Manufacturing Engineer & Primary Build Project Lead

MasterMover; Compton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterMover is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to define and deliver the UK-to-US Primary Build programme from Ashbourne, Derbyshire. You will lead lean manufacturing initiatives, design conversion workstreams, and coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, IT/Epicor and US Operations to launch a scalable operating model.

This role requires hands-on shop-floor leadership, strong project management and the ability to translate ambiguous operational challenges into documented

Qualifications

• Experience applying Lean tools (standard work, VSM, 5S, line balancing, Kaizen) to improve manufacturing processes.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects from definition to implementation.
• Hands-on factory floor leadership with stakeholder coordination across engineering, operations, supply chain and systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement optimal build processes using Lean manufacturing methods.
• Lead delivery of Primary Build programme: product definition, BOM structures, conversion process, work instructions, tooling, space, labour and launch readiness.
• Design UK-to-US conversion processes for customer orders.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, IT/Epicor and US Operations to align decisions.
• Support Stage 1: establish UK-to-US operating model; Stage 2: automation and lean optimisation.

Skills

Lean tools

Value stream mapping

5S

Line balancing

Kaizen

Root cause analysis

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Manufacturing engineering

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

MasterMover is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to define and deliver the UK-to-US Primary Build programme from Ashbourne, Derbyshire. You will lead lean manufacturing initiatives, design conversion workstreams, and coordinate with Engineering, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, IT/Epicor and US Operations to launch a scalable operating model.

This role requires hands-on shop-floor leadership, strong project management and the ability to translate ambiguous operational challenges into documented