Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

You join a hands-on, two-person engineering team to improve production processes in a bespoke, small-volume manufacturing setting. You work under the Operations Manager to optimise workflows, release automation, and enhance the customer experience. The role blends practical manufacturing with development in CNC and CAM, offering growth through diverse engineering challenges. This is a mission‑driven chance to build your skills within a global access solutions leader.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Healthcare Support including Employee Assistance Programme
• Health & Wellbeing App with Digital GP Service
• Employee Discounts Available

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve production processes to optimise factory results
• Collaborate with a two-person engineering team to implement improvements
• Develop automated programs and realign production workstations and processes
• Support bespoke small-volume production projects and customer solutions
• Engage in lean and continuous improvement activities
• Read technical drawings and work with CAD/CAM tools to support production

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar STEM discipline
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and CAD software (SolidWorks preferable)
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Experience of CAM for small volume production/customer solutions
• Capable of engaging in lean and continuous improvement activities
• Excellent verbal and written communication with a collaborative mindset

• assertiveness
• resilience
• collaborative approach
• SolidWorks or CAD software
• CAM for small volume production
• reading technical drawings

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