Manufacturing Engineer — CI & CAPEX, Early Friday Finish

Butler Rose; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Enhanced pension and leave entitlement

Early finish Fridays 12:30pm

Permanent, full-time position

Job summary

Butler Rose is recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer in Plymouth, a permanent full-time role in a busy production environment. You will support daily manufacturing activities while leading continuous improvement initiatives, CAPEX projects and introduction of new equipment, tooling and processes.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Engineering or related discipline and at least 2 years’ experience in engineering/manufacturing, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a proactive

Qualifications

• The candidate has a degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline or equivalent industry experience.
• At least 2 years' experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical approach and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience using Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and problem-solving methodologies.
• Ability to produce clear reports and effective presentations.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, planning and organisational skills.
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach to improvement.

Responsibilities

• Optimise existing manufacturing processes with focus on safety, cost, quality and delivery.
• Identify, justify and deliver CAPEX projects from concept to validation.
• Conduct work measurement activities to support BOMs and capacity planning.
• Promote Lean tools and 5S, standard work and TPM practices in production.
• Create and maintain SOPs; ensure safe introduction of equipment and processes.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality and HSE to implement improvements.
• Investigate and resolve production issues related to quality and efficiency.
• Design tooling and fixtures to support manufacturing processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Planning & organisation

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related discipline

Tools

Lean manufacturing

5S

Value stream mapping

SOP documentation

Job description

Butler Rose is recruiting for a Manufacturing Engineer in Plymouth, a permanent full-time role in a busy production environment. You will support daily manufacturing activities while leading continuous improvement initiatives, CAPEX projects and introduction of new equipment, tooling and processes.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Engineering or related discipline and at least 2 years’ experience in engineering/manufacturing, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a proactive