Manufacturing Engineer

Elev8; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Progression opportunities

Investment in people

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Process & Production Engineer to join a dynamic team focused on making impactful improvements in manufacturing processes. In this hands-on role, you'll support engineering and production teams, leading initiatives such as root cause investigations and process training. The ideal candidate will have experience in production engineering, have strong documentation skills, and be eager for growth. This position offers a competitive salary between £28k-£38k, day shifts, and generous holiday perks.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or production engineering.
• Confident with process improvement and documentation.
• Comfortable working across teams.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support CI activity across the shop floor.
• Run root cause investigations and 8D reports.
• Manage and improve process documentation.
• Work with design engineering on new processes and tooling.
• Train and support operators on new builds and methods.
• Drive 5S, lean and workflow improvements.

Skills

Process improvement

Documentation management

Manufacturing knowledge

Team collaboration

Curious and practical

Education

HNC or relevant degree

2+ years of shop floor experience

Job description

Process & Production Engineer / Technician

On-site

Fed up of being the one who spots all the issues but never gets the backing to fix them?

This isn’t another “keep the line moving” kind of job. Whether you’re a qualified engineer or a hands‑on technician, they want people who can actually improve the way things are done, not just keep patching over problems.

What’s different:

This team doesn’t do red tape or endless meetings. You’ll be trusted to make real process improvements that matter, layout changes, tooling tweaks, new routing, and operator training. They design and build precision connectivity solutions for aerospace, defence, and industrial applications, so quality and reliability actually mean something here.

The reality:

You’ll be part of the engineering backbone on site, supporting production, quality, and design teams to make sure everything runs as efficiently as possible. Expect to:

• Lead and support CI activity across the shop floor
• Run root cause investigations and 8D reports
• Manage and improve process documentation
• Work with design engineering on new processes and tooling
• Train and support operators on new builds and methods
• Drive 5S, lean and workflow improvements

It’s hands‑on, varied, and you’ll see the impact of what you do every day.

What you’ll need:

• Experience in manufacturing or production engineering
• Confident with process improvement and documentation
• Comfortable working across teams
• HNC or relevant degree or 2+ years’ shop floor experience
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes
• Curious, practical, and eager to grow into more responsibility

Why you’ll like it here:

• Salary depending on experience (£28k-£38k)
• Day shifts only
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Progression opportunities and proper investment in people

If you’re tired of firefighting and want to actually make things better, this could be your move.

Speak to Tommy Oliver at Elev8 Recruitment