Manufacturing Engineer – CNC Machining

Executive Network Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Sick pay

Onsite car parking

Health cash plan

34 days holiday

Job summary

Executive Network Group is seeking a Senior Manufacturing/Process Engineer to drive industrialisation and continuous improvement for CNC machining, finishing, and assembly/test. You will develop standards, parameters and routings while supporting new equipment and automated systems.

The role requires hands-on problem solving, RCA leadership and strong experience in lean/Kaizen and PFMEA. Competitive salary and benefits are offered in a regulated precision engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or process engineering in a CNC machining environment.
• Knowledge of finishing, heat treatment and material testing desirable.
• Process optimisation and continuous improvement experience.
• Root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Lean Manufacturing / Kaizen / Continuous Improvement.
• PFMEA and engineering change management.
• Manufacturing documentation, SOPs and process standards.
• Degree/HNC/HND in Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Metallurgy or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain SOPs, process parameters, routings and engineering documentation.
• Support introduction of new manufacturing equipment and automated systems.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to production and troubleshoot issues.
• Lead and support root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase yield and throughput.
• Support Kaizen, 5S and workflow optimisation.
• Contribute to manufacturing CapEx and capital equipment projects.
• Support factory layout, material flow and production workflow improvements.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Continuous Improvement

Kaizen

Process optimisation

Engineering change management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent (Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Metallurgy)

Job description

Are you currently a Senior Production or Manufacturing Process Engineer who is seeking an opportunity to join an established and successful highly regulated precision engineering & manufacturing business who produce a range of innovate for global export.

Manufacturing Process Engineer – CNC Machining

Salary: c£45000

Location : Sheffield

This is an exciting role supporting the industrialisation, scale-up and continuous improvement of their specialist manufacturing processes, specifically CNC machining, finishing and assembly / test.

As a Subject Matter Expert you be responsible for process engineering, industrialisation, equipment introduction and continuous improvement, helping to create stable, repeatable and efficient production processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing standards, including SOPs, process parameters, routings and engineering documentation.
• Support the introduction of new manufacturing equipment and automated systems.
• Provide hands‑on engineering support to production, troubleshooting manufacturing issues and improving process performance.
• Lead and support root cause analysis (RCA) and structured problem‑solving activities.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase yield, throughput, quality and process stability.
• Support activities such as Kaizen, 5S and workplace/workflow optimisation where appropriate.
• Contribute to manufacturing CapEx and capital equipment projects.
• Support factory layout, material flow and production workflow improvements.

About You:

Applications are sought from experienced engineer with a background in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, production engineering or industrial engineering within a technically demanding production environment.

• Manufacturing or process engineering within a CNC machining production environment essential.
• Knowledge of material finishing, heat treatment, material testing processes highly desirable.
• Process optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement / Kaizen.
• PFMEA and engineering change management.
• Manufacturing documentation, SOPs and process standards.
• Degree/ HNC/ HND or equivalent engineering qualification – Mechanical/ Manufacturing/ Metallurgy

The opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer, Process Engineer, Production Engineer, Industrialisation Engineer or NPI Engineer to join a successful manufacturing business who have a strong export driven sales pipeline and therefore can offer job security and future prospects.

In return our client is offering an competitive salary and benefits package including contributory pension scheme, life assurance, sick pay, onsite car parking, health cash plan and 34 days holiday.

Above all this is an opportunity to make a real contribution to the success and growth of the modern organisation who are continuing to invest in modern machinery and infrastructure.

Please Note:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS clearance for this role. In addition the organisation has to confirm to ITAR regulations. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk