Graduate Mechanical Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Reporting to the Lead Manufacturing Engineer the Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for supporting build and braze Operations to ensure on time delivery and uphold quality standards. You will be required to work collaboratively with all disciplines including Design Quality Operations and Supply Chain to implement manufacturing improvements, improve product quality and reduce costs.

• Creating and maintaining standard operating procedures and manufacturing specifications.
• Support customer / internal investigations using problem resolution tools and techniques.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities to remove waste and improve efficiency, Scrap Rework and Repair (SRR).
• Co‑ordinating corrective actions from investigations.
• Designing and updating jigs, fixtures and tooling including creating drawings for manufacture.
• Raising orders for new equipment as required.
• Ensuring the Operations function is supported to facilitate on time delivery.

• Support towards training and development.
• 25 days annual leave, bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Flexible benefits (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships).
• Discounts with a number of major retailers.
• A fantastic pension scheme which operates a double match up to 10%.

• Professional Development: Access to company‑paid certifications and training programs, mentorship and guidance from industry leaders, leadership opportunities, spearhead exciting high‑impact projects and initiatives. Continuous Learning and Innovative culture where curiosity is encouraged and supported.
• Experience: Industry specifics / insights, practical / hands‑on skills, exposure to the latest tools and technologies in the industry.

• Qualified to HNC / HND minimum in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Experience worked previously as a Manufacturing Engineer within aerospace, automotive or industrial sectors.
• Familiar with Quality, Industrialisation and Operations processes.
• Working with sheet metal parts, castings, complex parts machined from billet and complex assemblies.
• Experience working with welded and brazed fabrications is desirable.
• Experience specifically with heat exchangers would be advantageous.
• Experience using CAD (ideally NX) and PLM (Teamcenter) packages is desirable.
• Good understanding of technical drawings and GD&T.
• Experience in continuous improvement activities and root cause investigation techniques such as 8D analysis, fault tree, fishbone diagrams, etc.

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