Senior Automation Engineer – Electronics Manufacturing

Recruitment Solutions Workforce Ltd; Bontnewydd; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Private healthcare

Death in Service - 6x salary

Job summary

Recruitment Solutions Workforce Ltd is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Automated Manufacturing for our Newbridge operation. The role centers on ensuring machinery and technical capabilities meet production and customer requirements within the Auto Insert department.

You will drive performance, coordinate technical staff, monitor KPIs and lead continuous improvement efforts. The position is a senior technical engineering role within electronics manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering experience in automated manufacturing or production environments.
• Mechatronics experience spanning mechanical, electrical/electronic and machine control systems.
• Strong PC literacy and confidence with technical, machine and production systems.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving issues across automated machinery and production equipment.
• Track record of improving machine performance, utilisation, quality and downtime.
• Continuous improvement and process development experience.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills with practical solutions.
• Experience at Senior/Lead/Technical Engineer level within manufacturing.
• Experience coordinating technical staff or engineering activity.
• Auto Insert or electronics manufacturing experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive zero-defect performance across Auto Insert machinery.
• Maximise machinery utilisation while reducing downtime.
• Coordinate technical staff and activity to support daily production requirements.
• Monitor departmental KPIs and drive actions to improve performance.
• Develop and implement systems and processes to support continuous improvement.
• Provide technical input and workable solutions to machinery and systems issues.
• Support engineering with equipment, process and systems improvements.
• Control technical budgets and expenditure.
• Manage critical machine spares and minimum stock levels.
• Research and support future technical developments.
• Prepare for and contribute to technical and quality meetings.
• Ensure compliance with quality, health & safety and company requirements.

Skills

Mechatronics

Automation experience

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Staff coordination

Senior/Lead/Technical Engineer

Machine performance optimization

Tools

PC literacy

Job description

Recruitment Solutions Workforce Ltd is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Automated Manufacturing for our Newbridge operation. The role centers on ensuring machinery and technical capabilities meet production and customer requirements within the Auto Insert department.

You will drive performance, coordinate technical staff, monitor KPIs and lead continuous improvement efforts. The position is a senior technical engineering role within electronics manufacturing.