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Unipart Group; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Bonus

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Workshop Engineer to support workshop activities, including laser-cut parts preparation, wiring installations, and assembling products to specification. You will operate CNC machinery and use hand tools to keep workflows efficient.

The role emphasizes quality, collaboration with Design Engineers, and opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement, with a focus on delivering reliable, safe, and scalable products for customer projects.

Qualifications

• Experience integrating electrical components to assemblies.
• Knowledge of mechanical and digital manufacturing processes.
• Strong emphasis on quality and accuracy.
• Able to apply continuous improvement methods to workshop tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture and assemble new products with Design Engineers to meet specs.
• Prototype, manufacture, test, install and commission products from concept to operation.
• Measure and inspect products to ensure specifications.
• Provide workshop support and equipment maintenance.
• Collaborate with suppliers and customers on IP and commercial matters.
• Update senior management on project status and progress.

Skills

Electrical integration

Manufacturing processes

Quality focus

Mechanical competence

Continuous improvement

Job description

Salary: £35,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

£35,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As Workshop Engineer, you will be responsible for the support of all workshop activities including, preparation of parts laser cut from sheet metal, and wiring installations. Following instructions from Design Engineers and interacting with designs you will assemble a variety of products, ensuring they meet specification. Operation of different CNC machinery and proficient in the use of hand tools, ensuring that workshop activities run smoothly, suggesting any improvements for efficiencies, and implementing them will be part of your role.

As part of your key responsibilities you'll:

• Manufacture / assemble new products, working with Design Engineers, ensuring they meet specification, functional, design and business performance requirements
• Have involvement in the manufacturing of innovative products from concept to operation including, prototyping, manufacture, testing, installation and commissioning
• Measure and inspect products ensuring they are up to specification
• Support other engineers within the team
• Ensure intellectual property and commercial issues associated with product development and introduction are effectively managed with suppliers and customers
• Develop your own knowledge and ability using Continuous Improvement activities to support business growth
• Provide workshop support, equipment maintenance, stock check
• Keep senior management and engineers up-to-date on project status and progress

About You

We'd love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you'd be able to perform well in this role!

• Experience of electrical component integration
• Experience of manufacturing processes, both mechanical and digital
• Quality focused
• Mechanical competence
• Experience using continuous improvement tools and techniques

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers' supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We're here to support you.

£45,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme