Product Engineering and Industrialisation Lead

Johnson Matthey; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is seeking a Product Engineering and Industrialisation Lead to drive sustainable packaging and product design. In this role, you will manage the transition of designs into full-scale production while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Ideal candidates will have a degree in mechanical engineering and proven experience in manufacturing. The position offers competitive salary, hybrid work flexibility, and a range of employee benefits including retirement savings and medical plans.

Benefits

Retirement savings

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Medical plans / health assessments

Fitness discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging engineering or manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to deliver projects from concept to production.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication and regulatory standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging and product design from concept to production.
• Oversee transition of designs into full-scale production.
• Manage production and automation systems.
• Ensure quality and continuous improvement in project delivery.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Packaging engineering

Project management

Metallurgy

PLC systems

Problem-solving

Education

Degree or HND in mechanical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job title: Product Engineering and Industrialisation Lead

Location: Teesside, London or Manchester - UK

World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Product Engineering and Industrialisation Lead, you’ll contribute to JM’s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.

The role:

As a Product Engineering and Industrialisation Lead, you will help drive our goals by:

• Lead sustainable packaging and product design from concept through prototype development, testing, and refinement, ensuring alignment with customer needs, regulatory requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and functional specifications in collaboration with cross-functional teams and partners.
• Oversee the transition of designs into full-scale production, working closely with equipment manufacturers, suppliers, and production teams to integrate new designs into production lines, develop and optimise line setup procedures, and troubleshoot technical issues during scale-up.
• Manage and optimise production, automation, and loading systems, including automated packaging, robotics, hydraulic systems, and PLCs, ensuring efficiency, safety, reliability, energy performance, regulatory compliance (including PUWER), and effective technology transfer to technical service teams.
• Drive quality, continuous improvement, and project delivery by ensuring adherence to quality, safety, and environmental standards; leading root cause analysis and improvement initiatives; coordinating suppliers and internal stakeholders; and managing multiple projects to deliver on time, on budget, and to specification.

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role

• Degree or HND in mechanical engineering (or equivalent), with experience in packaging engineering, production, or related manufacturing environments; strong understanding of mechanical design standards, metal materials, packaging design principles, production processes, and experience specifying and designing equipment for chemical process plants.
• Proven experience delivering multidiscipline projects from concept to production, including prototype development and testing, transition into production equipment, subcontractor management, automation of packaging processes, PLC-controlled systems, and refurbishment, maintenance, and optimisation of hydraulic loading devices.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication, metallurgy, and metal forming processes (e.g. stamping, drawing, welding), with experience working to PUWER and other regulatory standards, performing risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements; professional body membership desirable.
• Excellent personal and professional skills, including clear written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal and influencing ability, effective collaboration, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, ability to prioritise multiple demands, ownership and independent delivery of work, teamwork capability, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

• Retirement savings
• Share plans
• Saving accounts
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Medical plans / health assessments
• Fitness discounts

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.

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