Senior Manufacturing Engineer: NPI & Process Excellence

WIKA Instruments Ltd; Chilton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WIKA Instruments Ltd is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide senior-level technical support for daily manufacturing operations and drive continuous improvements across processes and tooling. The role focuses on stabilising processes, ensuring capability, and enabling smooth NPI transitions from R&D to production.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to optimise workflow, reduce variation, and improve throughput while maintaining

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent engineering education in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial or related field.
• Extensive hands-on experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience developing, validating, and scaling manufacturing processes.
• Experience designing and commissioning tooling, jigs, and fixtures.
• Experience in NPI/industrialisation and transitioning processes to production.
• Proficient in creating and governing manufacturing documentation (work instructions, control plans, etc.).
• Strong ERP knowledge including routing and BOM management.
• Lean, Six Sigma, and structured continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level technical support to daily manufacturing operations, addressing complex process issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Lead process performance monitoring to identify issues and drive improvements in quality, throughput, cost, and repeatability.
• Champion process stability and capability using advanced analysis and continuous improvement techniques.
• Lead design, validation, and lifecycle management of tooling, jigs, and fixtures for scalability and robustness.
• Oversee supplier engagement for tooling manufacture and qualification for deployment.
• Drive industrialisation activities for New Product Introduction (NPI) and transfer to volume production.

Skills

Process improvement

Root-cause analysis

Statistical analysis

8D problem solving

Lean methodology

Six Sigma

ERP systems knowledge

Education

Degree in Mechanical / Manufacturing / Industrial or related engineering

Tools

PFMEA

Control plans

Process capability studies

BOM/routings management

Job description

WIKA Instruments Ltd is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide senior-level technical support for daily manufacturing operations and drive continuous improvements across processes and tooling. The role focuses on stabilising processes, ensuring capability, and enabling smooth NPI transitions from R&D to production.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to optimise workflow, reduce variation, and improve throughput while maintaining