Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Plant Excellence & CI Lead

Johnson Controls; Stockport; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Stockport, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering and maintenance across the site, delivering capital projects and driving continuous improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost performance.

You will partner with production, quality, supply chain and site leadership to optimise processes, reduce risks and improve reliability, with a university engineering degree and at least six years of manufacturing experience

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in manufacturing, production or engineering.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing engineering and maintenance practices.
• Experience delivering operational improvements and CI initiatives.
• Experience managing capital equipment or site improvement projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across functions.
• Knowledge of health, safety and quality requirements.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing engineering and maintenance activities across the plant to maximise operational performance.
• Resolve technical and process-related issues in daily operations.
• Deliver capital investment projects from concept through implementation and commissioning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, delivery and cost performance.
• Develop and implement manufacturing processes to improve efficiency, reliability and productivity.
• Analyse operational data and identify opportunities for process optimisation and waste reduction.
• Collaborate with site leadership teams to define and execute manufacturing strategies.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental and quality standards.
• Manage engineering risk and support business continuity planning.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance to engineering and operational teams.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering principles

Maintenance practices

Analytical & problem-solving

Leadership & communication

Stakeholder influence

Education

University degree in Engineering

Project management qualification

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Asset reliability programmes

Job description

Johnson Controls in Stockport, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering and maintenance across the site, delivering capital projects and driving continuous improvements in safety, quality, delivery and cost performance.

You will partner with production, quality, supply chain and site leadership to optimise processes, reduce risks and improve reliability, with a university engineering degree and at least six years of manufacturing experience