Defence Manufacturing Engineer: Process & Capex

Manpower (United Kingdom); Larkhill; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower (United Kingdom) seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations Team, focusing on developing and optimising high-precision manufacturing capabilities in a defence-focused environment.

You will work with production teams to tackle bottlenecks, design tooling, implement lean methods, and deliver capital projects from concept to introduction, while maintaining SOPs and process controls to ensure safety and quality.

Qualifications

• HNC, HND, or higher in an Engineering discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proven experience in a production manufacturing environment.
• Manufacturing Engineering experience within a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Solve production challenges and bottlenecks.
• Improve processes, methods, and tooling to optimise output.
• Deliver capital projects from concept to introduction.
• Design jigs, fixtures, test equipment, and tooling as required.
• Create and maintain standard operating procedures and process control documents.
• Support quality assurance and safety compliance.
• Monitor KPIs, identify cost reduction opportunities, and drive continuous improvement.
• Be comfortable working in an environment with energetic/explosive materials.

Skills

Lean manufacturing tools

Problem solving

Project delivery

Quality tools

APQP methodologies

ISO 9001 environments

Defence industry experience

Strong communication

Education

HNC/HND or higher in Engineering

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

Outlook

Job description

Manpower (United Kingdom) seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations Team, focusing on developing and optimising high-precision manufacturing capabilities in a defence-focused environment.

You will work with production teams to tackle bottlenecks, design tooling, implement lean methods, and deliver capital projects from concept to introduction, while maintaining SOPs and process controls to ensure safety and quality.