Manufacturing Process Engineer — Scale-Up & Process Excellence

TipTopJob; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob is recruiting on behalf of a client for an experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer to join the Production Engineering team in Sheffield. The role supports industrialisation, scale-up and continuous improvement of specialist manufacturing processes.

The role involves working across manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrialisation, equipment introduction and continuous improvement to create stable, repeatable and efficient production processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or process engineering within a production environment.
• Ability to optimise processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience with manufacturing equipment and automated production systems.
• Experience with equipment introduction, commissioning or production handover.
• FAT / SAT experience and working with equipment suppliers.
• Root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement / Kaizen.
• PFMEA / FMEA and engineering change management.
• Manufacturing documentation, SOPs and process standards.
• Using manufacturing data to identify and deliver process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Support the industrialisation and scale-up of CCM manufacturing processes.
• Develop, implement and maintain manufacturing standards, including SOPs, process parameters, routings and engineering documentation.
• Support the introduction of new manufacturing equipment and automated systems.
• Contribute to equipment specification, supplier engagement, FAT, SAT, commissioning and production handover.
• Provide hands-on engineering support to production, troubleshooting manufacturing issues and improving process performance.
• Lead and support root cause analysis (RCA) and structured problem solving activities.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase yield, throughput, quality and process stability.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement techniques to manufacturing processes.
• Support activities such as Kaizen, 5S and workplace/workflow optimisation where appropriate.
• Support PFMEA/FMEA, risk assessment and engineering change activities.
• Contribute to manufacturing CapEx and capital equipment projects.
• Support factory layout, material flow and production workflow improvements.
• Maintain accurate manufacturing and engineering documentation.
• Capture and develop process knowledge to support repeatable and scalable production.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance and external equipment suppliers to deliver manufacturing improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process optimisation

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

FMEA / PFMEA

Structured problem solving

Equipment introduction

Kaizen / 5S

Tools

FAT/SAT

Job description

TipTopJob is recruiting on behalf of a client for an experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer to join the Production Engineering team in Sheffield. The role supports industrialisation, scale-up and continuous improvement of specialist manufacturing processes.

The role involves working across manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrialisation, equipment introduction and continuous improvement to create stable, repeatable and efficient production processes.