Manufacturing Engineer

Elev8 Recruitment Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead continuous improvement activities on the shop floor in Chelmsford, England. This hands-on role involves improving processes, workflows, and training staff to enhance production efficiency. Ideal candidates should have a background in manufacturing or production engineering and be confident in driving initiatives like Lean and 5S. The position requires occasional UK travel and offers an opportunity to work directly in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Background in manufacturing or production engineering.
• Experience in process or production engineering.
• Confident in driving continuous improvement activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement activities across the shop floor.
• Improve layouts, workflows, and work instructions.
• Support root cause and non-conformance investigations.
• Train and upskill production staff on new processes.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Lean methodologies

Problem-solving

Training and development

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer

Hands‑on manufacturing role focused on improving how products are built on the shop floor.

This position sits within a production engineering environment and is centred on continuous improvement, process development and supporting production teams day to day.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and coordinating continuous improvement activity across the shop floor
• Improving layouts, workflows, routing and work instructions
• Supporting root cause, non‑conformance and 8D investigations
• Managing and maintaining production process documentation
• Supporting design engineering with new processes and products
• Training and upskilling production staff on new processes and standards
• Supporting production builds, first‑offs and tooling improvements
• Applying Lean and 5S tools to improve efficiency and consistency

The role is primarily site‑based with occasional UK travel.

What this will suit

You’ll come from a manufacturing or production engineering background and be comfortable working directly with operators, supervisors and engineers.

Good fit if you

• Have experience in process or production engineering
• Are confident driving CI activity on the shop floor
• Understand Lean, 5S and structured problem‑solving
• Are practical, organised and comfortable training others
• Prefer improving real processes over desk‑based theory