Manufacturing Engineer

E3recruitment; Marlow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive organization is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer at their UK Head Office near Marlow. The position offers a salary of £45,000 to £50,000, focusing on optimizing production methods and addressing build faults. Ideal candidates will have a background in manufacturing, strong problem-solving skills, and continuous improvement experience. The role provides opportunities for high visibility within operations and making tangible impacts on-site, alongside private medical insurance and a permanent contract.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Opportunity for measurable impact

Accountability in production activity

Qualifications

• Background within manufacturing, assembly, or engineering.
• Experience in delivering continuous improvement activity.
• Ability to take ownership through to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point for build faults and missing data.
• Implement rapid countermeasures to protect output and quality.
• Develop and refine assembly methods and standards.

Skills

Manufacturing background

Hands-on credibility

Interpretation of engineering drawings

Continuous improvement

Problem-solving

Job description

£45,000 – £50,000 DOE ,Private Medical Insurance, 40 hours per week, Permant contract, growing business.

A leading automotive organisation operating within a specialist niche market, recognised as a top-performing brand in its sector. The business continues to expand across multiple UK locations while investing heavily in capability, systems, and people. This role is based at the UK Head Office near Marlow.

This hands‑on Manufacturing / Process Engineer position sits directly within production, supporting daily build activity, improving methods, and keeping assembly operations moving.

Key Responsibilities of the Manufacturing Engineer position

• Act as escalation point for build faults, missing data, or unclear information
• Implement rapid countermeasures to protect output, quality, and delivery
• Develop and refine assembly methods, sequences, standards, and flow
• Eliminate constraints using lean techniques including standard work, visual control, and balancingDrive corrective actions through structured problem‑solving tools
• Maintain accuracy across BOMs, SOPs, and build documentation
• Support defect resolution and prevent repeat occurrences
• Prepare new variants for smooth transition from first build to repeat manufacture
• Collaborate with operations, quality, engineering, stores, and supply partners

We would be keen to hear from people about the Manufacturing engineer position that have:

• Background within manufacturing, assembly, engineering
• Strong production mindset with hands‑on credibility
• Confident interpreting drawings while managing options and variants
• Practical experience delivering continuous improvement activity
• Comfortable taking ownership through to resolution

What’s on offer for the Production Fitter opportunity.

• Clear accountability across production activity
• High visibility within operational teams
• Broad exposure covering support, improvement, and change readiness
• £45k-£50k package with private medical cover
• Opportunity to deliver measurable impact on‑site

If you would this sounds of interest – hit apply or please feel free to contact Rodger Morley at E3 Recruitment