Electrical Manufacturing Project Lead | CapEx/Automation

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Swansea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Flexible working patterns

Career development opportunities

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with a leading Swansea manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with a strong electrical bias. You will lead major equipment, automation and CapEx projects from concept to handover, and provide technical leadership across the team.

This role focuses on delivery and ownership of significant investments, working closely with suppliers and the Automation team on controls, sensors and machine interfaces.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical bias and practical understanding of industrial electrical systems.
• Experience leading equipment/CapEx projects from concept to commissioning.
• Experience with controls, sensors, drives and machine interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead major equipment, automation and CapEx projects from initial concept through to production handover
• Develop equipment specifications and RFQs and support supplier selection
• Manage UK and international equipment suppliers
• Lead design reviews, FAT, installation, SAT, commissioning and equipment acceptance
• Take ownership of project timing, cost, technical risk, documentation and actions
• Collaborate with Automation team on controls, I/O, sensors, drives, safety circuits and machine interfaces
• Provide practical electrical support including wiring and panel modifications
• Fault finding and technical support on complex production equipment
• Support Manufacturing Engineers and develop team capability
• Support NPI and transfer of new products into manufacturing
• Identify opportunities to improve automation and yield

Skills

Electrical bias

CapEx projects

Controls & sensors

Automation

RFQ development

Supplier management

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with a leading Swansea manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Manufacturing Engineer with a strong electrical bias. You will lead major equipment, automation and CapEx projects from concept to handover, and provide technical leadership across the team.

This role focuses on delivery and ownership of significant investments, working closely with suppliers and the Automation team on controls, sensors and machine interfaces.