Engineering Lead, Manufacturing Excellence

Vectis Recruitment; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Engineering Group in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering Lead to drive technical leadership across complex manufacturing environments. You will guide the Engineering Production Support team and ensure resources align with operational priorities to deliver robust production outcomes.

You will champion process capability, product quality, and compliance with aerospace customer requirements, applying structured problem-solving and continuous improvement to reduce scrap and improve yield.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in complex regulated manufacturing.
• Degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Engineering Production Support team.
• Ensure appropriate engineering resource allocation to support priorities.
• Coach, mentor and support team members, promoting accountability and continuous learning.
• Provide technical guidance to production teams to resolve process deviations and manufacturing constraints.
• Prioritise engineering support activities based on safety, product quality, production impact, and delivery risk.
• Support production meetings, daily performance reviews and operational recovery plans.
• Ensure processes operate within approved parameters and deviations are controlled.
• Develop and maintain robust technical standards, operating windows, troubleshooting guides, and process instructions.
• Apply problem-solving methods including 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, fault-tree analysis, and DOE.
• Lead engineering improvement initiatives targeting scrap reduction, first-pass yield, right-first-time performance, and manufacturing cost.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Global Engineering Group in the United Kingdom seeks an Engineering Lead to drive technical leadership across complex manufacturing environments. You will guide the Engineering Production Support team and ensure resources align with operational priorities to deliver robust production outcomes.

You will champion process capability, product quality, and compliance with aerospace customer requirements, applying structured problem-solving and continuous improvement to reduce scrap and improve yield.