technical Problem Solving: Investigate technical issues, conduct root cause analysis and implement effective corrective actions.

Training & Development: Develop training materials and supporting process documentation to ensure consistent working practices.

Performance Analysis: Analyse workshop performance data and make recommendations for process and operational improvements.

Engineering Governance: Ensure all engineering documentation remains accurate, controlled and aligned with operational requirements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, production and workshop teams to embed best practice and support business objectives.

Operational Support: Support the safe, efficient and high-quality delivery of maintenance, repair and overhaul activities.

Ideal Manufacturing Engineer

Mechanical Engineering Degree Qualified: BEng in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.

Mechanical Engineering Experience: Strong mechanical engineering background with the ability to understand complex engineering processes.

MRO Knowledge: Understanding of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) environments and associated engineering practices.

Technical Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving and root cause analysis skills with the ability to implement practical solutions.

Documentation Skills: Experience creating technical documentation, work instructions or manufacturing processes would be advantageous.

Workshop Collaboration: Experience working closely with workshop-based teams, technicians or fitters would be beneficial.

Communication Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across engineering and operational teams.

Organisation & Attention to Detail: Highly organised with a strong focus on accuracy, consistency and quality.

Continuous Improvement Mindset: Passion for process improvement, operational excellence and driving positive change.

Industry Exposure: Experience within heavy manufacturing, maintenance, repair or overhaul environments would be advantageous.

Location & Working Arrangements

Location: Derby

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, Full-time

Manufacturing Engineer Salary

Up to £50,000 per annum, dependent on experience

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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