Manufacturing Engineer - Lean & NPI Impact (4.5 Day Week)

Princess Yachts Limited; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.5 day week

Career development

Job summary

Princess Yachts Limited in Plymouth is seeking a proactive Manufacturing Engineer to drive continuous improvement and optimize production processes. You will work closely with Production and cross-functional teams to standardise methods, support new product introductions, and reduce waste while improving cost, quality and delivery.

The role requires hands-on engineering, strong analytical skills, and effective communication to influence change in a high craft manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in improving manufacturing performance in production settings.
• Ability to drive cost, quality, delivery, and efficiency improvements.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to interpret data and metrics.
• Hands-on engineering mindset for practical problem solving.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

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 to ensure an efficient and effective production launch.
• Analyze manufacturing data and performance metrics to identify and implement process improvements.
• Develop and maintain standard work, process maps, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Optimize manufacturing processes, layouts, tooling, fixtures, jigs, and build sequence.
• Provide structured problem-solving support to production teams and resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Drive process standardisation and influence Design for Manufacture (DFM) improvements.
• Collaborate with production and cross-functional teams to deliver operational improvements.
• Champion appropriate Lean Manufacturing principles and maintain high standards of Health, Safety & Environmental culture.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

NPI experience

Problem solving

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Degree Level 6 in Engineering

Job description

Princess Yachts Limited in Plymouth is seeking a proactive Manufacturing Engineer to drive continuous improvement and optimize production processes. You will work closely with Production and cross-functional teams to standardise methods, support new product introductions, and reduce waste while improving cost, quality and delivery.

The role requires hands-on engineering, strong analytical skills, and effective communication to influence change in a high craft manufacturing environment.