Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Gap Technical Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Gap Technical Ltd. is representing a global manufacturing business seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer for a Welwyn Garden City area facility.

The role focuses on leading projects, providing cross-functional engineering support and driving continuous improvement in a low-volume, aerospace-driven environment. The successful candidate will have aerospace experience, a HND or higher in engineering, leadership qualifications, and a track record of solving complex shop floor and customer issues.

Qualifications

• Aerospace experience is required.
• HND or above in Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Leadership qualification is required.
• Experience resolving shop floor and customer issues is required.
• Manufacturing experience in a low volume environment is required.
• Experience in an AS9100 controlled environment is preferred.
• Solid understanding of aerospace engineering principles is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop projects with all relevant departments and manage projects through to successful completion.
• Provide engineering support to all department across the business.
• Assist in producing estimates, technical and manufacturing proposals to support bids and new business development.
• Assist the tooling department in design, manufacture, repair & purchase of tooling.
• Be a catalyst for change by providing leadership to manage change/improvements throughout the business.
• Produce and update risk assessments (PFMEA) as required.
• Focal point for customer NPI process and customer technical queries.
• Provide technical & engineering support for all aspects of the manufacturing process.
• Create, maintain & update route cards, BOM's, technical documents, inspection plans to support manufacture.
• Ensure engineering requirements for products are fully understood and met.
• Produce & update monthly KPI's taking actions as necessary when targets are not met.
• Develop, implement & monitor "Best Practice" lean manufacturing processes to achieve business goals.
• Ensure defect reports and 'Engineering Change Requests' are dealt with in a timely manner.
• Develop, implement & sustain a safe working culture ensuring Health & Safety requirements are complied with.
• Liaise with other section leaders and other functions as necessary and support customer visits as required.
• Ensure that work is conducted in a safe environment according to safe practices - report deviation from H&S good practice immediately.
• Assist the Quality Department in timely completion of CAPA's from an engineering perspective.
• Carry out annual appraisals for engineering team members identifying & supporting training needs

Skills

Aerospace experience

Leadership

Problem solving

Manufacturing

Low volume production

Education

HND in Engineering

Engineering degree (Desirable)

Aerospace training

Tools

CAD 2D/3D

MRP system

MS Project

Visio

Aventa

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Competitive + Excellent benefits including annual bonus

Welwyn / Hatfield - Onsite

Days Only (Mon-Fri)

gap technical are proud to be representing this global manufacturing business in their search for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to work at their facility based near Welwyn Garden City

Performance Objectives

Develop projects with all relevant departments and manage projects through to successful completion
Provide engineering support to all department across the business
Assist in producing estimates, technical and manufacturing proposals to support bids and new business development
Assist the tooling department in design, manufacture, repair & purchase of tooling
Be a catalyst for change by providing leadership to manage change /improvements throughout the business
Produce and update risk assessments (PFMEA) as required
Focal point for customer NPI process and customer technical queries
Provide technical & engineering support for all aspects of the manufacturing process
Create, maintain & update route cards, BOM's, technical documents, inspection plans to support manufacture
Ensure engineering requirements for products are fully understood and met
Produce & update monthly KPI's taking actions as necessary when targets are not met
Develop, implement & monitor "Best Practice" lean manufacturing processes to achieve business goals
Ensure defect reports and 'Engineering Change Requests' are dealt with in a timely manner
Develop, implement & sustain a safe working culture ensuring Health & Safety requirements are complied with
Liaise with other section leaders and other functions as necessary and support customer visits as required
Ensure that work is conducted in a safe environment according to safe practices - report deviation from H&S good practice immediately
Assist the Quality Department in timely completion of CAPA's from an engineering perspective
Carry out annual appraisals for engineering team members identifying & supporting training needsPerson Specification

Must have aerospace experience
HND or above in Engineering or equivalent
Leadership Qualification
Experience of resolving shop floor and customer issues
Manufacturing experience in a low volume environment
Experience using engineering solutions for complex problems.
Experience in an AS9100 controlled environment.
Solid understanding of aerospace engineering principlesDesirable

Engineering Degree
Aerospace Training
Familiar with using an MRP system
Using CAD 2D/3D software
Knowledge of Aventa
MS Project & VisioApply

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Closing Date: 09/11/2026

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