Manufacturing Technician

Siemens Energy; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Private medical cover

Cycle-to-work

Pension scheme

Career development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Lincoln is seeking a Manufacturing Technician to uphold product quality across Small Gas Turbine manufacturing. You will conduct hands-on inspection, support manufacturing teams, and help ensure components meet engineering standards.

Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers, Cell Managers, and Quality teams to drive continuous improvement, maintain records, and support lean initiatives for reliability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a time-served apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Engineering.
• Experience in a precision manufacturing environment with focus on quality inspection and control.
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and specs.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and inspection processes (e.g., SPC).
• Experience supporting root cause analysis and continuous improvement in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Carry out detailed dimensional and visual inspections using precision measuring equipment.
• Verify conformity against engineering drawings, specs and quality standards.
• Identify, document and support resolution of non-conforming products.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions with production and engineering teams.
• Monitor process capability and support first article inspections and supplier surveillance.
• Operate and maintain inspection equipment and maintain accurate inspection records.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives on the shop floor.
• Provide guidance to operators on inspection techniques and best practices.

Skills

Read engineering drawings

Quality inspection

Team collaboration

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Communication skills

Lean Manufacturing

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

SAP

SPC (Statistical Process Control)

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Manufacturing Technician within our Manufacturing Engineering team in Lincoln, you will play a key role in ensuring product quality and conformity across our Small Gas Turbine manufacturing operations. Acting as a focal point for manufacturing quality activities, you’ll support both internally manufactured and externally sourced components, helping ensure products meet the required engineering and quality standards before and during assembly.

Your day will involve hands‑on inspection activities, supporting manufacturing teams with quality-related issues, and helping drive continuous improvement initiatives across the shop floor. Working closely with Manufacturing Engineers, Cell Managers, operators, fitters, and Quality teams, you’ll contribute directly to product integrity, operational performance, and customer satisfaction.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Carry out detailed dimensional and visual inspections on manufactured and externally supplied components using precision measuring equipment such as calipers and micrometers.
• Verify product conformity against engineering drawings, technical specifications, and quality standards to ensure components meet operational requirements.
• identify, document, and support the resolution of non-conforming products, helping reduce non-conformance costs (NCC) and improve manufacturing quality performance.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing quality issues, working collaboratively with production and engineering teams.
• Monitor process capability and support quality assurance activities including first article inspections, key feature measurements, supplier surveillance, and final inspections.
• Operate and maintain inspection and test equipment to validate component integrity and performance.
• Maintain accurate inspection records and quality data to support reporting, analysis, and continuous improvement activities.
• Support Lean Manufacturing and process improvement initiatives to enhance operational quality, efficiency, and consistency.
• Provide guidance and support to operators and lower-level employees on inspection techniques, quality standards, and best practices.

What You Bring

• Minimum of a time-served apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 in Engineering, or equivalent technical qualification
• Experience working within a precision manufacturing or engineering environment with a strong focus on quality inspection and quality control.
• Strong ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Proficiency using a range of manual and digital precision measuring equipment including calipers and micrometers.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, inspection processes, and manufacturing quality standards.
• Experience supporting root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities within manufacturing operations
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across manufacturing and engineering teams.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, process FMEA, SAP, or statistical process control would be advantageous.
• A proactive and detail-oriented mindset with a passion for quality and operational excellence.

About The Team

Our Gas Services division offers low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. We bring together gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and digital service solutions under one roof. Through modernization, digitalization, and innovative service offerings, we support customers worldwide in improving reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees across more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably.

Our technologies help drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy:

https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character, no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time serve
• Access to a flexible benefits portal including private medical cover, cycle-to-work schemes, and more
• A class-leading adjustable pension scheme
• Opportunities for career development and continuous learning
• The opportunity to work within a highly skilled manufacturing and engineering environment
• A collaborative culture focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement