Engineering Manager — Manufacturing & NPI Excellence

Reed Specialist Recruitment

Barnstaple

On-site

GBP 75,000 - 110,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead/Manager to join a growing manufacturing business and drive engineering excellence across the operation. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader who enjoys creating structure, improving processes and leading New Product Introduction (NPI) activities from enquiry through to full production.

You will lead engineering processes, standards and best practices, manage NPI activities and collaborate with Production,

Qualifications

Experience leading engineering teams in a manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials and tolerancing.
Experience in NPI, process engineering or manufacturing engineering.
Proven track record of continuous improvement and structured problem-solving.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop engineering processes, standards and best practices.
Manage engineering activities throughout the NPI lifecycle.
Translate customer requirements into robust manufacturing processes.
Drive process capability, dimensional control and production readiness.
Lead root cause investigations using tools such as 5 Why, Ishikawa and DMAIC.
Improve yield, quality, scrap reduction and process consistency through data-driven decisions.
Develop and maintain routings, method sheets and engineering documentation.
Work closely with Production, Quality, Planning and commercial teams to resolve technical challenges.
Support equipment selection, commissioning and capability validation.