Manufacturing Engineer

Newbury New England LLC; Holt Heath; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a skilled Manufacturing Engineer to enhance their production processes at a Worcester-based site. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to leverage your CNC machining experience and technical knowledge to improve manufacturing effectiveness and product quality. You'll collaborate closely with the engineering team, manage new product developments, and tackle quality issues head-on. With a supportive environment for professional growth and a competitive salary package, this position is perfect for those eager to make a significant impact in precision engineering.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

20 Days Holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible working hours (9am – 5pm)

Qualifications

• Experience in a CNC machining environment with programming skills.
• HND/HNC in Engineering preferred with manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with engineering on new product development and quality.
• Develop value stream maps to identify and eliminate waste.
• Provide technical support to Procurement and R&D.

Skills

CNC machining

CNC programming

Lean / CI skills

Technical drawing interpretation

Education

HND / HNC in Engineering

Tools

CAD / CAM software

Job description

A precision engineering company is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join their team at their Worcester based manufacturing site. Ideally, you have experience of working within a CNC machining environment with knowledge of a variety of processes and techniques as well as some CNC programming skills.

As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will work alongside the Engineering team to develop and improve the processes, documentation, and systems to improve quality and costs.

Using your technical manufacturing knowledge, you will analyse and advise the teams on manufacturing effectiveness to identify and recommend improvements to machinery operations, processes, and production methods to improve process and product capability.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge and progress with the company in the future!

Benefits:

• c£45k - Salary dependent on experience
• Plus Discretionary bonus scheme
• 20 Days Holidays plus bank holidays (increases 1 day per year up to 25 Days + BHs)
• 9am – 5pm

Key responsibilities of Manufacturing Engineer:

• Liaise with the engineering team during new product development to manage component manufacturability and quality concerns
• Read and interpret technical drawings
• Develop value stream maps of production facility processes to identify possible waste and act to eliminate it
• Specify materials requirements, and suitable methods of manufacture
• Investigate and resolve quality issues, such as material suitability, specifications, verification methods, and variability
• Provide technical support to Procurement, R&D, and other stakeholders

Qualifications and skills required of Manufacturing Engineer:

• Ideally HND / HNC in Engineering with good experience in a similar role
• Previous experience as a Manufacturing / Production Engineer / SQE
• CAD / CAM interface to CNC experience
• Lean / CI skills and experience
• Knowledge of ISO and other regulatory standards advantageous

If you have the required skills and qualifications for the Manufacturing Engineer role and would relish an exciting challenge, please contact Stuart Cooper directly to discuss the position in further details. Alternatively, please email your CV to us.

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