Senior Manufacturing Engineer - NPI & Lean Excellence

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company; Redhill; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company in West Sussex seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to drive manufacturing excellence in an advanced engineering environment. You will lead process development, tooling solutions and risk mitigation, collaborating with design, quality, supply chain and production teams.

The role focuses on optimising processes, improving yield, reducing waste and cost, and championing Lean and Six Sigma across operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Process Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience as a Manufacturing Engineer in complex environments.
• Experience developing and improving manufacturing processes.
• Strong DFMA knowledge.
• Experience with PFMEA and DRBFM.
• Lean and Six Sigma experience.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and optimisation of manufacturing processes.
• Design and implement tooling, fixtures and manufacturing solutions.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing specifications and process docs.
• Drive continuous improvement across production operations.
• Improve quality, yield, reduce waste and cost.
• Lead risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Support design reviews for manufacturability and assembly.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve quality and delivery.
• Analyse manufacturing data to identify improvements.
• Champion Lean and Six Sigma across the organisation.
• Lead problem-solving and root-cause investigations.
• Mentor junior engineers across the business.
• Support strategic manufacturing initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process development

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

DFM/A

PFMEA

DRBFM

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Process Engineering

Job description

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company in West Sussex seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to drive manufacturing excellence in an advanced engineering environment. You will lead process development, tooling solutions and risk mitigation, collaborating with design, quality, supply chain and production teams.

The role focuses on optimising processes, improving yield, reducing waste and cost, and championing Lean and Six Sigma across operations.