New Product Introduction Manager

HRGO Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment represents a growth-focused aerospace precision engineering company in Basildon seeking an NPI Manager. You will lead New Product Introduction programmes from quotation through to full production release for high-integrity CNC machining parts.

Essential qualifications include an engineering degree (or equivalent) with proven NPI leadership, strong interpretation of drawings, and stakeholder management. The role is permanent and site-based in the UK.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Proven NPI/industrialisation leadership in CNC manufacturing.
• Ability to interpret drawings/specifications for manufacture.
• Confident communicator with stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPI projects from quotation to production release.
• Act as main technical contact during NPI lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Engineering, Production, Quality, Purchasing and Supply Chain.
• Translate customer drawings into manufacturing methods and production documentation.
• Provide technical input into quotations (manufacturing approach, cost drivers, methods, estimates).
• Support capacity planning and resource allocation to ensure delivery against plan.
• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors to meet requirements for materials and treatments.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, quality and supply-chain risks.

Skills

NPI leadership

Stakeholder management

Manufacturing process understanding

Communication

Risk assessment

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree) or equivalent

Tools

PRINCE2/PMP knowledge

AS9100 awareness

Job description

NPI Managers role to lead New Product Introduction programmes from quotation through to full production release for this expanding sub contract aerospace precision engineering company. This is a growth position focused on delivering robust, on-time, right-first-time part production for their range of CNC Machinery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead NPI projects end-to-end: quotation support, planning, industrialisation, validation and production release.
• Act as the main customer-facing technical contact throughout the NPI lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Engineering, Production, Quality, Purchasing and Supply Chain.
• Review customer drawings/specifications and translate requirements into manufacturing methods and production documentation.
• Provide technical input into quotations (manufacturing approach, cost drivers, methods, and estimates).
• Support capacity planning and resource allocation to ensure delivery against plan.
• Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors to ensure materials and treatments/special processes meet requirements.
• Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, quality and supply-chain risks.

Essential Requirements

• Engineering qualification (HNC/HND/Degree) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven NPI / industrialisation leadership in CNC precision manufacturing (aerospace/high-integrity desirable).
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings/specifications for manufacture.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing suppliers/subcontractors and external processes/treatments.

Desirable (Preferred)

• AS9100/EN9100 awareness and First Article / FAIR-style experience.
• Knowledge of FMEA, control plans, APQP/PPAP-type tools.
• Project management qualification (PRINCE2/PMP) or equivalent experience.

This is a permanent job with a starting salary dependant on experience. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing. We aim to respond to all applications.

Keywords: customer facing, production release, quotation, cost estimating, manufacturability, drawings/specifications, capacity planning, resource planning, supplier management, subcontractor, materials, treatments, special processes, aerospace manufacturing, CNC machining, schedule.