Manufacturing Engineer — Continuous Improvement & NPI Lead

Princess Yachts; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.5 day working week

Career development

Job summary

Princess Yachts is seeking a proactive Manufacturing Engineer to join its Plymouth site. You will develop, improve and standardise manufacturing processes to enhance productivity, quality and efficiency while supporting new product introductions.

You will lead CI initiatives, analyse data, maintain standard work and BOMs, optimise layouts and tooling, and drive DFMs. A hands-on, proactive engineer with strong stakeholder skills is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or production engineering environment.
• Ability to influence change in a high craft/ skilled environment.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Degree or Level 6 qualification in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related discipline.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills to interpret data.
• Hands-on problem solving and practical engineering mindset.
• Experience applying engineering principles to improve processes and cost.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve cost, quality, delivery, and efficiency.
• Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities for efficient product launches.
• Analyse manufacturing data and performance metrics to drive improvements.
• Develop and maintain standard work, process maps, and BOMs.
• Optimise processes, layouts, tooling, fixtures, jigs, and build sequences.
• Provide structured problem-solving support to production teams.
• Drive standardisation and influence Design for Manufacture (DFM) improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver operational gains.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing principles and maintain HSE standards.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

NPI experience

Analytical skills

Project management

HSE awareness

Communication

Problem solving

CAD ability

Education

Degree or Level 6 qualification in Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Princess Yachts is seeking a proactive Manufacturing Engineer to join its Plymouth site. You will develop, improve and standardise manufacturing processes to enhance productivity, quality and efficiency while supporting new product introductions.

You will lead CI initiatives, analyse data, maintain standard work and BOMs, optimise layouts and tooling, and drive DFMs. A hands-on, proactive engineer with strong stakeholder skills is essential.