Senior Manufacturing Engineer

慨正橡扯; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Discretionary bonus

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

慰正橡扯 is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Glenrothes, Scotland (Glenrothes or Livingston). The role requires a strong background in manufacturing engineering, electronics manufacturing processes, and a data-driven approach to continuous improvement.

You will drive best-in-class manufacturing practices, lead root-cause analysis, participate in NPI and DFM activities, and contribute to KPI tracking within a hybrid working model for a 37-hour week.

Qualifications

• HND in Manufacturing / Production Engineering or related subject.
• High performance engineer and self-starter.
• Strong knowledge of electronics manufacturing across technologies and platforms.
• Analytical engineer who can process data and communicate outcomes.
• Good team player who takes ownership and participates in team activities.
• Contribution to improvements in production programs’ effectiveness and optimisation.
• Understand and promote SPC to identify potential issues and prevent them.
• Lead / participate in FMEA development, review and risk mitigation.
• Experience with various manufacturing platforms.
• Understands Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Proven technical presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive improvement through Best in Class and World Class Manufacturing principles.
• Active Team Member – participate with Integrated Program Team and other project teams.
• Use manufacturing data to identify issues and address them.
• Methodical approach to drive systemic root cause and corrective action.
• Identify training needs to improve team performance.
• Report & maintain manufacturing metrics; track KPIs and goals.
• Support Program Cells and the engineering community.
• Participate in DFM and manufacturability analyses and reporting.
• Participate in NPI activities and reporting.

Skills

Self-starter

Data analytics

Team player

Electronics manufacturing

Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing

Technical presentation

Education

HND in Manufacturing / Production Engineering

Tools

SPC

FMEA

DFM

NPI

Process optimization tools

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Glenrothes, Fife (Glenrothes or Livingston)

Position Type: 12‑Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week)

What You Will Do

• Active and innovative Engineer – drive improvement through the use of Best in Class and World Class Manufacturing principles
• Active Team Member – participate in team activities with Integrated Program Team, Engineering and other project teams
• Use manufacturing data to identify and address issues
• Methodical approach to drive Systemic Root Cause and Corrective Action
• Identify, expedite and provide solutions for quality or performance issues
• Identify skills training or development requirements to improve team performance
• Participate in regular Manufacturing Engineering sub‑team meetings
• Report & maintain Manufacturing Engineering metrics, track performance against Team KPIs and Individual Goals & Objectives
• Ensure metrics are used/responded to in order to optimise & improve processes
• Support the Program Cells and the rest of the Engineering community
• Participate in DFM and “manufacturability” analyses and reporting
• Participate in NPI activities and reporting

Qualifications You Must Have

• Minimum of HND in Manufacturing / Production Engineering or other related subject
• High performance Engineer and self‑starter
• Strong knowledge of electronics manufacturing processes over a wide range of technologies and production platforms
• Analytical engineer who can process data efficiently to provide solutions to problems and communicate the outcomes at all levels
• Good team player who takes ownership of problems and participates fully in team activities
• Can demonstrate contribution to specific improvements in Production Programs’ effectiveness, efficiency and optimisation
• Can understand and promote the use of Equipment / Machine SPC to identify potential issues and prevent them
• Can lead / participate in process FMEA development, review and risk mitigation processes
• Experience of various manufacturing platforms
• Understands the principles of 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
• Proven technical presentation skills

Qualifications We Prefer

• Proven track record in an Engineering or Manufacturing environment.
• Driven, confident Engineer able to create and maintain enthusiasm and energy levels across the team
• Confident self‑starter who must be able to encourage improvement and challenge the Status Quo
• Ability to communicate at all levels across a range of disciplines and to work with Engineering peer groups across the Manufacturing Division

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr).
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site‑specific arrangements.
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

For this role the successful hire will need to be a permanent UK resident and successfully complete a baseline (BPSS) security and background check.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.