Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer - onsite 4-5 days per week - perm employed

Security Requirements: Applicants must be British Citizens, or Dual UK Nationals who hold British Citizenship, and be eligible to undergo BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) clearance and eventual upgrade to SC Level.

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support production operations, drive process improvements, and contribute to the successful introduction of new products into manufacturing.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving manufacturing challenges, supporting production teams, and working closely with design and engineering functions to improve efficiency, quality, and product delivery.

The Opportunity

Working within a manufacturing engineering team, you will provide day-to-day support to production operations while helping to develop and improve manufacturing processes, documentation, tooling, and industrial validation activities.

You will play a key role in ensuring products are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards, while supporting both existing production lines and new product introduction activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support existing manufacturing lines and new product introduction programmes

• Investigate and resolve manufacturing issues to minimise disruption to production

• Support industrial validation activities, including FMEA reviews and process proving exercises

• Implement engineering and design changes within manufacturing documentation and processes

• Manage configuration control activities and maintain manufacturing records

• Support non-conformance investigations and corrective actions

• Produce and maintain manufacturing instructions, build documentation, and production BOMs

• Work closely with design engineers to ensure Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles are incorporated into products

• Support tooling development, implementation, and control

• Ensure manufacturing processes are developed with consideration for safety, efficiency, quality, and cost

• Collaborate with SHE, COSHH assessors, and other stakeholders when introducing process changes

• Provide technical support and guidance to manufacturing and operations teams

What We're Looking For

• Engineering apprenticeship with NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, or equivalent engineering qualification

OR

• Degree in an Engineering discipline

In addition, you should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, or industrial engineering environments

• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills

• Experience creating or maintaining manufacturing documentation, work instructions, or build instructions

• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation

• Understanding of manufacturing process validation activities such as FMEA and process proving

• Experience supporting engineering change, configuration control, or non-conformance processes

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering and production teams

• A proactive approach and commitment to achieving project and production milestones

Desirable Experience

Applications are welcomed from candidates with experience in sectors such as:

• Aerospace

• Defence

• Automotive

• Electronics Manufacturing

• Industrial Automation

• Precision Engineering

• Advanced Manufacturing

Why Apply?

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of manufacturing engineering activities while developing your expertise across industrial validation, manufacturing architecture, process improvement, and future manufacturing technologies.

You'll join a highly technical environment where you can make a genuine impact on production performance while continuing to develop your engineering career.