Manufacturing Engineer - Process & Tooling Innovator

ReeVR; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Increased pension contributions

Flexible working hours with early-fins

Early finish on Fridays

Job summary

ReeVR in Luton is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support production, develop tooling, and drive process improvements in a fast-growing engineering environment. You will help industrialise new products and optimise existing processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

The role targets an engineering or science graduate with 1–2 years of industry experience, offering flexible hours with an early finish on Fridays and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Engineering or science degree required.
• 1–2 years industry experience preferred.
• Hands-on, production-focused background.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop manufacturing tooling and processes to support production.
• Create, maintain, and improve manufacturing instructions and SOPs.
• Support the industrialisation of new products using structured project management.
• Provide engineering support to production, optimising tooling and processes.
• Work with suppliers to source and manage replacement tooling.
• Use RCCA techniques to resolve production issues.
• Lead continuous improvement projects from concept to implementation.
• Uphold 5S principles and production standards.
• Evaluate process efficiency via time and motion studies.
• Use cost data to assess manufacturing methods and design decisions.
• Apply continuous improvement tools to enhance production performance.

Skills

Manufacturing tooling

Process improvement

RCCA

MRP systems

Cost data analysis

5S principles

Project management

Make vs Buy

Welding & NDT (desirable)

MS Project

Education

Engineering or science degree

Tools

MS Project

Job description

ReeVR in Luton is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support production, develop tooling, and drive process improvements in a fast-growing engineering environment. You will help industrialise new products and optimise existing processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

The role targets an engineering or science graduate with 1–2 years of industry experience, offering flexible hours with an early finish on Fridays and a competitive package.