Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer
Location: Near Luton
Salary: Up to £45,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you a Manufacturing Engineer with experience in high-volume production environments?

This is a brand-new opportunity to join a Global Engineering & Manufacturing Company for their UK HQ near Luton, where you will play a key role in improving production processes, driving efficiency and supporting new product introduction.

The Manufacturing Engineer Role
As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead initiatives to improve production performance, reduce waste and enhance quality across a fast-paced manufacturing site.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams and support both existing production and new product introduction activities, across a range of processes including machining, welding and fabrication.

Key Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Engineer

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies including Kaizen, SMED, Six Sigma and Value Stream Mapping
• Improve manufacturing efficiency, quality and output across machining, welding and fabrication processes
• Drive defect reduction through error-proofing and process control
• Support new product introduction from concept through to production
• Specify and validate equipment, tooling and fixtures
• Deliver cost reduction and value engineering projects
• Prepare and justify CapEx proposals including cost analysis
• Support capital investment projects and site improvements

Requirements for the Manufacturing Engineer Role

• HND or Degree in Engineering, ideally Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing, ideally automotive or similar
• Knowledge of Lean and continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience working with machining, welding, fabrication or assembly processes
• Experience working with automation, tooling or test equipment
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and process data
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt would be advantageous
• Experience with CapEx or capital investment projects would be beneficial

• Salary up to £45,000
• Annual bonus
• Pension matched up to 7%
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday purchase and carry-over schemes
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Healthshield cash plan

Location - Near Luton and commutable from Luton, Hitchin, Stevenage, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Hemel Hempstead and Bedford

Apply Now - This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established global business where you can play a key role in improving manufacturing performance and developing your engineering career.

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Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom| Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales