Manufacturing Engineer

HRC Recruitment; Paisley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

HRC Recruitment is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer I in Glasgow to join a busy manufacturing environment. The role focuses on improving processes, productivity, quality and efficiency, while working hands-on with production, engineering and quality teams to identify problems and implement improvements.

You will drive root-cause analyses, participate in Lean projects and help ensure safe, efficient, and consistent manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• This role requires a qualification in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Improve manufacturing processes, productivity and efficiency.
• Identify and resolve production issues and process bottlenecks.
• Analyse production data, downtime, waste and quality performance.
• Lead continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing projects.
• Investigate root causes of quality and process issues.
• Support the introduction of new equipment, processes and products.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures and work instructions.
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, cost and energy usage.
• Support health, safety, quality and environmental standards.

Education

Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering qualification

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer I Glasgow I Competitive Salary

We are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to join a busy manufacturing environment and play a key role in improving processes, productivity, quality and efficiency.

This is a hands-on role working closely with production, engineering and quality teams to identify problems, implement improvements and help ensure manufacturing processes operate safely, efficiently and consistently.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve manufacturing processes, productivity and efficiency.
• Identify and resolve production issues and process bottlenecks.
• Analyse production data, downtime, waste and quality performance.
• Lead continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing projects.
• Investigate root causes of quality and process issues.
• Support the introduction of new equipment, processes and products.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures and work instructions.
• Work closely with production and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, cost and energy usage.
• Support health, safety, quality and environmental standards.

About You

You will ideally have a qualification in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline, together with experience in a manufacturing environment.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Practical and hands-on.
• Analytical and confident working with data.
• Experienced in problem solving and continuous improvement.
• A strong communicator who works well with production teams.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership of projects.
• Interested in improving processes, quality and efficiency.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, root-cause analysis or process improvement would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to make a real impact within a modern manufacturing operation and develop their career in a hands-on engineering environment.