Manufacturing Systems & Process Improvement Engineer

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured career development

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after 2 years

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

McLaren Automotive Ltd. is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Process Engineer to lead improvement of manufacturing digital processes from product definition to series production.

You will bridge Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and IT to translate operational needs into practical system-enabled changes. The role focuses on MES/MOM, SAP interfaces, quality systems, and shop-floor apps, with responsibilities spanning requirements, testing, governance and continuous improvement to

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and continuous improvement.
• Working knowledge of MES/MOM, quality systems, SAP production processes and shop-floor digital applications; experience with DELMIA Apriso, 3DEXPERIENCE or SAP would be advantageous.
• Able to document processes, define requirements, support testing and coordinate change across cross-functional teams.
• Awareness of ITIL service management, change control, release management and production support practices.
• Awareness of IT/OT integration, ISA‑95 boundaries and secure operation of production systems would be beneficial.
• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Business Systems or related discipline.
• Comfortable balancing operational urgency with governance, quality, security and long-term process sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Support MES/MOM, quality systems, SAP production interfaces and shop-floor applications across Woking manufacturing operations.
• Translate business process requirements into clear system, data and integration requirements for delivery teams, vendors and technical specialists.
• Support controlled change, testing, release readiness and adoption activity for production-critical manufacturing systems.
• Contribute to process governance, operational resilience and continuous improvement while working within IT/OT, security and service-management boundaries.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities that simplify processes, improve data quality, increase system adoption and support world-class manufacturing performance.
• Capture, structure and communicate business requirements for MES/MOM, quality, SAP production integration and shop-floor application changes.
• Support option analysis, impact assessment and prioritisation for manufacturing systems enhancements, ensuring recommendations are practical and aligned to strategy.
• Coordinate testing, user validation, change readiness and adoption activity for system-enabled process changes, ensuring production teams are prepared for implementation.
• Assist incident and problem investigation by helping assess business impact and coordinate resolution between users and technical support teams.
• Maintain process documentation, standard work, training material and knowledge articles to improve consistency, audit readiness and resilience.
• Contribute to project planning, governance, risk management and stakeholder communication for manufacturing systems and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

MES/MOM

SAP production

Quality systems

Shop-floor apps

ITIL

ISA-95

Documentation

Education

Degree or equivalent in Engineering

Tools

DELMIA Apriso

3DEXPERIENCE

SAP

Job description

McLaren Automotive Ltd. is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Process Engineer to lead improvement of manufacturing digital processes from product definition to series production.

You will bridge Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance and IT to translate operational needs into practical system-enabled changes. The role focuses on MES/MOM, SAP interfaces, quality systems, and shop-floor apps, with responsibilities spanning requirements, testing, governance and continuous improvement to