Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Kohler Co.; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to enhance safety, quality, and delivery in operations. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving continuous improvements, and integrating automation. The ideal candidate will possess an engineering degree and strong analytical skills, with experience in assembly environments. The position offers a competitive salary up to £46K and a hybrid work environment, enabling a balance of onsite and remote work.

Benefits

Healthcare plan

Generous pension scheme

Company bonuses

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
• Proven track record in continuous improvement and working within an assembly manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while supporting day‑to‑day production needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement of assembly and test processes.
• Ensure safety, quality, and delivery performance.
• Perform time studies and line balancing to improve productivity.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Time management

IT literacy

Project management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft applications

Lean tools

Six Sigma

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer Hybrid Role with 3 days onsite in Cheltenham Salary up to £46K (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme. Designing award-winning products for our market‑leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup – is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.

We are looking for a senior manufacturing engineer to support delivery of our operations strategy by championing a safe working environment, improving product quality, ensuring on‑time delivery, and supporting cost‑reduction goal. Find out more below!

About the Role

You’ll play a key role in strengthening safety, quality, delivery and cost performance at our Cheltenham site. You work closely with production and cross‑functional teams, managing your time effectively while maintaining high standards. You take ownership of problem solving, use data to drive improvements, and ensure robust process controls and ISO9001‑compliant documentation. You help develop others through coaching, and you actively support our zero‑injury ambition by identifying hazards and implementing controls. You collaborate across the business to drive improvements, support capital projects, and lead the introduction of new products, processes, automation and equipment—delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• Continuous improvement of assembly & test processes, including partial or full automation.
• Improve & sustain productivity in manufacturing cells.
• Identify conditions that contribute to performance gaps or variances; explore relationships between conditions and effects; use facts and data to distinguish causes from symptoms and determine root causes; identify solutions to root causes and lead implementation of countermeasures.
• Application of lean manufacturing, PFMEA, Six Sigma and other engineering tools.
• Comply with and implement best practice systems, procedures & manufacturing documentation.
• Perform time study, standard work, takt time analysis, and line balancing.
• Analyse and propose detailed capital expenditure requirements.
• Ensure manufacturing cells comply with health, safety and environmental requirements.

Skills and Requirements

• Engineering degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent hands‑on engineering experience.
• Proven track record in continuous improvement and working within an assembly manufacturing environment.
• Strong communicator able to influence and collaborate across all organisational levels, both verbally and in writing.
• Highly organised, structured, and capable of working independently, within a team, or leading one.
• Demonstrates urgency, resilience, enthusiasm, and strong time‑management skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects while supporting day‑to‑day production needs.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, using data to assess risks, make decisions, and drive actions.
• Capable of delivering effective, sustainable, and EHS‑compliant projects and challenging existing practices to improve processes.
• IT‑literate, particularly with Microsoft applications.
• Beneficial: experience with automated assembly equipment/OEE and formal training in Six Sigma, lean tools, or project management.

We can offer you a lot in return!

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market‑leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup. Where our brands differ in market position, they are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price.

Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].