Product Value Engineer

Hewett Recruitment; Ledbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewett Recruitment in Ledbury is seeking a Product Value Engineer to drive cost reduction, value engineering and design improvements across its product range. You will collaborate with engineering, procurement and production teams to identify smarter, cost-effective design and sourcing solutions.

The role focuses on manufacturability, performance and margin improvement, managing a pipeline from concept to implementation, and reporting the commercial impact of improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering product cost reduction or value engineering projects.
• Background within Product Engineering, Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM/DFMA) principles.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Procurement and Operations teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical problem-solving ability.
• Desirable: Design-to-Cost methodologies experience.
• Desirable: Product optimisation or specification simplification experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead product cost reduction and value engineering projects across existing product ranges.
• Challenge product designs, specifications and material selections to identify savings opportunities.
• Drive component rationalisation, standardisation and simplification initiatives.
• Work with suppliers to explore alternative materials, components and sourcing strategies.
• Support product redesign projects with a focus on manufacturability, performance and margin improvement.
• Manage a pipeline of cost-out and product improvement projects from concept through to implementation.
• Measure and report the commercial impact of improvement activities.

Skills

Value engineering

Cost reduction

Manufacturing Engineering

DFM/DFMA

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Product Value Engineer

Ledbury | Permanent | Full Time

Looking for a role where you can make a genuine commercial impact?

An innovative manufacturing business is looking for a Product Value Engineer to drive product cost reduction, value engineering and design improvement projects across its product range.

This isn't a traditional Continuous Improvement role focused on shop floor processes. Instead, you'll be working closely with Engineering, Procurement and Production teams to identify smarter, more cost-effective ways of designing, sourcing and manufacturing products without compromising quality or performance.

The Role

• Lead product cost reduction and value engineering projects across existing product ranges.
• Challenge product designs, specifications and material selections to identify savings opportunities.
• Drive component rationalisation, standardisation and simplification initiatives.
• Work with suppliers to explore alternative materials, components and sourcing strategies.
• Support product redesign projects with a focus on manufacturability, performance and margin improvement.
• Manage a pipeline of cost-out and product improvement projects from concept through to implementation.
• Measure and report the commercial impact of improvement activities.

Essential Requirements

• Experience delivering product cost reduction or value engineering projects.
• Background within Product Engineering, Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM/DFMA) principles.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, Procurement and Operations teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical problem-solving ability.

Desirable

• Experience with Design-to-Cost methodologies.
• Product optimisation, component rationalisation or specification simplification experience.
• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment.

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to join a business where you'll have the autonomy to challenge existing products, influence design decisions and deliver measurable commercial improvements.

The successful individual will play a key role in improving product competitiveness, driving cost savings and helping shape the future direction of a growing manufacturing business.

If you're looking to join a forward-thinking engineering business where you can develop your skills and make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.