Shop Floor Manufacturing Engineer - Production Problem Solver

TXM Recruit; Houghton Conquest; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four‑day week

Flexible working

Job summary

TXM Recruit is supporting a leading defence engineering organisation in Ampthill with a Manufacturing Engineer focused on production support. You will work directly with production teams to resolve issues, reduce downtime and ensure schedules align with demanding build timelines.

This hands‑on role combines real‑time shop‑floor support with SAP data management and continuous improvement across the full lifecycle of complex products, from prototype through to production and end‑of‑life support.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or production environments.
• Ability to investigate and resolve production issues.
• Familiarity with SAP, BOMs and routings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first engineering contact for production issues on the shop floor.
• Respond to Andon alerts and resolve problems promptly to minimise downtime.
• Investigate issues and coordinate containment and corrective actions.
• Provide clear technical guidance and practical engineering support to production teams.
• Gather and analyse production stoppage data to identify recurring issues and improvements.
• Participate in Level 1 and Level 2 meetings for continuous improvement.
• Create and maintain Manufacturing Bills of Materials and routings in SAP.
• Manage product demand and Manufacturing Queries in SAP.
• Support the introduction of new processes, equipment and capabilities.
• Help improve manufacturing performance and adherence to schedules.
• Support products through prototype, development and full production lifecycles.

Skills

Shop-floor experience

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Collaboration

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

TXM Recruit is supporting a leading defence engineering organisation in Ampthill with a Manufacturing Engineer focused on production support. You will work directly with production teams to resolve issues, reduce downtime and ensure schedules align with demanding build timelines.

This hands‑on role combines real‑time shop‑floor support with SAP data management and continuous improvement across the full lifecycle of complex products, from prototype through to production and end‑of‑life support.