Manufacturing Engineering Leader – NPI & Lean Excellence

Unipart; Sefton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (including bank hols)

Pension

Bonus

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Flexible benefits including cycle to/“

Workplace cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the Southport site. You will lead the Manufacturing Engineering function and Toolroom, define the site roadmap, drive industrialisation of new products, and ensure safe, capable, and efficient processes to support growth.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will develop a team of engineers (6), lead short-batch NPI, analyse process capability (SPC), oversee testing and pre-production trials, and champion continuous improvement using

Qualifications

• We are looking for a Mechanical or Electronics Engineering degree holder with strong leadership experience.
• Proven track record leading a Manufacturing or Production Engineering function, developing talent and capability.
• Experience with NPI, industrialisation projects, and short-batch manufacturing is required or highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define the site manufacturing engineering roadmap and establish robust process standards.
• Lead a team of 6 engineers and coach performance toward zero-defect culture.
• Drive short-batch NPI, analyse process capability (SPC), and oversee testing and pre-production trials.
• Drive continuous improvement using Unipart Way lean tools and root-cause investigations.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering, Quality, Procurement, customers and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electronics Engineering

Six Sigma Green Belt (desirable)

Tools

SPC

MTM

Optical testing (basic)

Job description

Unipart is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the Southport site. You will lead the Manufacturing Engineering function and Toolroom, define the site roadmap, drive industrialisation of new products, and ensure safe, capable, and efficient processes to support growth.

Reporting to the General Manager, you will develop a team of engineers (6), lead short-batch NPI, analyse process capability (SPC), oversee testing and pre-production trials, and champion continuous improvement using