Manufacturing Engineering Manager: NPI & Lean Leader

Kingscroft Professional Resources; Aberdare; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingscroft Professional Resources is recruiting for an Engineering Manager for a specialist high-volume manufacturing business. The role focuses on engineering leadership across moulding, extrusion, tooling and process improvement to drive performance.

You will lead the Tool Room, oversee NPI, implement Lean Kaizen and ensure robust tooling designs, process capability and technical governance to deliver on time, within budget and to quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in high-volume manufacturing contexts.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, tool room management, and NPI.
• Experience with PPAP, FAIR and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership across moulding, extrusion, lathe cutting, press punching, trimming, and curing operations.
• Own process capability, engineering standards, and governance across all material processing activities.
• Lead NPI from concept to production release and coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, tool room, production, quality, supply chain).
• Champion Lean Manufacturing principles and Kaizen events to eliminate waste and raise productivity.
• Oversee tool room design, manufacture, maintenance, and lifecycle management to support production and NPI.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Tool Room Management

New Product Introduction

Lean Manufacturing

Kaizen

Process Tooling Integration

Job description

Kingscroft Professional Resources is recruiting for an Engineering Manager for a specialist high-volume manufacturing business. The role focuses on engineering leadership across moulding, extrusion, tooling and process improvement to drive performance.

You will lead the Tool Room, oversee NPI, implement Lean Kaizen and ensure robust tooling designs, process capability and technical governance to deliver on time, within budget and to quality standards.