Manufacturing Process Engineer: Drive CI & Cost Savings

Select Recruitment Specialists Ltd; Norwich; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Recruitment Specialists Ltd is seeking a Process Engineer- Manufacturing in Norwich to optimise production through robust data, ERP and CAD tooling.

You will transfer Bills of Materials, maintain work centres and routing times, lead continuous improvement projects and manage root-cause/CAPA activities. The role also involves writing SOPs, supporting ISO 9001 and other standards, with occasional travel and a typical Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or similar.
• Experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment, ideally with electro-mechanical assembly.
• Comfortable working in CAD and ERP systems, with a strong eye for data accuracy.
• Strong root-cause and structured problem-solving skills.
• Organised, self-motivated, and confident working across engineering, quality, purchasing and production teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally (approximately 10%), including some evenings/over-nights.

Responsibilities

• Transferring and maintaining Bills of Materials from CAD into the ERP system, keeping structure and data clean for accurate costing.
• Setting and maintaining correct work centres and routing times across the shop floor.
• Leading and closing out continuous improvement projects that reduce manufacturing cost.
• Writing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for key products and processes.
• Investigating build issues and component failures, and supporting root-cause/CAPA activity.
• Running PFMEAs alongside Quality and Production during new product introduction.
• Coordinating Engineering Changes with suppliers and manufacturing teams.
• Providing backup support on tooling, ERP administration and cost variance analysis.
• Supporting third-party certification activity (e.g. ISO 9001 and relevant industry standards)

Skills

CAD

ERP systems

Data accuracy

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or similar

Tools

3D printing

Job description

Select Recruitment Specialists Ltd is seeking a Process Engineer- Manufacturing in Norwich to optimise production through robust data, ERP and CAD tooling.

You will transfer Bills of Materials, maintain work centres and routing times, lead continuous improvement projects and manage root-cause/CAPA activities. The role also involves writing SOPs, supporting ISO 9001 and other standards, with occasional travel and a typical Monday–Friday schedule.