Manufacturing Engineer: Continuous Improvement & Yield

Gerrell & Hard Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard Limited in Southampton is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support production lines, resolve issues and drive quality, efficiency and productivity across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality and R&D to identify root causes, implement corrective actions and support continuous improvement initiatives, including scrap reduction and process optimisation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a Manufacturing Engineer role.
• Experience providing engineering support in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and issues.
• Experience with fault finding, testing and root cause analysis.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret data and identify improvements.
• Proficient IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Proactive in continuous improvement and process optimisation.
• Ability to work effectively with Production and wider engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering support to manufacturing lines, resolving production issues and identifying root causes.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to improve product quality, yield and productivity.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including scrap reduction, process optimisation and reducing manufacturing complexity.
• Analyse manufacturing data and report on KPIs including yield, scrap, WIP, OEE and on‑time delivery.
• Maintain and improve manufacturing processes, workflows, work instructions and procedures.
• Support equipment maintenance, servicing, repair and calibration schedules.
• Work closely with Production, Quality and R&D on process improvements, product issues and NPI projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve standard times, efficiency and overall manufacturing performance.
• Support the implementation of Lean Manufacturing and other CI methodologies.
• Manage and track engineering issues, actions and improvement activities.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Continuous improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Gerrell & Hard Limited in Southampton is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support production lines, resolve issues and drive quality, efficiency and productivity across manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality and R&D to identify root causes, implement corrective actions and support continuous improvement initiatives, including scrap reduction and process optimisation.